Award Cuisine · Frozen Dinners and Entrees
Traditional Macaroni & Cheese
One cup (227g) serving of Traditional Macaroni & Cheese by Award Cuisine has 400 calories, 6g of sugars and 880mg of sodium, as submitted by Conagra Foodservice Frozen Prepared Foods to USDA (FoodData Central 2585416, record updated May 23, 2023).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2585416, available Jun 29, 2023; 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 Conagra Foodservice Frozen Prepared Foods submitted to USDA, for the declared 227g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 094643483184
- Category
- Frozen Dinners and Entrees
- Records
- 6 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 68% of the 4,995 frozen dinners and entrees products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 76% of them.
Where the calories come from: 30% carbohydrate, 56% 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 | 2.6 g | 1.9 g | 68% |
| Sodium | 388 mg | 296 mg | 76% |
| Protein | 6.2 g | 6.5 g | 44% |
| Calories | 176 | 133 | 75% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 4,995 products, one per barcode.
Other cheese in this aisle
1,191 of the 4,995 frozen dinners and entrees products are named cheese. Per 100 g their median is 156 calories, 319 mg of sodium and 7.1 g of protein; 846 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Chimichanga, Chicken & Monterey Jack Cheese EL MONTEREY | 310 mg | 211 |
| Chicken, Creamy Jalapeno Raw Breaded Stuffed Chicken Breasts with Rib Meat Filled with Cheese & Jalapenos Wrapped Entrees, Chicken SANDRA'S | 310 mg | 169 |
| Cheese & Spinach Mezzaluna with Artichokes UDI'S | 310 mg | 145 |
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): COOKED ENRICHED MACARONI (WATER, ENRICHED PASTA [DURUM WHEAT SEMOLINA, EGG WHITE, NIACIN, IRON {FERROUS SULFATE}, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID]), WATER, CREAM, MILK, PASTEURIZED PROCESS CHEESE SPREAD (CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], WATER, WHEY, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SKIM MILK, SALT, MILKFAT, ARTIFICIAL COLOR), CHEDDAR CLUB CHEESE (PASTEURIZED CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO [COLOR]), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SALT, SOYBEAN OIL, WHEAT FLOUR, EMULSIFIERS (DATEM, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES), SPICE, ANNATTO AND BETA CAROTENE (COLOR).
The statement lists 13 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Cooked Enriched Macaroni (water, Enriched Pasta [durum Wheat Semolina, Egg White. 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 May 23, 2023), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Conagra Foodservice Frozen Prepared Foods submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2585416).
More Award Cuisine frozen dinners and entrees
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salisbury Steak with Gravy | 129 | 0.61 g | 472 mg |
| Stuffed Green Peppers with Beef in Tomato Sauce | 82 | 2.55 g | 281 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Award Cuisine Traditional Macaroni & Cheese?
400 per 1 cup (227g) serving, and 176 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Award Cuisine Traditional Macaroni & Cheese?
880mg per serving (38% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Conagra Foodservice Frozen Prepared Foods submitted to USDA, last updated May 23, 2023. 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