Paulie's Pasta · Pasta Dinners
Shells & Cheese
One package (102g) serving of Shells & Cheese by Paulie's Pasta has 340 calories, 6g of sugars and 990mg of sodium, as submitted by Quality Pasta Company to USDA (FoodData Central 2083736, record updated Aug 15, 2018). A newer USDA record of this product, under another barcode, is FoodData Central 2670187.
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2083736, 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 Quality Pasta Company submitted to USDA, for the declared 102g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 856587004159
- Category
- Pasta Dinners
- Records
- 4 under this UPC; this page shows the newest record of this barcode
How it compares with other pasta dinners
Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 52% of the 1,542 pasta dinners products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 74% of them.
Where the calories come from: 62% carbohydrate, 26% fat and 12% 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 | 5.9 g | 5.6 g | 52% |
| Sodium | 971 mg | 824 mg | 74% |
| Protein | 9.8 g | 11.6 g | 18% |
| Calories | 333 | 356 | 30% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 1,542 products, one per barcode.
Other cheese in this aisle
1,028 of the 1,542 pasta dinners products are named cheese. Per 100 g their median is 357 calories, 814 mg of sodium and 11.7 g of protein; 850 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Three Cheese Macaroni & Cheese Dinner GREAT VALUE | 776 mg | 379 |
| Price Chopper, Deluxe Mac & Cheese Dinner PRICE CHOPPER | 776 mg | 327 |
| Triple Cheese Macaroni & Cheese Dinner KROGER | 776 mg | 379 |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "cheese", one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): INGREDIENTS: ENRICHED PASTA (DURUM FLOUR (WHEAT), SALT, MONOGLYCERIDES, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, AND FOLIC ACID), CHEESE SAUCE (WATER, CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), SOY AND/OR CANOLA OIL, WHEY (MILK), NON-FAT DRY MILK, MALTODEXTRIN, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT, NATURAL FLAVORS, NATURAL COLOR (BETA CAROTENE, PAPRIKA EXTRACT), LACTIC ACID, SODIUM ALGINATE, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, XANTHAN GUM), MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, ACETYLATED MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, CALCIUM CARBONATE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, GUAR GUM, SILICON DIOXIDE TO REDUCE CAKING.
The statement lists 11 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Ingredients: Enriched Pasta (durum Flour (wheat), Salt, Monoglycerides. 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 Aug 15, 2018), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Quality Pasta Company submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2083736).
More Paulie's Pasta pasta dinners
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese, Original | 325 | 6.14 g | 886 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Paulie's Pasta Shells & Cheese ?
340 per 1 package (102g) serving, and 333 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Paulie's Pasta Shells & Cheese ?
990mg per serving (43% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Quality Pasta Company submitted to USDA, last updated Aug 15, 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