USDA ingredient referenceUpdated August 22, 2026

Macaroni or noodles with cheese in 6 Feast-indexed USDA foods

Calories, portions and nutrition →Macaroni or noodles with cheese, made from packaged mix

Within Feast’s 3,850-record USDA FNDDS reference corpus, “Macaroni or noodles with cheese” appears as a formulation input in 6 finished-food records. Their calories and nutrients describe those complete foods, not the input label by itself. Use the catalog to choose the closest finished food and open its exact FoodData Central citation.

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Exact nutrition reference, complete food catalog and source methodology

For calories, macros, portions, and household measures, use Macaroni or noodles with cheese, made from packaged mix, the exact cited complete FNDDS profile. This page answers the separate formulation question: where USDA lists input code 58145112 across Feast’s reference corpus.

What the code means

One exact source label across 6 complete records.

Every occurrence collected here uses ingredient code 58145112 and the source description “Macaroni or noodles with cheese, made from packaged mix.” The code is preserved exactly as it appears in the FNDDS input-food rows. It is not a FoodData Central FDC ID, so this page does not invent a standalone ingredient-record URL.

The strongest concentrations of linked records are currently Macaroni and cheese (6). These are category counts within Feast’s selected 3,850-record corpus. They do not estimate how often the ingredient is eaten, how common it is in recipes generally, or its prevalence across every FNDDS release.

Collection-level interpretation

Grounded ways to understand this source label

These summaries describe the linked FNDDS records in this exact corpus. They do not estimate consumer frequency, market share, or the composition of a meal.

Typical listed-weight range

70%–80.4%

The middle half of linked records spans 10.4 percentage points from the 25th to the 75th percentile. This is more resistant to a single extreme record than the full minimum-to-maximum range.

Largest linked category

Macaroni and cheese

6 of 6 linked records (100%) sit in this USDA category. The remainder span 0 other categories.

Most populated share band

60% to 100%

6 records (100%) fall in this band after repeated rows for code 58145112 are combined within each food.

Most frequent eligible co-input

Beef, ground

It appears alongside code 58145112 in 1 linked record (17%). Co-occurrence describes database structure, not a required recipe.

Where USDA uses this input

Linked records by source-food category

Each record is counted once even if ingredient code 58145112 appears on more than one input row inside that formulation. The category grouping describes the complete linked foods, not a culinary rule about the ingredient.

USDA survey-food categories

Source-formulation evidence

How the share of listed input weight changes

Repeated rows for code 58145112 inside one food are combined before the percentage is calculated. The denominator is the sum of all positive-weight inputs listed for that USDA formulation.

All linked records, not just the extremes

Where the listed-weight shares fall

Each bar counts complete food records after repeated rows for ingredient code 58145112 have been combined.

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The role changes by food type

Median listed share in the largest USDA categories

Category medians summarize source-formulation shares, not nutrient content or consumption frequency.

Listed-weight share distribution across the largest complete-food categories
Complete-food category	Records	Median	Middle 50%	Observed span
Macaroni and cheese	6	79.6%	70%–80.4%	65.5%–83.3%

What the spread can tell you

In this collection, “Macaroni or noodles with cheese, made from packaged mix” ranges from 65.5% to 83.3% of listed source-input weight, with a median of 79.6%. That variation can help distinguish a food where the input is a small supporting component from a record where it makes up much more of the standardized source formulation.

The spread remains descriptive. It does not show uncertainty around a single recipe, and a high source-weight share does not automatically mean the food supplies more of any particular nutrient. To compare nutrients, use the complete linked records below.

Verified consumer reference

Household measures and per-100-gram nutrition for Macaroni or noodles with cheese, made from packaged mix

The values here come from Macaroni or noodles with cheese, made from packaged mix, the exact complete FNDDS food cited as USDA FoodData Central record 2708813. Household totals are calculated only from gram weights USDA lists for that same record.

They are not an average of this ingredient collection, and they do not transfer automatically to a different product, recipe, preparation, or portion.

The complete FNDDS record's food code exactly matches source-input code 58145112.

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Nutrient span across the linked foods

Every value in this table describes an entire USDA survey-food record per 100 grams. The values are not the nutrient content of ingredient code 58145112, and differences cannot be attributed to this one input.

Nutrient span across complete food records linked to this source ingredient code
Whole-record nutrient	Observed minimum	Middle 50%	Median	Observed maximum	Linked records
Caloriesper 100 g of the complete food	148 kcal	168–203 kcal	182 kcal	210 kcal	6
Proteinper 100 g of the complete food	3.9 g	6–10.7 g	6.9 g	12.5 g	6
Carbohydrateper 100 g of the complete food	14.8 g	15.9–18.7 g	18.5 g	19 g	6
Total fatper 100 g of the complete food	6.5 g	7–10.8 g	8.6 g	12.2 g	6
Dietary fiberper 100 g of the complete food	0.7 g	0.7–0.8 g	0.8 g	1.1 g	6
Sodiumper 100 g of the complete food	131 mg	176–236 mg	203 mg	299 mg	6

The minimum and maximum preserve the complete observed span. The median is the middle linked-record value, not a prediction for a meal and not an ingredient-specific nutrient estimate.

Complete linked catalog

All 6 Feast-indexed food records that list code 58145112

This is the complete qualifying-corpus catalog, not a hand-picked sample. Search by food name or USDA category, then open a profile for household portions, Feast’s 21-nutrient panel, formulation details, and its exact FDC citation.

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6 records shown

Complete USDA food-record catalog linked to this source ingredient code
Linked USDA food record	USDA category	Formulation	Listed input weight	Weight share	Calories	Protein	Sodium	Citation
Macaroni or noodles with cheese and chicken or turkey	Macaroni and cheese	2 input rows	690 g	65.5%	178 kcal	12.5 g	229 mg	FDC 2708823 ↗
Macaroni or noodles with cheese and egg	Macaroni and cheese	2 input rows	690 g	83.3%	185 kcal	5.9 g	176 mg	FDC 2708822 ↗
Macaroni or noodles with cheese and frankfurters or hot dogs	Macaroni and cheese	2 input rows	690 g	80.1%	209 kcal	6.2 g	299 mg	FDC 2708821 ↗
Macaroni or noodles with cheese and meat	Macaroni and cheese	2 input rows	690 g	66.9%	210 kcal	11.8 g	238 mg	FDC 2708818 ↗
Macaroni or noodles with cheese and tomato	Macaroni and cheese	2 input rows	690 g	79.1%	148 kcal	3.9 g	131 mg	FDC 2708820 ↗
Macaroni or noodles with cheese and tuna	Macaroni and cheese	2 input rows	690 g	80.5%	164 kcal	7.6 g	176 mg	FDC 2708817 ↗

Decision support from the exact records on this page

Turn source data into a better next decision

These conclusions and reading paths are computed from 7 exact records behind Macaroni or noodles with cheese, made from packaged mix (USDA input 58145112). Links are chosen by record identity, controlled contrast, formulation input, nutrient spread, or serving context—not by loose keyword similarity.

Equal-weight result

Macaroni or noodles with cheese and chicken or turkey is higher in protein per 100 g

Macaroni or noodles with cheese and chicken or turkey reports 12.5 g versus 3.9 g for Macaroni or noodles with cheese and tomato: a 8.6 g difference when both are normalized to 100 g.

Inspect the underlying evidence

These listed servings have equal weights

7 listed servings each weigh 230 g

The 7 records with a listed serving weight on this page each use 230 g. Their serving totals therefore compare equal weights, even if the household labels differ. Match the preparation and adjust the weight to the amount you eat.

Record identity is part of the estimate

Distinguish “Macaroni or noodles with cheese and tomato” from “Macaroni or noodles with cheese, made from packaged mix”

These are separate USDA records with separate formulations or survey descriptions. Match preparation, additions, and the named household amount before borrowing either record’s nutrients.

Inspect the underlying evidence

Contextual knowledge graph

Follow the relationship that matches your question

For Macaroni or noodles with cheese, made from packaged mix (USDA input 58145112), each path states why the destination belongs here, so you can distinguish a true evidentiary connection from a merely similar label.

Best next guide for this exact record Macaroni or noodles with cheese and meat

Macaroni or noodles with cheese and meat is explicitly linked in this guide, which separates direct name matches from contextual variants.

Follow this evidence path Best next guide for this exact record Macaroni or noodles with cheese

Macaroni or noodles with cheese, made from packaged mix is explicitly linked in this guide, which separates direct name matches from contextual variants.

Follow this evidence path 7 context records in this source topic Macaroni and cheese

Macaroni or noodles with cheese and tomato and Macaroni or noodles with cheese and chicken or turkey belong to this USDA source-category collection. Its displayed ranges and complete exact-record catalog provide the peer set for a manual comparison; the destination does not preselect this page’s record.

Follow this evidence path A formulation detail that separates records Beverages, water, tap, drinking

USDA input 14411 appears in 1 of 7 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 355.5–355.5 g across those source formulations. These are source-formulation input weights, not plated or serving weights. Follow the code to inspect every represented occurrence.

Follow this evidence path A formulation detail that separates records Chicken, NS as to part, rotisserie, skin not eaten

USDA input 24102070 appears in 1 of 7 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 363–363 g across those source formulations. These are source-formulation input weights, not plated or serving weights. Follow the code to inspect every represented occurrence.

Follow this evidence path Test a nearby record choice Macaroni or noodles with cheese, made from packaged mix vs Macaroni or noodles with cheese, made from reduced fat packaged mix

Macaroni or noodles with cheese, made from packaged mix is held as one side of the comparison. The explicit record-description contrast is Fat-level wording: No matching controlled term in the source name versus reduced-fat wording; it is a selection cue, not evidence of cause.

Follow this evidence path Put the observed spread in corpus context Protein: density and serving context

In this page’s records, protein runs from 3.9 g in Macaroni or noodles with cheese and tomato to 12.5 g in Macaroni or noodles with cheese and chicken or turkey, all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path

Method and provenance

How this ingredient-centered page was calculated

Feast begins with its pinned 3,850-record USDA FoodData Central Survey Foods reference corpus for FNDDS 2021–2023. Each exact food profile retains its FDC identifier, source-food description, nutrient values, household measures, and positive-weight input-food rows. This page groups those input rows by the exact ingredient code 58145112; it does not merge similar-looking ingredient names or infer synonyms.

The distinct-record count deduplicates by FDC food record. When the same code is listed more than once inside one source formulation, its input weights are added before the listed-weight share is calculated. Category counts also count each food once. The 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile use the sorted one-share-per-food values with linear interpolation between adjacent ranks when a percentile falls between two records.

USDA’s current FNDDS documentation explains that many nutrient profiles are generated with calculation recipes designed to represent multiple variants, and that their input codes are not necessarily the exact ingredients in a retail product or an ingredient declaration. It also documents moisture and nutrient-retention adjustments. Feast therefore treats these rows as transparent source-calculation evidence—not as a reverse-engineered recipe.

The complete-food nutrient table uses each linked record’s available published per-100-gram values so the denominator remains consistent; its middle-50% ranges use the same interpolated percentile method. It is presented for record selection and comparison only. No nutrient value is reassigned to the ingredient, no causal effect is inferred, and no “healthy” score is manufactured from the collection.

How to apply the evidence to a meal

Use the ingredient as a discovery clue. Compare the linked record names, food categories, preparation wording, source formulation, and portion measures. If a close record exists, its complete profile can provide a defensible reference estimate. If the meal differs materially in cooking fat, sauce, ingredient ratios, or portion size, keep looking or use recipe weights, a package label, or an editable photo estimate instead.

These pages are educational source indexes. They do not provide medical advice, personalized nutrient targets, food-safety guidance, or a recipe. If a clinician has given you individualized dietary instructions, follow that guidance and use the most specific current source available for the food you actually consumed.