Chef Ready Select · Pasta Dinners
Penne Pasta with Meatballs and Marinara Sauce
One meal (397g) serving of Penne Pasta with Meatballs and Marinara Sauce by Chef Ready Select has 600 calories, 9g of sugars and 1300mg of sodium, as submitted by Ameripack Foods LLC to USDA (FoodData Central 2374198, record updated Oct 17, 2022).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2374198, available Dec 7, 2022; USDA record.
Nutrition Facts
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Protein % DV here is not corrected for protein quality.
Computed from the values per 100 g that Ameripack Foods LLC submitted to USDA, for the declared 397g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 816545024582
- Category
- Pasta Dinners
- Records
- 1 under this UPC
How it compares with other pasta dinners
Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 11% of the 1,542 pasta dinners products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 5% of them.
Where the calories come from: 44% carbohydrate, 38% fat and 19% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
Where it sits among pasta dinners: sugar per 100 g
| Per 100 g | This product | Median of the category | Share of the category lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sugars | 2.3 g | 5.6 g | 11% |
| Sodium | 327 mg | 824 mg | 5% |
| Protein | 7.1 g | 11.6 g | 8% |
| Calories | 151 | 356 | 4% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 1,542 products, one per barcode.
Other sauce in this aisle
438 of the 1,542 pasta dinners products are named sauce. Per 100 g their median is 353 calories, 933 mg of sodium and 11.4 g of protein; 26 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Tomato Parmesan Rotini Tomato Sauce with Pasta and Parmesan Cheese KRAFT | 253 mg | 222 |
| Rigatoni and Vodka Sauce Al Dente Rigatoni Pasta in a Creamy Vodka Sauce Topped with Shredded Parmesan and Parsley PERFECT PASTA INC. | 251 mg | 79 |
| Cavatappi Pasta in a Creamy Signature Cheese Sauce with Shredded Cheddar Cheese, Mac & Cheese TASTE OF INSPIRATIONS | 248 mg | 198 |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "sauce", one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): ENRICHED PASTA (WATER, ENRICHED DURUM SEMOLINA (DURUM SEMOLINA WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), MARINARA SAUCE (TOMATO PUREE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE), DICED TOMATOES, LESS THAN 2% OF: SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, SUGAR, SPICE, DRIED GARLIC, DRIED ONION, NATURAL FLAVOR, OLIVE OIL, CITRIC ACID), MEATBALLS (BEEF, WATER, TEXTURED SOY PROTEN CONCENTRATE (SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CARAMEL COLOR), EGGS, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: ROMANO CHEESE (PASTEURIZED COW'S AND SHEEP'S MILK, RENNET, SALT, CHEESE CULTURES, ENZYMES), DEHYDRATED ONION, NATURAL FLAVORS, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, BREAD CRUMBS (WHEAT FLOUR), SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, TEXTURED SOY FLOUR, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE), PARMESAN CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM COW'S MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), POTATO STARCH AND POWDERED CELLULOSE ADDED TO PREVENT CAKING, NATAMYCIN (A NATURAL MOLD INHIBITOR), PARSLEY.
The statement lists 1 ingredient at the top level, beginning with Enriched Pasta (water, Enriched Durum Semolina (durum Semolina Wheat Flour, Niacin. It has no separate "Contains" line; a major allergen (the nine the FDA requires on labels: milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, sesame) may be named inside the ingredients instead. For allergies, read the package: this is the record USDA holds (updated Oct 17, 2022), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Ameripack Foods LLC submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2374198).
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Chef Ready Select Penne Pasta with Meatballs and Marinara Sauce?
600 per 1 meal (397g) serving, and 151 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Chef Ready Select Penne Pasta with Meatballs and Marinara Sauce?
1300mg per serving (56% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Ameripack Foods LLC submitted to USDA, last updated Oct 17, 2022. Recipes change: the package in your hand is the authority.
Sources for this page
- USDA FoodData Central
- this record and every record it is compared with, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- FoodData Central documentation
- what branded, SR Legacy, Foundation and survey records are. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies
- survey foods and their household portions. ars.usda.gov
- 21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
- the label format, its rounding and the Daily Values. ecfr.gov
- 21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
- the FDA thresholds the comparisons count. ecfr.gov
- FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
- the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov