Velveeta
Shell Pasta & Cheese Sauce
12 oz (340g)
BARCODE:0021000658930
COMMON NAME:Creamy Cheese Sauce & Shell Pasta
CATEGORIES:Plant Based Foods And Beverages, Plant Based Foods, Cereals And Potatoes, Meals, Cereals And Their Products, Pasta Dishes, Pastas
PACKAGING:Box, Paper Box
COUNTRIES:France, United States
Health
Nutrition
Nutri-Score
Lower nutritional qualityNutri-Score data warning
Warning: the amount of fruits, vegetables and nuts is not specified on the label, it was estimated from the list of ingredients: 0
Nutrient levels
Fat in moderate quantity (10.7%)
What you need to know
• A high consumption of fat, especially saturated fats, can raise cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart diseases.
Recommendation: Limit the consumption of fat and saturated fat
• Choose products with lower fat and saturated fat content.
Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Fat: the facts
Saturated fat in moderate quantity (2.68%)
What you need to know
• A high consumption of fat, especially saturated fats, can raise cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart diseases.
Recommendation: Limit the consumption of fat and saturated fat
• Choose products with lower fat and saturated fat content.
Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Fat: the facts
Sugars in low quantity (3.57%)
What you need to know
• A high consumption of sugar can cause weight gain and tooth decay. It also augments the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardio-vascular diseases.
Recommendation: Limit the consumption of sugar and sugary drinks
• Sugary drinks (such as sodas, fruit beverages, and fruit juices and nectars) should be limited as much as possible (no more than 1 glass a day).
• Choose products with lower sugar content and reduce the consumption of products with added sugars.
Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Sugar: the facts
Salt in high quantity (1.92%)
What you need to know
• A high consumption of salt (or sodium) can cause raised blood pressure, which can increase the risk of heart disease and stroke.
• Many people who have high blood pressure do not know it, as there are often no symptoms.
• Most people consume too much salt (on average 9 to 12 grams per day), around twice the recommended maximum level of intake.
Recommendation: Limit the consumption of salt and salted food
• Reduce the quantity of salt used when cooking, and don't salt again at the table.
• Limit the consumption of salty snacks and choose products with lower salt content.
Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Fact sheet - Salt reduction
Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Salt: the facts
Nutrition label
Nutrition facts
| Nutrition facts | As sold for 100 g / 100 ml | Compared to: Pasta dishes |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | ~ 1344.64285714286 kJ (330 kcal) | 808.412 kJ (193 kcal) (+66%) |
| Fat | 10.7142857142857 g | 6.355 g (+69%) |
| Saturated fat | 2.67857142857143 g | 2.346 g (+14%) |
| Cholesterol | 0.0133928571428571 g | 19.521 mg (-31%) |
| Carbohydrates | 43.75 g | 24.389 g (+79%) |
| Sugars | 3.57142857142857 g | 2.548 g (+40%) |
| Added sugars | 0 g | ? |
| Starch | 0 g | 12.451 g (-100%) |
| Dietary fiber | 0.892857142857143 g | ? |
| Proteins | 11.6071428571429 g | 7.813 g (+49%) |
| Salt | 1.91964285714286 g | 0.952 g (+102%) |
| Sodium | 0.767857142857143 g | 0.38 g (+102%) |
| Vitamin A | 0 g | ? |
| Vitamin E | 0 g | ? |
| Vitamin K | 0 g | ? |
| Vitamin C | 0 g | ? |
| Potassium | 0.1875 g | 203.851 mg (-8%) |
| Calcium | 0.133928571428571 g | 60.039 mg (+123%) |
| Phosphorus | 0 g | ? |
| Iron | 0.00267857142857143 g | 1.034 mg (+159%) |
| Magnesium | 0 g | ? |
| Zinc | 0 g | ? |
| Copper | 0 g | ? |
| Manganese | 0 g | ? |
| Selenium | 0 g | ? |
| Caffeine | 0 g | ? |
| Fruits, vegetables and legumes | ~ 0 % | ? |
| Choline | 0 g | 0 g |
Nutrition facts (Detailed data)
| Nutrition facts | As sold for 100 g / 100 ml | As sold Per 100 g (packaging) | As sold Per serving (112 g) (packaging) | As sold Per 100 g (estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy | ~ 1344.64285714286 kJ (330 kcal) | ? (330 kcal) | ? (370 kcal) | ? |
| Fat | 10.7142857142857 g | ? | 12 g | ? |
| Saturated fat | 2.67857142857143 g | ? | 3 g | ? |
| Cholesterol | 0.0133928571428571 g | ? | 0.015 g | ? |
| Carbohydrates | 43.75 g | ? | 49 g | ? |
| Sugars | 3.57142857142857 g | ? | 4 g | ? |
| Added sugars | 0 g | ? | 0 g | ~ 0 g |
| Starch | 0 g | ? | 0 g | ? |
| Dietary fiber | 0.892857142857143 g | ? | 1 g | ? |
| Proteins | 11.6071428571429 g | ? | 13 g | ? |
| Salt | 1.91964285714286 g | ? | 2.15 g | ? |
| Sodium | 0.767857142857143 g | ? | 0.86 g | ? |
| Vitamin A | 0 g | ? | 0 g | ? |
| Vitamin E | 0 g | ? | 0 g | ? |
| Vitamin K | 0 g | ? | 0 g | ? |
| Vitamin C | 0 g | ? | 0 g | ? |
| Potassium | 0.1875 g | ? | 0.21 g | ? |
| Calcium | 0.133928571428571 g | ? | 0.15 g | ? |
| Phosphorus | 0 g | ? | 0 g | ? |
| Iron | 0.00267857142857143 g | 2.67857142857143 mg | 0.003 g | ? |
| Magnesium | 0 g | ? | 0 g | ? |
| Zinc | 0 g | ? | 0 g | ? |
| Copper | 0 g | ? | 0 g | ? |
| Manganese | 0 g | ? | 0 g | ? |
| Selenium | 0 g | ? | 0 g | ? |
| Caffeine | 0 g | ? | 0 g | ? |
| Fruits, vegetables and legumes | ~ 0 % | ? | ? | ~ 0 % |
| Choline | 0 g | ? | 0 g | ? |
Serving size
1 cup (112 g)
Ingredients
Ingredients image
Ingredients list
WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE (IRON), THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), WHEY, CANOLA OIL, CHEDDAR CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MILK, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, LACTIC ACID, SODIUM ALGINATE, SORBIC ACID AS A PRESERVATIVE, OLEORESIN PAPRIKA (COLOR), ENZYMES, CHEESE CULTURE, ANNATTO EXTRACT (COLOR), MILKFAT, NATURAL FLAVOR.
Ingredient information
Wheat Flour
52.17% (estimate)
E375
23.91% (estimate)
Ferrous Sulfate
11.96% (estimate)
Iron
11.96% (estimate)
Thiamin Mononitrate
5.98% (estimate)
Thiamin
5.98% (estimate)
E101
2.99% (estimate)
Cheese
1.49% (estimate)
Milk
0.75% (estimate)
Lactic Ferments
0.37% (estimate)
Salt
0.19% (estimate)
Enzyme
0.19% (estimate)
Whey
0.75% (estimate)
Canola Oil
0.37% (estimate)
Cheddar Cheese Culture
0.19% (estimate)
Salt
0.09% (estimate)
Enzyme
0.05% (estimate)
Whey Protein
0.02% (estimate)
Milk
0.01% (estimate)
E339
0.01% (estimate)
E270
0% (estimate)
E401
0% (estimate)
Sorbic Acid As A Preservative
0% (estimate)
E160c
0% (estimate)
Colour
0% (estimate)
Enzyme
0% (estimate)
Lactic Ferments
0% (estimate)
E160b
0% (estimate)
Colour
0% (estimate)
Milkfat
0% (estimate)
Natural Flavouring
0% (estimate)
Allergens
GlutenMilk
Ingredients analysis
Palm oil free
Yes
No ingredients containing palm oil.
Vegan
No
Contains non-vegan ingredients.
Unrecognized: en:cheddar-cheese-culture, en:sorbic-acid-as-a-preservative
Vegetarian
Unknown
Vegetarian status unknown
Unrecognized: en:cheddar-cheese-culture, en:sorbic-acid-as-a-preservative
Food Processing
NOVA group
Ultra-processed food and drink productsElements that indicate the product is in NOVA group 4
Additives
E160c - Paprika extract
Additives
E401 - sodium alginate
Ingredients
Colour
Ingredients
Flavouring
Ingredients
Milk Proteins
Ingredients
Whey
How NOVA works
The NOVA classification assigns food products into 4 groups based on their degree of processing:
1. Unprocessed or minimally processed foods
2. Processed culinary ingredients
3. Processed foods
4. Ultra-processed food and drink products
Additives
E160c - Paprika extractColour
E160c - Paprika extractColour
No additive description is available yet.
E270 - Lactic acid
E270 - Lactic acid
LACTIC ACID is an organic compound with the formula CH3CH(OH)CO2H. In the form of its conjugate base called lactate (this is thus different and kept as a separate ingredient). Lactic acid is chiral, consisting of two optical isomers. One is known as L-(+)-lactic acid or (S)-lactic acid and the other, its mirror image, is D-(−)-lactic acid or (R)-lactic acid in food the L-variant is used
E401 - sodium alginateCarrierEmulsifierHumectantSequestrantStabiliserThickener
E401 - sodium alginateCarrierEmulsifierHumectantSequestrantStabiliserThickener
No additive description is available yet.
Environment
Green-Score, origins bonus, and transportation impact are shown for Worldwide .
Green Score
Overall grade
Unknown environmental impactAbout Green-Score
The Green-Score is an experimental score that summarizes the environmental impacts of food products.
Current scope
The Green-Score was initially developed for France and it is being extended to other European countries.
The Green-Score formula is subject to change as it is regularly improved to make it more precise and better suited to each country.
Select a country to include the full impact of transportation in the final score.
Green-Score availability
We could not compute the Green-Score of this product because some data is missing.
A more precise category, ingredients list, origins or packaging data can unlock the computation.
Bonuses and maluses
Declared origins
Origins of ingredients are missing for this product.
Ingredients need to be completed before the transportation bonus can be computed precisely.
Packaging impact
Packaging with a low impact
Malus: -1
Packaging score: +92
Packaging
Packaging impact
Packaging with a low impact
Malus: -1
Packaging score: +92
Packaging components
| Shape | Material | Recycling | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOX | Paper | Unknown | Low |
Declared packaging
Box, Paper Box
Transportation
Declared origins
Origins of ingredients are missing for this product.
Ingredients need to be completed before the transportation bonus can be computed precisely.
Forest footprint
Forest footprint
Forest Footprint not computed
Potential deforestation risk but not yet computed.
Forest Footprint
The Forest Footprint is a methodology developed by the association Envol Vert to estimate the risk of deforestation related to our consumption.
→ More information on the methodology
Forest Footprint not computed
Potential deforestation risk but not yet computed.
Deforestation risk details
Other risky ingredients
These ingredients are not yet assessed for deforestation risk:
cheese
whey
milk
milkfat
milk
Data Source
Product data comes from Open Food Facts. Food Benchmark also adds translations, category comparisons and explanatory calculations.
The database is licensed under ODbL 1.0, individual contents under DbCL 1.0, and product photos under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Product added on July 2, 2015 at 10:58:01 PM UTC by openfoodfacts-contributors .
Last edit on March 17, 2026 at 11:03:42 PM UTC by municorn-calorie-counter-app .
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