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Velveeta Shells & Cheese Original 4 × 2.39 oz 4 microwavable cups in a carton

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The Kraft Heinz Company

United States

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A carton of four 2.39 oz (68 g) microwavable cups of Velveeta Shells & Cheese Original, 9.56 oz (272 g) in total, sold in the United States by Kraft Heinz.

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Barcode 021000023394

United States 4-cup carton, redesigned label photographed 2025[2]

United States · English · supported

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Context, dates & evidence notes · Other observations

Evidence observed
2025-08-03
Net content
272 g
Pack
4 microwavable cups in a carton
Units in pack
4

Open Food Facts photos imgid 5 (front) and 6 (back, with the barcode 0 21000 02339 4), uploaded 2025-02-26, and imgid 7 and 8, uploaded 2025-08-03; the ingredient list and Nutrition Facts panel are read from imgid 6; imgid 4 of 2022-06-26 shows the same panel and list on the earlier carton

Nutrition

Nutrition panel

Per 68 g

as sold · 4 servings per container[2]

220 kcalEnergy
3 gSugars
Energy220 kcal
Fat8 g (10% DV)
of which saturates2 g (11% DV)
of which trans fat0 g
Cholesterol10 mg (3% DV)
Carbohydrate30 g (11% DV)
of which sugars3 g
of which added sugars0 g (0% DV)
Fibre1 g (4% DV)
Protein7 g
Sodium590 mg (26% DV)
Calcium90 mg (8% DV)
Iron1.2 mg (6% DV)
Potassium160 mg (4% DV)
Vitamin D0 µg (0% DV)

Notes on this panel

US Nutrition Facts, single column; read from imgid 6; the 2022 carton (imgid 4) prints the same figures

Ingredients

7 declared, 28 within compounds · United States · Source[2]

As printed, EnglishENRICHED MACARONI PRODUCT (WHEAT FLOUR, GLYCEROL MONOSTEARATE, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE [IRON], THIAMIN MONONITRITE [VITAMIN B1], RIBOFLAVIN [VITAMIN B2], FOLIC ACID), CHEESE SAUCE (WHEY, CANOLA OIL, CHEDDAR CHEESE [MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MILK, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, LACTIC ACID, SODIUM ALGINATE, SORBIC ACID AS A PRESERVATIVE, OLEORESIN PAPRIKA [COLOR], ENZYMES, CHEESE CULTURE, ANNATTO EXTRACT [COLOR], MILKFAT, NATURAL FLAVOR), MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, MALTODEXTRIN, ACETYLATED MONOGLYCERIDES, SALT, MEDIUM CHAIN TRIGLYCERIDES.

  1. Enriched macaroni productcompound ingredient: the shell pasta
    1. Wheat flour
    2. Glycerol monostearate
    3. Niacin
    4. Ferrous sulfate “FERROUS SULFATE [IRON]”
    5. Thiamine mononitrate “THIAMIN MONONITRITE [VITAMIN B1]”printed MONONITRITE on the carton and in the USDA record
    6. Riboflavin “RIBOFLAVIN [VITAMIN B2]”
    7. Folic acid
  2. Cheese saucecompound ingredient: the sealed sauce pouch
    1. Whey
    2. Canola oil
    3. Cheddar cheese
      1. Milk
      2. Cultures “CHEESE CULTURE”
      3. Salt
      4. Enzymes
    4. Whey protein concentrate
    5. Milk
    6. Milk protein concentrate
    7. Sodium phosphates “SODIUM PHOSPHATE”
    8. Saltfirst of the ingredients after "CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF"
    9. The next 9: less than 2%
    10. Lactic acid
    11. Sodium alginate
    12. Sorbic acid preservative “SORBIC ACID AS A PRESERVATIVE”
    13. Paprika oleoresin colour “OLEORESIN PAPRIKA [COLOR]”
    14. Enzymes
    15. Cultures “CHEESE CULTURE”
    16. Annatto colour “ANNATTO EXTRACT [COLOR]”
    17. Butterfat “MILKFAT”
    18. Natural flavourings “NATURAL FLAVOR”
  3. Modified starch “MODIFIED FOOD STARCH”
  4. Maltodextrin
  5. Acetylated monoglycerides
  6. Salt
  7. Medium-chain triglycerides

Allergen declarations

  • contains: wheat[2] · printed "CONTAINS: WHEAT, MILK."
  • contains: milk[2] · printed "CONTAINS: WHEAT, MILK."

Other observations & source differences (4)

Different sources or national labels can coexist. Differences alone do not establish a change to the product.

Statements on the label

  • Ready in 3½ minutes[6]label · red roundel on the carton front
  • 100% Recyclable[2]label · printed beside the recycling symbol, with "Recycling Programs for this package may not exist in your area"
  • Made with real cheese[1]manufacturer · stated in the maker's product benefits for this GTIN

Product facts

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Barcode
021000023394 check digit OK
Net content
272 g
Pack quantity
4
Pack
4 microwavable cups in a carton
Last observed on sale
2026-09-25
Last sale evidence
Kraft Heinz United States product page for GTIN 00021000023394 and the Walmart.com listing, read 2026-09-25
Status
active

Who owns it

Velveeta ↗
Made in
Not recorded

Sources for each tie

The ownership drawing
Velveeta

Earlier

What the sources say about these ties
Lactalis licensed
Kraft Heinz granted Groupe Lactalis perpetual licences to the Kraft and Velveeta brands for certain cheese products when it sold its natural cheese business; Kraft Heinz kept the Velveeta processed cheese business in the US and Canada
The Kraft Heinz Company owns
Kraft Heinz publishes the Velveeta brand and product pages; from date is the completion of the Kraft Foods Group-Heinz merger (per Wikipedia's Kraft Foods Group article)

Built from the ownership rows on the brand and company pages, each cited where it is recorded. Made in is the country of production on this product's record; the GS1 prefix of a barcode names the issuing organisation, not where the product was made.

About this product

Velveeta Shells & Cheese Original in the 4-cup carton bundles four single-serve 2.39 oz (68 g) microwavable cups of Velveeta's shell pasta with cheese sauce, 9.56 oz (272 g) in all.[1][2] Each cup is made by adding water to the fill line, microwaving it uncovered for 3½ minutes and stirring in the sealed cheese sauce pouch, and makes one serving of 220 calories, 590 mg sodium and 7 g protein.[2] Kraft Heinz sells the pack in the United States, where Kraft Heinz Foods Company of Chicago is printed as the distributor, and it is listed by Amazon.com and Walmart.[1][2][3][4]

The carton has carried at least two designs: a "Liquid Gold" carton with the oval Velveeta logo, photographed in 2018, and the current one with a large red wordmark and a "ready in 3½ minutes" roundel.[5][6] The 2018 carton declared 600 mg sodium, 2.5 g saturated fat and 8 g protein per cup, against 590 mg, 2 g and 7 g on the panel photographed in 2022 and 2025.[7][8][2] The ingredient list opens with enriched macaroni product followed by a cheese sauce of whey, canola oil and cheddar cheese, the same list USDA recorded in 2023.[2][9]

Where it's sold

  • Amazon.com [3] United States new · sourced Amazon.com listing B0040HASFQ prints UPC 021000023394, Unit Count 4 Count, Manufacturer KraftHeinz; read from outside the US it showed no buy-box price and said the item could not be shipped to the selected location
  • Walmart.com [4] United States USD 4.92 · new · derived Walmart.com listing 14869832 matches brand, Original flavour, 4 cups of 2.39 oz; no barcode printed on the page
  • Kraft Heinz information[1] United States · verified Kraft Heinz United States product page carries GTIN 00021000023394 in its URL and data, unit size 9.56 OZ, "Four 2.39 oz cups"

A listing is evidence that this barcode is sold there, on that date; a price is what that listing showed, not a recommended price. Store links may be affiliate links (how this works).

Other sizes and containers of Velveeta Shells & Cheese

13 on record · all sold in United States

VersionSizePackBarcode
Broccoli267 gbox021000656431
Original287 gbox021000072798
287 gbox021000065530
340 gbox021000658930
68 gmicrowavable cup021000023226
680 g2 boxes of 12 oz (340 g)021000051533
1.02 kgshrink-wrapped multipack of three boxes021000045129
272 g this page4 microwavable cups in a carton021000023394
48 ozmultipack of four boxes021000070763
142 gmicrowaveable bowl021000077151
142 gmicrowaveable cup021000065561
680 gbox021000653201
Queso Blanco340 gbox021000039845

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Sources & research

Evidence reviewed

The Kraft Heinz Company

Kraft Heinz: Velveeta Shells & Cheese Original Microwavable Shell Pasta & Cheese Sauce (United States)

manufacturer · Accessed 2026-09-25

Source & attribution [1] ↗

Open Food Facts

Back panel photograph of the 4-cup carton: directions, Nutrition Facts, ingredient list, distributor block and UPC

pack · Accessed 2026-09-25

Source & attribution [2] ↗

Amazon.com

Amazon.com: Velveeta Shells and Cheese Mac and Cheese Dinner, 4 Cups, Original, 2.39 oz

retailer · Accessed 2026-09-25

Source & attribution [3] ↗

Coverage & research gaps (12)

Coverage measures the evidence recorded here. It does not rate the product.

  • Identity: 3 / 3 · Name, brand and classification recorded
  • Context: 3 / 4 · Evidence groups assigned to a researched label, edition or analysis
  • Label photographs: 0 / 3 · Researched contexts with an assigned photograph
  • United States 4-cup carton, redesigned label photographed 2025: nutrient evidence: 15 / 15 · Recorded nutrient rows linked to a source; not the number of nutrients that ought to exist
  • United States 4-cup carton, Liquid Gold label photographed 2018: nutrient evidence: 14 / 14 · Recorded nutrient rows linked to a source; not the number of nutrients that ought to exist
  • USDA Branded Foods label record, 2023: nutrient evidence: 14 / 14 · Recorded nutrient rows linked to a source; not the number of nutrients that ought to exist
  • identity · unknown: No photo shows a "Product of" statement, so country_of_origin is blank
  • relationships · unknown: The manufacturing plant is not named on the photographed carton; only the Kraft Heinz Foods Company distributor block is printed
  • ingredients · not_researched: The 2018 cups' ingredient list is legible only in outline in imgid 1; a sharper photo of the Liquid Gold cups would allow a word-for-word transcription
  • evidence · disputed: Open Food Facts' selected front and nutrition photos (imgid 9 and 10, 2025-10-28) show a single cup without the carton, not this 4-cup pack; they were not used for this page
  • markets · not_researched: The Amazon.com listing B0040HASFQ showed no buy-box price when read from outside the United States, so its Markets row has no price
  • evidence · stale: Evidence was observed over a year ago; check for newer labels. Historical evidence remains valid.
  • evidence · stale: Evidence was observed over a year ago; check for newer labels. Historical evidence remains valid.
  • evidence · stale: Evidence was observed over a year ago; check for newer labels. Historical evidence remains valid.
  • schema · schema_gap: Review and assign legacy facts to coherent observations.
  • ingredients · not_researched: Ingredient statement or sourced exemption not recorded.
  • ingredients · not_researched: Ingredient statement or sourced exemption not recorded.
  • nutrition · not_researched: Nutrition declaration or exemption not recorded.

All references & source details

References

  1. ↑ Kraft Heinz: Velveeta Shells & Cheese Original Microwavable Shell Pasta & Cheese Sauce (United States) The Kraft Heinz Company. manufacturer. Accessed 2026-09-25. Record: 00021000023394. product benefits ("Four 2.39 oz cups", "Makes 1 serving per cup"), description, unit size 9.56 OZ; size selector lists the single cup 00021000023226 and the 5 oz Big Cup 00021000065561.
  2. ↑ Back panel photograph of the 4-cup carton: directions, Nutrition Facts, ingredient list, distributor block and UPC Open Food Facts. pack. Published 2025-02-26. Accessed 2026-09-25. Record: 0021000023394. back panel (imgid 6; same panel in imgid 8 of 2025-08-03). cc-by-sa-3.0. Open Food Facts contributors. Upstream: https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0021000023394.
  3. ↑ Amazon.com: Velveeta Shells and Cheese Mac and Cheese Dinner, 4 Cups, Original, 2.39 oz Amazon.com. retailer. Accessed 2026-09-25. Record: B0040HASFQ. Product details: UPC 021000023394, Unit Count 4 Count, Manufacturer KraftHeinz.
  4. ↑ Walmart.com: Velveeta Shells and Cheese Mac and Cheese, 4 Cups, for Easy Snack or Dinner Side, Original Flavor, 2.39 oz Walmart. retailer. Accessed 2026-09-25. Record: 14869832. price USD 4.92.
  5. ↑ Photograph of the 4-cup carton and two cups, Liquid Gold label, 2018 Open Food Facts. pack. Published 2018-11-25. Accessed 2026-09-25. Record: 0021000023394. imgid 1. cc-by-sa-3.0. Open Food Facts contributors. Upstream: https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0021000023394.
  6. ↑ Front photograph of the 4-cup carton, redesigned label Open Food Facts. pack. Published 2025-02-26. Accessed 2026-09-25. Record: 0021000023394. front (imgid 5; also imgid 7 of 2025-08-03). cc-by-sa-3.0. Open Food Facts contributors. Upstream: https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0021000023394.
  7. ↑ Nutrition Facts photograph of the 4-cup carton, 2018 Open Food Facts. pack. Published 2018-11-25. Accessed 2026-09-25. Record: 0021000023394. imgid 2. cc-by-sa-3.0. Open Food Facts contributors. Upstream: https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0021000023394.
  8. ↑ Nutrition Facts and ingredient photograph of the 4-cup carton, 2022 Open Food Facts. pack. Published 2022-06-26. Accessed 2026-09-25. Record: 0021000023394. imgid 4. cc-by-sa-3.0. Open Food Facts contributors. Upstream: https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0021000023394.
  9. ↑ USDA FoodData Central, Branded Foods (LI), fdc_id 2594679, VELVEETA ORIGINAL SHELLS & CHEESE U.S. Department of Agriculture. registry. Published 2023-07-13. Accessed 2026-09-25. Record: 2594679. brand_owner, ingredients, nutrients, household serving 1 package (68g), package weight 2.39 oz. cc0. Upstream: Label Insight.
  10. ↑ Inmar Industry Notification, 30 May 2025: the Kraft Heinz coupon account, its GS1 company prefixes and brands Inmar Intelligence. publication. Published 2025-05-30. Accessed 2026-09-25. page 2, GS1 Company Prefix table (source of prefix 0021000 on company/kraft-heinz-foods-company).

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Barcode & identifiers

GTIN-14
00021000023394
EAN-13 / GTIN-13
0021000023394
UPC-A / GTIN-12
021000023394

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