How many calories are in Velveeta Shreds?

100 g of Velveeta Shreds has 214 kcal. Serving, 28 g, 0.25 cup (28 g): about 60 kcal.

Is Velveeta Shreds high in protein?

Velveeta Shreds contains 17.9 g of protein per 100 g (36% of the 50 g Daily Value), or 5 g in serving, 28 g, 0.25 cup (28 g). About 34% of its calories come from protein. Compared with other dairy and eggs, that is in the lowest quarter (median 25 g).

How many carbs are in Velveeta Shreds?

Velveeta Shreds has 10.7 g of total carbohydrates per 100 g, including 0 g of fiber and 3.6 g of sugars.

How much fat is in Velveeta Shreds?

Velveeta Shreds contains 10.7 g of fat per 100 g, of which 7.1 g is saturated (36% of the Daily Value).

What vitamins and minerals does Velveeta Shreds contain?

Per 100 g, the most notable amounts relative to the Daily Value are calcium (41% DV) and Vitamin A (24% DV). The full list is in the vitamins and minerals table above.

How much sodium is in Velveeta Shreds?

100 g contains 1,610 mg of sodium, 70% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value.

Where does this nutrition data come from?

From USDA FoodData Central: Branded Foods, record dated January 18, 2023. FoodFactly last checked it on November 6, 2026. Each value above shows whether it was measured, calculated or taken from a label.

Velveeta Shreds

Packaged product Dairy and Eggs Velveeta

Velveeta Shreds contains 214 kcal per 100 g. A serving, 28 g, 0.25 cup (28 g) provides about 60 kcal.

Roughly 46% of its calories come from fat, with 34% from protein and 20% from carbohydrates (estimated with general energy factors).

That is less energy than the typical item in dairy and eggs on FoodFactly, where the median is 396 kcal per 100 g across 1,225 products.

100 g provides 41% of the Daily Value for calcium and 24% of the Daily Value for Vitamin A.

The values are label data submitted by the manufacturer to USDA FoodData Central.

Photo: Open Food Facts, CC BY-SA 3.0, Open Food Facts contributors

214kcal per 100 g

17.9 gprotein

10.7 gcarbohydrates

10.7 gfat

60kcal in serving, 28 g, 0.25 cup (28 g)

Nutrition facts

Amount

Nutrition facts for the selected amount
Nutrient	Amount per 100 g	% DV
Calories L	214 kcal
Total fat L	10.7 g	14%
Saturated fat L	7.1 g	36%
Trans fat L	0 g
Cholesterol L	54 mg	18%
Sodium L	1,610 mg	70%
Total carbohydrates L	10.7 g	4%
Dietary fiber L	0 g	0%
Total sugars L	3.6 g
Added sugars L	0 g	0%
Protein L	17.9 g	36%
Vitamin A L	214 µg	24%
Vitamin C L	0 mg	0%
Vitamin D L	0 µg	0%
Calcium L	536 mg	41%
Iron L	0 mg	0%
Potassium L	0 mg	0%

% DV: percent of the FDA Daily Value for adults (reference amounts). Letters show how each value was obtained: M measured, C calculated, L label, Z assumed zero, I imputed. Vitamins and minerals not listed were not reported by the source.

Nutritional breakdown

Protein 34%
Carbohydrates 20%
Fat 46%

Approximate share of calories, using general energy factors (4 kcal/g protein and carbohydrate, 9 kcal/g fat, 7 kcal/g alcohol).

Vitamins and minerals, % Daily Value per 100 g

Nutritional insights

Protein17.9 gin the lowest quarter of dairy and eggs (median 25 g)
Sugars3.6 gin the top quarter of dairy and eggs (median 0 g)
Fat10.7 gin the lowest quarter of dairy and eggs (median 32.1 g)
Saturated fat7.1 gin the lowest quarter of dairy and eggs (median 21 g)
Sodium1,610 mgin the top quarter of dairy and eggs (median 706 mg)
Protein per 100 kcal8.4 gprotein density, useful for comparing foods with different calorie levels

Values by source

More than one dataset describes this food. FoodFactly keeps each source's values separately instead of blending them. The headline values above come from USDA FoodData Central: Branded Foods.

Per 100 g	Open Food Facts	USDA Branded
Calories	214 kcal	214 kcal
Protein	17.9 g	17.9 g
Carbohydrates	10.7 g	10.7 g
Fat	10.7 g	10.7 g
Fiber	0 g	0 g
Sugars	3.6 g	3.6 g
Sodium	1,607 mg	1,610 mg

Product details

Brand: Velveeta
Barcode: 0021000054596
Label serving: 28 g (0.25 cup)
Category: Cheddar cheese
Nutri-Score: E as computed by Open Food Facts
NOVA group: 4 processing level (1 to 4), as classified by Open Food Facts

Ingredients

Milk, water, whey, milk protein concentrate, modified food starch, gelatin, milkfat, sodium phosphate, salt, maltodextrin, lactic acid, sodium alginate, sorbic acid as a preservative, cheese culture, enzymes, apocarotenal (color), with potato starch, cell

As listed on the package and transcribed by Open Food Facts contributors. Always check the package for allergens.

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Per 100 g. Calories in kcal. n/a: not reported by the source.

Source of the nutrition information

USDA FoodData Central: Branded Foods, record 2617612. License: CC0 1.0 (U.S. public domain). Source record dated June 12, 2023. Imported November 6, 2026.
Open Food Facts, record 0021000054596. License: ODbL 1.0 (Open Food Facts). Source record dated January 18, 2023. Imported November 6, 2026.

Last updated: November 6, 2026. Data quality score: 100/100 (how it is calculated).

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