Shrimp & Grits Bowl with Cheesy, Smoky Gouda Grits, Bacon, Poblano Peppers, & Cajun Sauce

How it compares with other frozen dinners and entrees

Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 14% of the 4,995 frozen dinners and entrees products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 20% of them.

Where the calories come from: 33% carbohydrate, 47% fat and 21% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).

Other cheesy in this aisle

54 of the 4,995 frozen dinners and entrees products are named cheesy. Per 100 g their median is 131 calories, 311 mg of sodium and 6.8 g of protein; 10 have less sodium than this one.

What is in it

Ingredients (as submitted): SMOKED GOUDA GRITS [WATER, HALF & HALF [MILK, CREAM], WHITE CORNMEAL, GOUDA CHEESE [CHEESE, WATER, BUTTER, EMULSIFYING SALTS {POLYPHOSPHATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE}, CORN STARCH, WHEY POWDER, SALT], BUTTER [PASTEURIZED CREAM {MILK}], BACON [PORK, WATER, SEA SALT, SUGAR, CELERY POWDER], POBLANO CHILI PEPPER, CORN STARCH, SALT REPLACER [SODIUM CHLORIDE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, FLAVORS], GARLIC [WATER, GARLIC], BLACK PEPPER, CANOLA OIL], SAUCE [TOMATO [TOMATO, TOMATO JUICE, SALT, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, CITRIC ACID, CLAM JUICE [CLAM JUICE, SALT]. TOMATO, MALTODEXTRIN, CELERY, ONION, WATER, CANOLA OIL, GARLIC [WATER, GARLIC], GREEN BELL PEPPER, BUTTER [CREAM {MILK}], NATURAL FLAVOR], FLOUR [ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR {NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID}, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR], PARSLEY, BASIL, SALT REPLACER [SODIUM CHLORIDE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, FLAVORS], LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE [DISTILLED WHITE VINEGAR, MOLASSES, SUGAR, WATER, SALT, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF ANCHOVIES, ONIONS, GARLIC, CLOVES, TAMARIND EXTRACT, NATURAL FLAVORINGS, CHILI PEPPER EXTRACT], DEHYDRATED GARLIC, PAPRIKA [PAPRIKA, ROSEMARY EXTRACT], CAYENNE CHILI PEPPER, DEHYDRATED ONION, BLACK PEPPER WHITE PEPPER, DRIED OREGANO, DRIED THYME, BAY LEAVES], SHRIMP [SHRIMP, SALT, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE [TO RETAIN MOISTURE]).

The statement lists 3 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Smoked Gouda Grits [water, Half & Half [milk, 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 Feb 17, 2023), not the label on the shelf today.

Source: the ingredient statement Aqua Star, Inc. submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2508337).

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