Life Cuisine · Frozen Dinners and Entrees
Triple Cheese Macaroni & Cheese Chickpea Penne Pasta with Vermont White Cheddar Cheese, Romano, and Parmesan Cheese Sauce Bowl Made with Banza Chickpea Pasta
One package (297g) serving of Triple Cheese Macaroni & Cheese Chickpea Penne Pasta with Vermont White Cheddar Cheese, Romano, and Parmesan Cheese Sauce Bowl Made with Banza Chickpea Pasta by Life Cuisine has 510 calories, 7g of sugars and 850mg of sodium, as submitted by Nestle Usa-Frozen Food Division to USDA (FoodData Central 2674258, record updated Apr 18, 2023).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2674258, available Nov 16, 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 Nestle Usa-Frozen Food Division submitted to USDA, for the declared 297g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 013800275110
- Category
- Frozen Dinners and Entrees
- Records
- 2 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 64% of the 4,995 frozen dinners and entrees products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 46% of them.
Where the calories come from: 43% carbohydrate, 35% fat and 21% 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 | 2.4 g | 1.9 g | 64% |
| Sodium | 286 mg | 296 mg | 46% |
| Protein | 9.1 g | 6.5 g | 82% |
| Calories | 172 | 133 | 74% |
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; 404 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Medium Spice Paneer Tikka Masala Cheese Creamy Sauce Cumin Basmati Rice DEEP INDIAN KITCHEN | 227 mg | 153 |
| Broccoli Mac & Cheese BEECHER'S | 227 mg | 173 |
| Gnocchi Sorrentina Cooked Potato Gnocchi in a Tomato and Cheese Sauce CUCINA DI LENSI | 226 mg | 151 |
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 CHICKPEA PASTA (WATER, CHICKPEAS, PEA STARCH, TAPIOCA STARCH, XANTHAN GUM, VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN OIL AND/OR CORN OIL), SKIM MILK, WATER, VERMONT WHITE CHEDDAR CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES). REDUCED FAT VERMONT CHEDDAR CHEESE (CULTURED LOW FAT MILK, SALT, ENZYMES, VITAMIN A PALMITATE), MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, 2% OR LESS OF CREAM, BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), PARMESAN AND ASIAGO CHEESE BLEND WITH FLAVOR (PARMESAN AND ASIAGO CHEESES [CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), ENZYME MODIFIED PARMESAN CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, WATER, SALT, ENZYMES), WHEY, SALT), ROMANO CHEESE (CULTURED COW'S MILK, SALT, ENZYMES). SALT, POTASSIUM CITRATE, POTASSIUM SALT, XANTHAN GUM, YEAST EXTRACT, SPICE, LACTIC ACID, CALCIUM LACTATE.
The statement lists 1 ingredient at the top level, beginning with Cooked Chickpea Pasta (water, Chickpeas, Pea Starch. 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 Apr 18, 2023), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Nestle Usa-Frozen Food Division submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2674258).
More Life Cuisine frozen dinners and entrees
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Style Chicken & Cauliflower Lifestyle Bowls | 141 | 2.12 g | 322 mg |
| Life Cuisine Carb Wise Meat Lovers Cauliflower Pizza Bowl, 10 Oz | 138 | 2.47 g | 276 mg |
| Meat Lovers Cauliflower Sausage and Pepperoni with Cauliflower Florets, Mozzarella Cheese and Tomato Sauce Pizza Bowl | 138 | 2.57 g | 277 mg |
| Vermont White Cheddar Mac & Broccoli Bowl | 135 | 1.93 g | 254 mg |
| Beef & Chorizo Taco Bowl | 134 | 1.06 g | 276 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Life Cuisine Triple Cheese Macaroni & Cheese Chickpea Penne Pasta with Vermont White Cheddar Cheese, Romano, and Parmesan Cheese Sauce Bowl Made with Banza Chickpea Pasta?
510 per 1 package (297g) serving, and 172 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Life Cuisine Triple Cheese Macaroni & Cheese Chickpea Penne Pasta with Vermont White Cheddar Cheese, Romano, and Parmesan Cheese Sauce Bowl Made with Banza Chickpea Pasta?
850mg per serving (37% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Nestle Usa-Frozen Food Division submitted to USDA, last updated Apr 18, 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