Heritage Family Foods · Frozen Dinners and Entrees
Seafood Chowder Base
One cup (245g) serving of Seafood Chowder Base by Heritage Family Foods has 240 calories, 4g of sugars and 970mg of sodium, as submitted by Heritage Family Specialty Foods, Inc. to USDA (FoodData Central 2090479, record updated Oct 5, 2018).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2090479, available Oct 28, 2021; 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 Heritage Family Specialty Foods, Inc. submitted to USDA, for the declared 245g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 713456099589
- Category
- Frozen Dinners and Entrees
- Records
- 4 under this UPC; this page shows the newest record of this barcode
How it compares with other frozen dinners and entrees
Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 41% of the 4,995 frozen dinners and entrees products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 78% of them.
Where the calories come from: 39% carbohydrate, 47% fat and 14% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
Where it sits among frozen dinners and entrees: sugar per 100 g
| Per 100 g | This product | Median of the category | Share of the category lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sugars | 1.6 g | 1.9 g | 41% |
| Sodium | 396 mg | 296 mg | 78% |
| Protein | 3.3 g | 6.5 g | 6% |
| Calories | 98 | 133 | 14% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 4,995 products, one per barcode.
Other base in this aisle
116 of the 4,995 frozen dinners and entrees products are named base. Per 100 g their median is 151 calories, 332 mg of sodium and 5.9 g of protein; 75 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Cheeseburger Riced Cauliflower, Plant Based Beef and Cheddar Cheese Topped with Secret Sauce, Relish and Grilled Onions Bowl TATTOOED CHEF | 313 mg | 151 |
| Cauliflower Pizza Sauce Over Cauliflower Florets, Topped with Plant Based Sausage & Pepperoni and a Blend of Mozzarella & Provolone Cheeses Pizza Bowl TATTORED CHEF | 313 mg | 92 |
| Tomato, Sunflower Seed Pesto & Arugula Flatbread with Parmesan Style Plant-based Cheeze, Tomato DAIYA | 310 mg | 221 |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "base", one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): WATER, POTATOES WITH SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, CREAM, PASTEURIZED PROCESSED CHEESE SPREAD (CULTURED MILK, WATER, CREAM, WHEY, SKIM MILK POWDER, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SALT, SORBIC ACID [PRESERVATIVE], ANNATTO COLOR, ENZYMES), SOUR CREAM (CULTURED CREAM, SKIM MILK, NONFAT DRY MILK, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, DEXTROSE, STABILIZER [GUAR, XANTHAN, CAROB BEAN, LOCUST BEAN AND CARRAGEENAN GUMS, GELATIN], ENZYME), MODIFIED CORN STARCH, NONFAT DRY MILK, SEAFOOD BASE (COOKED LOBSTER, SHRIMP, CRAB AND CLAMS, SALT, MALTODEXTRIN, SOYBEAN OIL, DEHYDRATED POTATO, CLARIFIED BUTTER OIL, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, WHEAT GLUTEN PROTEIN, NATURAL FLAVOR [EXTRACT OF SHRIMP, SALT, YEAST EXTRACT, DEXTRIN, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE], DEHYDRATED BONITO [FISH], ONION POWDER, XANTHAN GUM, PAPRIKA), ONIONS, BACON (CURED WITH WATER, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE. MAY CONTAIN SUGAR AND/OR SMOKE FLAVORING) GREEN ONIONS, SALT, SPICES, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (COLOR).
The statement lists 13 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Water, Potatoes with Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Cream. 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 5, 2018), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Heritage Family Specialty Foods, Inc. submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2090479).
More Heritage Family Foods frozen dinners and entrees
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creole Cream Base | 106 | 2.86 g | 457 mg |
| Jambalaya Base Peeled Shrimp or Seafood | 47 | 2.36 g | 343 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Heritage Family Foods Seafood Chowder Base?
240 per 1 cup (245g) serving, and 98 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Heritage Family Foods Seafood Chowder Base?
970mg per serving (42% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Heritage Family Specialty Foods, Inc. submitted to USDA, last updated Oct 5, 2018. 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