Skip to main content

Cheese sauce, packet mix, made up with skimmed milk, homemade

This cheese sauce is prepared at home from a packet mix using skimmed milk. The figures describe the prepared sauce rather than the dry powder. It provides carbohydrate and protein, with some fat, as well as calcium. Per 100g, it contains 9.2g of carbohydrate, 5.6g of protein, 171mg of calcium and 1.1g of salt.

Protein supports the maintenance and repair of body tissues, while calcium helps maintain bones and teeth and supports normal muscle function. The salt content is worth noting for people monitoring their salt intake, particularly when the sauce is served with other foods containing salt. Full nutrient figures are provided in the tables below.

Nutrition per 100g

Nutrient

Per 100g

Energy

79 kcal

Energy

333 kJ

Fat

2.4g

Carbohydrate

9.2g

of which sugars

5.3g

Protein

5.6g

Salt

1.1g

Water

80g

Vitamins and minerals per 100g

Nutrient

Per 100g

Vitamin A (retinol equivalent)

20µg

Vitamin D

0.1µg

Vitamin E

0.2mg

Vitamin C

0mg

Thiamin (B1)

0.04mg

Riboflavin (B2)

0.26mg

Niacin (B3)

0.2mg

Vitamin B6

0.08mg

Vitamin B12

0.9µg

Folate

9µg

Calcium

171mg

Iron

0.11mg

Magnesium

15mg

Phosphorus

176mg

Potassium

196mg

Sodium

452mg

Zinc

0.7mg

Copper

Trace

Other types of cheese sauce

Food

Calories per 100g

Protein per 100g

Fat per 100g

Fibre per 100g

Cheese sauce, packet mix, made up with semi-skimmed milk, homemade

106 kcal

5.8g

5.2g

0.2g

Cheese sauce, packet mix, made up with whole milk, homemade

108 kcal

5.5g

5.7g

–

Cheese sauce, made with semi-skimmed milk, homemade

182 kcal

8.2g

13g

0.7g

Cheese sauce, made with skimmed milk, homemade

172 kcal

8.2g

12g

0.2g

Cheese sauce, made with whole milk, homemade

197 kcal

8.2g

15g

0.2g

About these figures

Values are per 100g of the food as described (Recipe). "Trace" means only a very small amount was found. Nutrients that were not measured are not shown. Salt is calculated from sodium.

Further reading and references

  • Public Health England. McCance and Widdowson's The Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset 2021. GOV.UK.

Article history

The information on this page is written and peer reviewed by qualified clinicians.
  • 3 Nov 2026 | Latest version
  • 3 Nov 2026 | Originally published