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Velveeta Shells & Cheese Original 24 oz 2 boxes of 12 oz (340 g)

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The Kraft Heinz Company

United States

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A pack of two 12 oz (340 g) boxes of Velveeta Shells & Cheese Original, shell pasta with a pouch of cheese sauce, sold in the United States by Kraft Heinz.

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Barcode 021000051533

Kraft Heinz United States product page, read 2026-09-27[1]

United States · English · supported

Evidence reviewed

Context, dates & evidence notes · Other observations

Evidence observed
2026-09-27
Net content
24 oz
Pack
2 boxes
Units in pack
2

The maker page for this GTIN: "Two 12 oz boxes", one per-serving Nutritional Facts column (4 oz, 112 g, about 1/3 box) with % Daily Value, and "CONTAINS: WHEAT, MILK."

Nutrition

Nutrition panel

Per 112 g

as sold · Makes about 1 cup[1]

360 kcalEnergy
4 gSugars
Energy360 kcal
Fat12 g (16% DV)
of which saturates3 g (14% DV)
of which trans fat0 g
Cholesterol15 mg (5% DV)
Carbohydrate49 g (18% DV)
of which sugars4 g
of which added sugars0 g (0% DV)
Fibre1 g (5% DV)
Protein13 g (19% DV)
Sodium880 mg (38% DV)
Calcium160 mg (10% DV)
Iron3 mg (15% DV)
Potassium220 mg (4% DV)
Vitamin D0 µg (0% DV)

Notes on this panel

one per-serving column with % Daily Value; each box makes about 3 servings

Ingredients

2 declared, 28 within compounds · United States · Source[1]

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

  1. Enriched macaroni productcompound ingredient: the shell pasta
    1. Wheat flour
    2. Niacin
    3. Ferrous sulfate “FERROUS SULFATE [IRON]”
    4. Thiamine mononitrate “THIAMIN MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1]”
    5. Riboflavin “RIBOFLAVIN [VITAMIN B2]”
    6. Folic acid
  2. Cheese saucecompound ingredient: the sauce pouch
    1. Skimmed milk “SKIM MILK”
    2. Cheddar cheese
      1. Milk
      2. Cultures “CHEESE CULTURE”
      3. Salt
      4. Enzymes
    3. Canola oil
    4. Whey
    5. Whey protein concentrate
    6. Milk
    7. Sodium phosphates “SODIUM PHOSPHATE”
    8. Milk protein concentrate
    9. Saltfirst of the ingredients after "CONTAINS LESS THAN 2 % OF"
    10. The next 9: less than 2%
    11. Lactic acid
    12. Sodium alginate
    13. Sorbic acid preservative “SORBIC ACID AS A PRESERVATIVE”
    14. Butterfat “MILKFAT”
    15. Paprika oleoresin colour “OLEORESIN PAPRIKA [COLOR]”
    16. Cultures “CHEESE CULTURE”
    17. Annatto colour “ANNATTO EXTRACT [COLOR]”
    18. Natural flavourings “NATURAL FLAVOR”
    19. Enzymes

Allergen declarations

  • contains: wheat[1] · Allergen Info: "CONTAINS: WHEAT, MILK."
  • contains: milk[1] · Allergen Info: "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.

Contents

ItemQtyBarcode
Velveeta Shells & Cheese Original 12 oz box[1] (the maker page: "Two 12 oz boxes of Velveeta Shells & Cheese Original Shell Pasta & Cheese Sauce"; the front panel prints "2 340g (12 OZ) BOXES"; the single 12 oz box is sold under GTIN 00021000658930)200021000658930

Product facts

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Barcode
021000051533 check digit OK
Net content
24 oz
Pack quantity
2
Pack
2 boxes
Last observed on sale
2026-09-27
Last sale evidence
Kraft Heinz United States product page for GTIN 00021000051533, read 2026-09-27
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 24 oz is a pack of two 12 oz (340 g) boxes of Velveeta's stovetop shell pasta with a pouch of cheese sauce, 680 g in all.[1][2] Kraft Heinz sells it in the United States, where the Shells & Cheese line has been on sale since 1984; USDA's branded-foods record names Kraft Heinz Foods Company as brand owner.[1][3][4] Each box makes about three 4 oz servings, and the maker lists the sauce as skim milk, cheddar cheese, canola oil and whey, coloured with paprika oleoresin and annatto, with wheat and milk declared.[1] The front of the pack carries a "Made with real cheese" badge.[2] Dollar General lists the two-box pack under this barcode.[5]

USDA's 2021 label record gives an earlier cheese sauce order that opens with whey, and per-serving front icons on a pack photographed in 2025 show 860 mg of sodium against 880 mg on the maker's page.[4][2][1]

Where it's sold

  • Dollar General [5] United States · sourced Dollar General product page whose URL carries UPC 021000051533, titled "Velveeta Shells and Cheese Mac and Cheese, 2 Boxes, for Easy Dinner or Dinner Sides, Original Flavor, Made with Real Cheese, 12 oz"; no price recorded
  • Kraft Heinz information[1] United States · verified Kraft Heinz United States product page carries GTIN 00021000051533 in its URL and describes two 12 oz boxes

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 g this page2 boxes of 12 oz (340 g)021000051533
1.02 kgshrink-wrapped multipack of three boxes021000045129
272 g4 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 Shell Pasta & Cheese Sauce Meal, two 12 oz boxes (United States)

manufacturer · Accessed 2026-09-27

Source & attribution [1] ↗

Open Food Facts

Front panel photograph of the two-box pack

pack · Accessed 2026-09-27

Source & attribution [2] ↗

Wikipedia

Wikipedia: Velveeta Shells & Cheese

publication · Accessed 2026-09-27

Source & attribution [3] ↗

Coverage & research gaps (11)

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

  • Identity: 3 / 3 · Name, brand and classification recorded
  • contents evidence: 1 / 1 · Recorded rows linked to source evidence; does not measure whether the list is complete
  • Context: 3 / 4 · Evidence groups assigned to a researched label, edition or analysis
  • Label photographs: 0 / 3 · Researched contexts with an assigned photograph
  • Kraft Heinz United States product page, read 2026-09-27: nutrient evidence: 15 / 15 · Recorded nutrient rows linked to a source; not the number of nutrients that ought to exist
  • USDA Branded Foods label record 1592614: nutrient evidence: 12 / 12 · Recorded nutrient rows linked to a source; not the number of nutrients that ought to exist
  • identity · unknown: Only the front panel of this pack has been photographed; the back panel with its Nutrition Facts, ingredient list, distributor block and any "Product of" statement is unread, so country_of_origin is empty
  • evidence · disputed: The front-of-pack icons photographed 2025-06-16 show 860 mg sodium per serving; the maker page read 2026-09-27 gives 880 mg, as do USDA's per-100 g figures scaled to the 112 g serving; the photographed pack may carry an older or newer label
  • evidence · disputed: The USDA record's cheese sauce order (whey, cheddar cheese, milk, whey protein concentrate, canola oil) differs from the maker page read 2026-09-27 (skim milk, cheddar cheese, canola oil, whey); which list is on the shelf now, and since when, is open
  • markets · unknown: Amazon.com: web searches for the barcode 021000051533, "Velveeta Shells and Cheese 2 Boxes Original 12 oz" and the brand with shells and cheese on 2026-09-27 returned the single 12 oz box (B000QJ8SY0), 3-box, 6-, 12- and 24-pack listings of the Original but no two-box listing; Amazon's own search answered with a bot check
  • 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.
  • nutrition · not_researched: Nutrition declaration or 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 Shell Pasta & Cheese Sauce Meal, two 12 oz boxes (United States) The Kraft Heinz Company. manufacturer. Accessed 2026-09-27. Record: 00021000051533. Product Benefits, Nutritional Facts, Ingredients, Allergen Info.
  2. ↑ Front panel photograph of the two-box pack Open Food Facts. pack. Published 2025-06-16. Accessed 2026-09-27. Record: 0021000051533. front panel (imgid 1). cc-by-sa-3.0. Open Food Facts contributors. Upstream: https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0021000051533.
  3. ↑ Wikipedia: Velveeta Shells & Cheese Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-27. debut year.
  4. ↑ USDA FoodData Central, Branded Foods (LI), fdc_id 1592614, version 2021-03-19 U.S. Department of Agriculture. registry. Published 2021-03-19. Accessed 2026-09-27. Record: 1592614. GTIN 00021000051533; brand_owner, ingredients, nutrients. cc0. Upstream: Label Insight.
  5. ↑ Dollar General: Velveeta Shells and Cheese Mac and Cheese, 2 Boxes, Original Flavor, 12 oz Dollar General. retailer. Accessed 2026-09-27. Record: 021000051533. product URL and title.
  6. ↑ 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 2026-09-27. page 2, GS1 Company Prefix 0021000 (Velveeta listed).

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Barcode & identifiers

GTIN-14
00021000051533
EAN-13 / GTIN-13
0021000051533
UPC-A / GTIN-12
021000051533

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