USDA Standard Reference · Soups, Sauces, and Gravies
Sauce, cheese sauce mix, dry
According to USDA FoodData Central (FDC ID 171584, data refreshed July 2026), nutrition facts per 100g, sourced verbatim.
- 438
- Calorieshigh density
- 7.7g
- Proteingood source · 15% DV
- 60.5g
- Carbshigh · 22% DV
- 18.3g
- Fathigh · 24% DV
Sauce, cheese sauce mix, dry contains 438 calories per 100g according to USDA FoodData Central. It has 7.7g of protein, 18.3g of fat, and 60.5g of carbohydrates per 100g. Data is sourced verbatim from the USDA Standard Reference database, refreshed July 2026.
- More protein than 44% of USDA whole foods
The verdict
Sauce, cheese sauce mix, dry carries 7.7g of protein per 100g, more than 44% of USDA whole foods.
- 7.7g
- protein per 100g
- Top 56%
- protein vs USDA whole foods
- 438
- calories per 100g
- 1.0g
- fiber per 100g
Percentile computed against the 7,880 USDA SR Legacy and Foundation whole foods with a protein value, not branded or processed items.
Sauce, cheese sauce mix, dry contains 438 calories per 100g, according to the USDA FoodData Central database. It provides 7.7g of protein, 18.3g of fat, and 60.5g of carbohydrates per 100g. Dietary fiber: 1.0g. Below you will find a complete nutrient breakdown including vitamins, minerals, and daily value percentages based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Values are normalized to a 100g serving per the USDA FoodData Central standardization. Source: USDA laboratory analysis and manufacturer-reported label data for food products sold in the United States.
Where this data comes from
USDA FoodData Central is the United States government's authoritative reference for food composition, maintained by the Agricultural Research Service and updated as new laboratory analyses and manufacturer submissions are processed. Sauce, cheese sauce mix, dry is catalogued there as FDC ID 171584, a usda standard reference entry, in the "Soups, Sauces, and Gravies" food group. Every figure on this page comes from USDA laboratory analysis under the FDC USDA Standard Reference program, standardized to 100 g so it can be compared fairly against any other food in the database. Values are shown on the USDA per-100 g basis.
By the per-100g standardization, Sauce, cheese sauce mix, dry reads as high sodium within common dietary frameworks. Compare it against 6 nutritionally similar items in Nearby Foods below, or browse the whole Soups, Sauces, and Gravies group for context.
Nutritional Value at a Glance
Sauce, cheese sauce mix, dry is a carbohydrate-dense food that can serve as a quick energy source.
At 4% of the Daily Value for fiber, it contributes moderately to daily fiber intake.
Note: at 3202mg per 100g (139% of the 2,300mg daily limit), this food is relatively high in sodium. Those monitoring salt intake should factor this in.
Allergen indicators
Our text scan flagged these FDA Big 9 major-allergen indicators in this product's name and brand description:
- Milk
Always verify with the physical package label. Our detection is a keyword scan over USDA-published product names and brand text, it is conservative-positive (flags likely allergens) but cannot guarantee completeness or accuracy. Manufacturers may reformulate without notice; consumers with anaphylaxis-risk allergies must rely on the FDA-mandated ingredient and allergen statement printed on the package itself.
Where the calories mostly come from
Values per 100g
Macro Breakdown
438 kcal = 22% of FDA 2,000 kcal Daily Value
Values shown per 100g, the USDA FoodData Central standardization. Serving size for this entry is not declared in the USDA release.
How Sauce, cheese sauce mix, dry compares to Soups, Sauces, and Gravies
Per 100 g, against the average across all soups, sauces, and gravies foods in USDA FoodData Central.
89% Higher in protein than 89% of soups, sauces, and gravies on record, a standout in its group.
Category averages computed live across the USDA Soups, Sauces, and Gravies group. Compare against a specific food →
Where Sauce, cheese sauce mix, dry ranks on protein
Its 7.7g of protein per 100g placed against every USDA reference (whole) food, the 7,880 SR Legacy and Foundation items with a protein value.
Protein per 100g - Sauce, cheese sauce mix, dry vs every USDA reference food
USDA reference (whole) foods with a protein value
8 44th percentile higher than 44% of 7,880 USDA reference foods
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more USDA reference foods. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy & Foundation · July 2026
Where Sauce, cheese sauce mix, dry sits among Soups, Sauces, and Gravies
Plotted by protein and calorie percentile among the 256 Soups, Sauces, and Gravies foods with both values, not raw amounts, so foods of very different sizes compare fairly.
Sauce, cheese sauce mix, dry: 89th protein percentile, 96th calorie percentile among Soups, Sauces, and Gravies foods
Read the chart as text
- Soup, black bean, canned, condensed: Protein percentile 80, Calorie percentile 71
- Soup, clam chowder, manhattan style, canned, chunky, ready-to-serve: Protein percentile 64, Calorie percentile 45
- Soup, vegetarian vegetable, canned, condensed: Protein percentile 36, Calorie percentile 48
- Gravy, mushroom, dry, powder: Protein percentile 93, Calorie percentile 90
- SMART SOUP, Indian Bean Masala: Protein percentile 69, Calorie percentile 46
- Sauce, cheese, ready-to-serve: Protein percentile 88, Calorie percentile 84
- Soup, chicken with rice, canned, condensed: Protein percentile 39, Calorie percentile 57
- Soup, pea, split with ham, canned, chunky, ready-to-serve: Protein percentile 79, Calorie percentile 64
- Gravy, brown, dry: Protein percentile 95, Calorie percentile 92
- Sauce, peanut, made from coconut, water, sugar, peanuts: Protein percentile 44, Calorie percentile 84
- Soup, bean with bacon, condensed, single brand: Protein percentile 86, Calorie percentile 76
- Soup, vegetable chicken, canned, prepared with water, low sodium: Protein percentile 82, Calorie percentile 59
- Soup, cream of mushroom, low sodium, ready-to-serve, canned: Protein percentile 16, Calorie percentile 41
- Sauce, duck, ready-to-serve: Protein percentile 3, Calorie percentile 88
- Sauce, horseradish: Protein percentile 17, Calorie percentile 99
- Soup, cream of mushroom, canned, condensed, reduced sodium: Protein percentile 23, Calorie percentile 40
- Soup, cream of potato, canned, prepared with equal volume milk: Protein percentile 51, Calorie percentile 48
- Soup, cream of celery, canned, prepared with equal volume water: Protein percentile 6, Calorie percentile 23
- Soup, cream of potato, canned, prepared with equal volume water: Protein percentile 8, Calorie percentile 14
- Soup, clam chowder, new england, reduced sodium, canned, ready-to-serve: Protein percentile 51, Calorie percentile 60
- Soup, beef barley, ready to serve: Protein percentile 61, Calorie percentile 40
- Soup, minestrone, canned, reduced sodium, ready-to-serve: Protein percentile 42, Calorie percentile 36
- Soup, cream of mushroom, canned, prepared with equal volume low fat (2%) milk: Protein percentile 52, Calorie percentile 53
- Soup, cheese, canned, prepared with equal volume water: Protein percentile 48, Calorie percentile 52
- Sauce, cheese sauce mix, dry: Protein percentile 89, Calorie percentile 96
Read the chart
Sauce, cheese sauce mix, dry ranks at the 89th percentile for protein and the 96th percentile for calories among Soups, Sauces, and Gravies foods (n=256).
- Soup, black bean, canned, condensed: 80th protein percentile, 71st calorie percentile
- Soup, clam chowder, manhattan style, canned, chunky, ready-to-serve: 64th protein percentile, 45th calorie percentile
- Soup, vegetarian vegetable, canned, condensed: 36th protein percentile, 48th calorie percentile
- Gravy, mushroom, dry, powder: 93rd protein percentile, 90th calorie percentile
- SMART SOUP, Indian Bean Masala: 69th protein percentile, 46th calorie percentile
- Sauce, cheese, ready-to-serve: 88th protein percentile, 84th calorie percentile
- Soup, chicken with rice, canned, condensed: 39th protein percentile, 57th calorie percentile
- Soup, pea, split with ham, canned, chunky, ready-to-serve: 79th protein percentile, 64th calorie percentile
- Gravy, brown, dry: 95th protein percentile, 92nd calorie percentile
- Sauce, peanut, made from coconut, water, sugar, peanuts: 44th protein percentile, 84th calorie percentile
- Soup, bean with bacon, condensed, single brand: 86th protein percentile, 76th calorie percentile
- Soup, vegetable chicken, canned, prepared with water, low sodium: 82nd protein percentile, 59th calorie percentile
Full Nutrient Breakdown
Every nutrient USDA reports for this food, per 100 g, with each value's share of the FDA Daily Value shown as a bar.
Macronutrients
| Nutrient | Amount | % DV |
|---|---|---|
| Carbohydrate, by difference | 60.5 G | 22% |
| Energy | 438 KCAL | |
| Fiber, total dietary | 1.0 G | 4% |
| Protein | 7.7 G | 15% |
| Total Sugars | 10.3 G | |
| Total lipid (fat) | 18.3 G | 24% |
| Alcohol, ethyl | 0.00 G | |
| Ash | 9.7 G | |
| Energy | 1833.0 kJ | |
| Water | 3.8 G |
Vitamins
| Nutrient | Amount | % DV |
|---|---|---|
| Folate, DFE | 134.0 UG | |
| Folate, food | 134.0 UG | |
| Folate, total | 134.0 UG | |
| Folic acid | 0.0 UG | |
| Niacin | 2 MG | |
| Pantothenic acid | 1 MG | |
| Riboflavin | 1 MG | |
| Thiamin | 0 MG | |
| Vitamin B-12 | 0.5 UG | |
| Vitamin B-6 | 0 MG | |
| Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid | 1 MG |
Minerals
| Nutrient | Amount | % DV |
|---|---|---|
| Calcium, Ca | 204 MG | 16% |
| Iron, Fe | 1 MG | 3% |
| Potassium, K | 428 MG | 9% |
| Sodium, Na | 3202 MG | 139% |
| Copper, Cu | 0 MG | |
| Magnesium, Mg | 36 MG | |
| Manganese, Mn | 0 MG | |
| Phosphorus, P | 283 MG | |
| Retinol | 55.0 UG | |
| Vitamin A, IU | 202 IU | |
| Vitamin A, RAE | 56.0 UG | |
| Zinc, Zn | 1 MG |
Lipids
| Nutrient | Amount | % DV |
|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 23 MG | 8% |
| Fatty acids, total saturated | 8.4 G | 42% |
| Fatty acids, total monounsaturated | 6.9 G | |
| Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated | 0.98 G | |
| MUFA 16:1 | 0.20 G | |
| MUFA 18:1 | 6.5 G | |
| MUFA 20:1 | 0.05 G | |
| MUFA 22:1 | 0.00 G | |
| PUFA 18:2 | 0.82 G | |
| PUFA 18:3 | 0.13 G | |
| PUFA 18:4 | 0.00 G | |
| PUFA 20:4 | 0.02 G | |
| PUFA 20:5 n-3 (EPA) | 0.00 G | |
| PUFA 22:5 n-3 (DPA) | 0.00 G | |
| PUFA 22:6 n-3 (DHA) | 0.00 G | |
| SFA 10:0 | 0.24 G | |
| SFA 12:0 | 0.33 G | |
| SFA 14:0 | 1.2 G | |
| SFA 16:0 | 3.9 G | |
| SFA 18:0 | 2.1 G | |
| SFA 4:0 | 0.20 G | |
| SFA 6:0 | 0.13 G | |
| SFA 8:0 | 0.09 G |
Key takeaways
- Sauce, cheese sauce mix, dry delivers 7.7g of protein per 100g, more than 44% of USDA whole foods. See the protein ranking
- It carries 438 calories per 100g - about at or above the soups, sauces, and gravies average of 104. Compare soups, sauces, and gravies
- Based on its per-100g profile, it fits high sodium patterns.
Nearby Foods
Foods in the same category with similar calorie content, useful for swaps, substitutions, and side-by-side comparison.
Soup, bouillon cubes and granules, low sodium, dry
Soup, ramen noodle, chicken flavor, dry
Soup, ramen noodle, any flavor, dry
Soup, ramen noodle, beef flavor, dry
Soup, cream of vegetable, dry, powder
Sauce, pesto, ready-to-serve, shelf stable
→ Compare Sauce, cheese sauce mix, dry side-by-side with Soup and Soup
Similar Protein Content
Other foods in Soups, Sauces, and Gravies closest to 7.7g protein per 100g, useful for protein-matched substitutions.
Soup, pea, split with ham, canned, condensed
Soup, bean with frankfurters, canned, condensed
Soup, onion, dry, mix
Gravy, brown instant, dry
Sauce, cheese, ready-to-serve
Sauce, pesto, MEZZETTA, NAPA VALLEY BISTRO, basil pesto, ready-to-serve
Frequently Asked Questions
How many calories are in Sauce, cheese sauce mix, dry? ▼
What are the macros in Sauce, cheese sauce mix, dry? ▼
How much sodium is in Sauce, cheese sauce mix, dry? ▼
Is Sauce, cheese sauce mix, dry high in fiber? ▼
Is Sauce, cheese sauce mix, dry keto-friendly? ▼
Is Sauce, cheese sauce mix, dry good for a diet? ▼
How does Sauce, cheese sauce mix, dry compare to other foods? ▼
What food group does Sauce, cheese sauce mix, dry belong to? ▼
More in This Category
Other foods in Soups, Sauces, and Gravies
Nutrition Guides
Learn how to interpret and use nutrition data effectively
Primary source data
Data Sources & Methodology
Data from USDA FoodData Central, April 2026 release. See our methodology.
Source: USDA FoodData Central (FDC ID 171584) — USDA Standard Reference database. Verify with USDA →
Source: FDA 2,000-calorie Daily Value reference — %DV computed against the USDA per-100g standardization basis.
Disclaimer: This information is for reference only and should not replace professional dietary advice. Nutrient content may vary by brand, preparation method, and seasonal factors.
All federal data sources used on this page
- USDA FoodData Central — SR Legacy — nutrient composition for generic and staple foods (Standard Reference lineage, final release April 2018). fdc.nal.usda.gov/data-documentation
- USDA FoodData Central — Foundation Foods — nutrient values from USDA's newer, most rigorously lab-analyzed dataset. fdc.nal.usda.gov/Foundation_Foods_Documentation
- USDA FoodData Central — Branded Foods — manufacturer-submitted label data for packaged products. fdc.nal.usda.gov/data-documentation
- USDA FoodData Central — FNDDS (Survey) — the Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies, used in national nutrition surveys. ars.usda.gov/fndds
- FDA Nutrition Facts Label regulations — the Daily Value percentages and label format this page's figures are computed against. fda.gov/food/nutrition-facts-label
- FDA food allergen labeling (FALCPA + FASTER Act) — the Big 9 major-allergen disclosure rules referenced on this page. fda.gov/food-allergies
Every figure on GetFoodFacts is rendered directly from official USDA FoodData Central records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.