Smart & Simple · Pasta Dinners
Smart & Simple, Mac & Cheese
A 2.5 oz (70g) serving of Smart & Simple, Mac & Cheese has 250 calories, 3g of sugars and 630mg of sodium, as submitted by Bay Valley Foods, LLC to USDA (FoodData Central 2059603, record updated Jul 14, 2017).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2059603, 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 Bay Valley Foods, LLC submitted to USDA, for the declared 70g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 041820809060
- 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 36% of the 1,542 pasta dinners products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 67% of them.
Where the calories come from: 84% carbohydrate, 4% fat and 13% 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 | 4.3 g | 5.6 g | 36% |
| Sodium | 900 mg | 824 mg | 67% |
| Protein | 11.4 g | 11.6 g | 40% |
| Calories | 357 | 356 | 50% |
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; 778 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Macaroni & Cheese, Shells with Real Aged Cheddar ANNIE'S HOMEGROWN | 719 mg | 386 |
| Annie's, Arthur, Macaroni & Cheese ANNIE'S | 718 mg | 380 |
| Deluxe Whole Wheat Shells & Cheddar Cheese Dinner FULL CIRCLE MARKET | 718 mg | 310 |
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): ENRICHED MACARONI PRODUCT (WHEAT FLOUR, DURUM FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), CHEESE SAUCE MIX (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTODEXTRIN, WHEY, SALT, SOYBEAN OIL, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, NATURAL FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID, CHEDDAR CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], COLORS ADDED [YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6, YELLOW 6 LAKE, YELLOW 5 LAKE], SODIUM CASEINATE, BUTTER OIL).
The statement lists 2 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Enriched Macaroni Product (wheat Flour, Durum 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 Jul 14, 2017), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Bay Valley Foods, LLC submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2059603).
More Smart & Simple pasta dinners
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Size Mac & Cheese | 353 | 4.71 g | 835 mg |
| Ranch & Bacon Pasta Salad | 348 | 8.7 g | 1,043 mg |
| Deluxe Shells & Cheese | 327 | 6.19 g | 1,044 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Smart & Simple, Mac & Cheese?
250 per 2.5 oz (70g) serving, and 357 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Smart & Simple, Mac & Cheese?
630mg per serving (27% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Bay Valley Foods, LLC submitted to USDA, last updated Jul 14, 2017. 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