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Velveeta Shells & Cheese Original 48 oz multipack of four boxes
A pack of four 12 oz boxes of Velveeta Shells & Cheese Original, 48 oz (3 lb) in all, sold in the United States by Kraft Heinz.
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USDA Branded Foods label record, 2022[2]
United States · English · supported
Evidence reviewed
Context, dates & evidence notes · Other observations
- Evidence observed
- 2022-08-30
- Net content
- 48 oz
Label Insight record modified 2022-08-30 and published 2023-11-16; the same ingredient list appears in the earlier records 1050719, 1434749 and 1727051 (modified 2018-09-05); its cheese sauce starts with whey, cheddar cheese and milk, against skim milk, cheddar cheese and canola oil on the maker's page
Nutrition
Nutrition panel
Per 100 gas sold[2]
| Nutrient | Amount per 100 g |
|---|---|
| Energy | 339 kcalnormalized |
| Fat | 10.71 gnormalized |
| of which saturates | 3.12 gnormalized |
| of which trans fat | 0 gnormalized |
| Cholesterol | 18 mgnormalized |
| Carbohydrate | 46.43 gnormalized |
| of which sugars | 6.25 gnormalized |
| of which added sugars | 0 gnormalized |
| Fibre | 0.9 gnormalized |
| Protein | 12.5 gnormalized |
| Sodium | 812 mgnormalized |
| Calcium | 161 mgnormalized |
| Iron | 2.68 mgnormalized |
| Potassium | 241 mgnormalized |
Notes on this panel
USDA normalises the per-serving label (112 g, about 1/3 box) to 100 g; values are USDA's, not printed
Ingredients
As printed, EnglishENRICHED MACARONI PRODUCT (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE [IRON], THIAMIN MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1], RIBOFLAVIN [VITAMIN B2], FOLIC ACID); CHEEESE SAUCE (WHEY, CHEDDAR CHEESE [MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], MILK, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CANOLA OIL, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, 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).
- Enriched macaroni productcompound ingredient: the shell pasta
- Wheat flour
- Niacin
- Ferrous sulfate “FERROUS SULFATE [IRON]”
- Thiamine mononitrate “THIAMIN MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1]”
- Riboflavin “RIBOFLAVIN [VITAMIN B2]”
- Folic acid
- Cheese sauce “CHEEESE SAUCE”compound ingredient: the cheese sauce; the USDA record spells it CHEEESE
- Whey
- Cheddar cheese
- Milk
- Whey protein concentrate
- Canola oil
- Sodium phosphates “SODIUM PHOSPHATE”
- Milk protein concentrate
- Saltfirst of the ingredients after "CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF"
- The next 9: less than 2%
- Lactic acid
- Sodium alginate
- Sorbic acid preservative “SORBIC ACID AS A PRESERVATIVE”
- Paprika oleoresin colour “OLEORESIN PAPRIKA [COLOR]”
- Enzymes
- Cultures “CHEESE CULTURE”
- Annatto colour “ANNATTO EXTRACT [COLOR]”
- Butterfat “MILKFAT”
- Natural flavourings “NATURAL FLAVOR”
Other observations & source differences (2)
Different sources or national labels can coexist. Differences alone do not establish a change to the product.
- Kraft Heinz United States product page, 2026 supported · Compare evidence
Serving size, Nutrition Facts, ingredients and allergen line as shown on the maker's page for this GTIN; the same cheese sauce list, with skim milk first, is shown on the page of the 12 oz box
- USDA Branded Foods label record, 2022 supported · selected
Label Insight record modified 2022-08-30 and published 2023-11-16; the same ingredient list appears in the earlier records 1050719, 1434749 and 1727051 (modified 2018-09-05); its cheese sauce starts with whey, cheddar cheese and milk, against skim milk, cheddar cheese and canola oil on the maker's page
Contents
| Item | Qty | Barcode |
|---|---|---|
| Velveeta Shells & Cheese Original box, 12 oz[1] ("Four 12 oz boxes" in the product benefits on the Kraft Heinz page; each box holds shell pasta and a cheese sauce packet and makes about 3 servings) | 4 |
Product facts
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- 021000070763 check digit OK
- Brand
- Velveeta
- Ultimately owned by
- The Kraft Heinz Company (🇺🇸 United States)
- Category
- Food/Beverage, Prepared/Preserved Foods, Dough Based Products / Meals, Dough Based Products / Meals - Not Ready to Eat - Savoury (Shelf Stable)
- Net content
- 48 oz
- Pack quantity
- 4
- Pack
- multipack of four boxes
- Sold in
- 🇺🇸 United States[1]
- Last observed on sale
- 2026-09-27
- Last sale evidence
- Kraft Heinz United States product page for GTIN 00021000070763, read 2026-09-27
- GS1 prefix
- 002 · United States and Canada
- Status
- active
Who owns it
Velveeta ↗- Ultimately owned by
- The Kraft Heinz Company · United States
- Chain
- Velveeta → The Kraft Heinz Company
- Made in
- Not recorded
Sources for each tie
- Velveeta → The Kraft Heinz CompanyThe Kraft Heinz Company ↗
The ownership drawing
No company above it
ownssince 2 July 2015
- Made under licence by 🇫🇷 Lactalis
Earlier
- Owned by 🇺🇸 Kraft Foods Group1 October 2012 to 2 July 2015
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 48 oz is a pack of four 12 oz boxes of Velveeta Shells & Cheese Original, shell pasta with a packet of creamy cheese sauce that is stirred into the boiled, drained shells.[1] Kraft Heinz lists it on its United States site as the 48 oz size of the Original line, beside the single 12 oz box, the 24 oz Value Size and the three-box 36 oz pack.[1] Each box makes about three servings of 4 oz (112 g), roughly a cup, which the maker's page gives as 360 calories.[1] USDA FoodData Central records the barcode under brand owner Kraft Heinz Foods Company with a package weight of 48 oz (3 lb).[2] The sauce is made with cheddar cheese, and the pack declares wheat and milk.[1]
The maker's page lists skim milk first in the cheese sauce, followed by cheddar cheese and canola oil, while USDA's label record, last modified in August 2022, starts with whey, cheddar cheese and milk and gives 339 kcal per 100 g.[1][2] Amazon.com sells four-box bundles of the line under the single 12 oz box's UPC.[3]
Where it's sold
- Kraft Heinz information[1] United States new the Kraft Heinz United States (USA English) page carries GTIN 00021000070763 in its URL and lists the pack as the 48 oz size, four 12 oz boxes; no price is shown
- USDA FoodData Central, Branded Foods (LI), fdc_id 2676060 information[2] United States USDA Branded Foods record fdc_id 2676060 (market United States, package weight 48 oz/3 lbs), published 2023-11-16
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
| Version | Size | Pack | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broccoli | 267 g | box | 021000656431 |
| Original | 287 g | box | 021000072798 |
| 287 g | box | 021000065530 | |
| 340 g | box | 021000658930 | |
| 68 g | microwavable cup | 021000023226 | |
| 680 g | 2 boxes of 12 oz (340 g) | 021000051533 | |
| 1.02 kg | shrink-wrapped multipack of three boxes | 021000045129 | |
| 272 g | 4 microwavable cups in a carton | 021000023394 | |
| 48 oz this page | multipack of four boxes | 021000070763 | |
| 142 g | microwaveable bowl | 021000077151 | |
| 142 g | microwaveable cup | 021000065561 | |
| 680 g | box | 021000653201 | |
| Queso Blanco | 340 g | box | 021000039845 |
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Sources & research
Evidence reviewed
The Kraft Heinz Company
Kraft Heinz: Velveeta Shells & Cheese Original Shell Pasta & Cheese Sauce Meal, 48 oz (United States)
manufacturer · Accessed 2026-09-27
Source & attribution [1] ↗U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA FoodData Central, Branded Foods (LI), fdc_id 2676060: VELVEETA ORIGINAL SHELL PASTA & CREAMY CHEESE SAUCE, ORIGINAL
registry · Accessed 2026-09-27
Source & attribution [2] ↗Amazon.com
Amazon.com: Velveeta Shells & Cheese Original Shell Pasta & Cheese Sauce Meal (4 ct Pack, 12 oz Boxes)
retailer · Accessed 2026-09-27
Source & attribution [3] ↗Coverage & research gaps (9)
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: 2 / 2 · Evidence groups assigned to a researched label, edition or analysis
- Label photographs: 0 / 2 · Researched contexts with an assigned photograph
- Kraft Heinz United States product page, 2026: 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, 2022: nutrient evidence: 14 / 14 · Recorded nutrient rows linked to a source; not the number of nutrients that ought to exist
- images · unknown: No openly licensed photograph of the 48 oz pack exists: Open Food Facts has no record for this barcode, and the Kraft Heinz page shows the 12 oz box image
- markets · unknown: Amazon.com (2026-09-27): searched the barcode 021000070763, "Velveeta Shells Cheese Original 4 boxes 48 oz" and the brand Velveeta; the two four-box listings found, B072FJYB1Y and B00E3JJ492, print UPC 021000658930, the single 12 oz box's code, and showed no featured offer
- identity · disputed: Amazon.com sells four 12 oz boxes (48 oz) under the 12 oz box's UPC 021000658930 rather than 021000070763; they may be bundles of single boxes rather than this pack
- markets · unknown: Target (pricing store 3991) offers this line only as the 12 oz box and the 36 oz three-box pack, and no other retailer listing printing this barcode was read; walmart.com refused the automated search
- evidence · disputed: The maker's page and the USDA label record give different cheese sauce ingredient orders and different figures (360 kcal and 880 mg sodium per 112 g serving on the maker's page; 339 kcal and 812 mg sodium per 100 g in USDA, about 380 kcal per serving); the maker's page repeats the 12 oz box's data
- identity · unknown: country_of_origin is left empty: neither the maker's page nor USDA states where the pack is made
- packaging · unknown: How the four boxes are bundled (shrink wrap or carton) is not stated by the maker's page or USDA
- evidence · stale: Evidence was observed over a year ago; check for newer labels. Historical evidence remains valid.
- images · not_researched: No product photographs recorded.
All references & source details
References
- ↑ Kraft Heinz: Velveeta Shells & Cheese Original Shell Pasta & Cheese Sauce Meal, 48 oz (United States) The Kraft Heinz Company. manufacturer. Accessed 2026-09-27. Record: 00021000070763. size selector 48 oz; product benefits ("Four 12 oz boxes", "MAKES ABOUT 3 SERVINGS PER BOX"); Nutritional Facts; Ingredients; Allergen Info.
- ↑ USDA FoodData Central, Branded Foods (LI), fdc_id 2676060: VELVEETA ORIGINAL SHELL PASTA & CREAMY CHEESE SAUCE, ORIGINAL U.S. Department of Agriculture. registry. Published 2023-11-16. Accessed 2026-09-27. Record: 2676060. GTIN 021000070763, brand owner Kraft Heinz Foods Company, package weight 48 oz/3 lbs, serving 112 g (about 1/3 Box), ingredients, nutrients; record modified 2022-08-30. cc0. Upstream: Label Insight.
- ↑ Amazon.com: Velveeta Shells & Cheese Original Shell Pasta & Cheese Sauce Meal (4 ct Pack, 12 oz Boxes) Amazon.com. retailer. Accessed 2026-09-27. Record: B072FJYB1Y. Product details: UPC 021000658930, Units 48 Ounce, Manufacturer Kraft-Heinz; "No featured offers available".
- ↑ 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 table (source of prefix 0021000 on company/kraft-heinz-foods-company).
Further sources
Additional sources recorded for this entry, including other observations and related pages.
- Target: Velveeta Shells & Cheese Original Mac and Cheese Dinner (size selector) Target. retailer. Accessed 2026-09-27. Record: 88075508. variations 12oz (TCIN 12954181) and 36oz/3ct (TCIN 17079404).
Barcode & identifiers
- GTIN-14
00021000070763- EAN-13 / GTIN-13
0021000070763- UPC-A / GTIN-12
021000070763
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