Low sodium cheese sauce
17 cheese sauces, least sodium first; most have 360 to 500 mg a serving. None is a low sodium cheese sauce by the federal line: the list shows which come closest.
Other lists: cheese dips and quesos (on 2 tbsp), cheese (on 30 g)
| Product | Serving | % Daily Value | Level | Nutrition | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ragú Double Cheddar Sauce | per 1/4 cup (61 g) | 370mg | 16% DV | Per 1/4 cup 370 mg | |||||||||
| 2Mrs. Renfro's Nacho Cheese Sauce | per 1/4 cup (66 g) | 380mg | 17% DV | Per 1/4 cup 380 mg | |||||||||
| 3Prego Creamy Cheddar Cheese Sauce, 14.5 oz Jar | per 1/4 cup (61 g) | 380mg | 17% DV | Per 1/4 cup 380 mg | |||||||||
| 4Prego Cheesy Bacon Cheddar Cheese Sauce, 14.5 oz Jar | per 1/4 cup (61 g) | 400mg | 17% DV | Per 1/4 cup 400 mg | |||||||||
| 5Pace Medium Nacho Cheese Sauce, 10.5 oz Can | per 1/4 cup (62 g) | 420mg | 18% DV | Per 1/4 cup 420 mg | |||||||||
| 6Pace Mild Nacho Cheese Sauce, 10.5 oz Can | per 1/4 cup (62 g) | 420mg | 18% DV | Per 1/4 cup 420 mg | |||||||||
| 7Pace Mild Nacho Cheese Sauce, 22 Oz | per 1/4 cup (62 g) | 420mg | 18% DV | Per 1/4 cup 420 mg | |||||||||
| 8La Preferida Zesty Nacho Cheese Sauce | per 1/4 cup (62 g) | 460mg | 20% DV | Per 1/4 cup 460 mg | |||||||||
| 9Juanita's Hot & Spicy Nacho Cheese Sauce | per 1/4 cup (62 g) | 470mg | 20% DV | Per 1/4 cup 470 mg | |||||||||
| 10Juanita's Nacho Cheese Sauce | per 1/4 cup (62 g) | 470mg | 20% DV | Per 1/4 cup 470 mg | |||||||||
| 11Old El Paso Creamy Queso Sauce | per 1 tbsp (16 g) | 120mg | 5% DV | Per 1/4 cup 480 mg | |||||||||
| 12El Mexicano Nacho Cheese Sauce | per 1/4 cup (62 g) | 500mg | 22% DV | Per 1/4 cup 500 mg | |||||||||
| 13Elrio Nacho Cheese Sauce with Jalapeno, Mild | per 1/4 cup (61 g) | 500mg | 22% DV | Per 1/4 cup 500 mg | |||||||||
| 14Ricos Queso Blanco White Cheese Sauce | per 1/4 cup (62 g) | 510mg | 22% DV | Per 1/4 cup 510 mg | |||||||||
| 15Ricos Hot & Spicy Caeddar Cheese Sauce, Hot & Spicy Cheddar | per 1/4 cup (62 g) | 540mg | 23% DV | Per 1/4 cup 540 mg | |||||||||
| 16Ortega Mild Creamy Queso Sauce | per 1 tbsp (16 g) | 180mg | 8% DV | Per 1/4 cup 720 mg | |||||||||
| 17Trio Cheese Sauce 32 ounces | per 12 g | 360mg | 16% DV | Per 1/4 cup 720 mg |
No cheese sauce here matches all of that.
% Daily Value is one serving's share of 2,300 mg, the Daily Value for sodium on US packages.
Package data: USDA FoodData Central, October 29, 2026 release, and Open Food Facts as of November 12, 2026. Sources
Is there a low sodium cheese sauce?
Not among these 17. None has 140 mg of sodium or less in 1/4 cup (60 mL), the federal line for the words “low sodium”.
No cheese sauce here comes near the line: the lowest has 370 mg in 1/4 cup (60 mL), and most cheese sauce has 360 to 500 mg in a serving, 16% to 22% of the Daily Value.
Low sodium cheese sauce brands
No brand has a cheese sauce at the low sodium level here. The lowest of each brand:
- Ragú Double Cheddar Sauce 370mg per 1/4 cup (61 g) · 370 mg in 1/4 cup
- Mrs. Renfro's Nacho Cheese Sauce 380mg per 1/4 cup (66 g) · 380 mg in 1/4 cup
- Prego Creamy Cheddar Cheese Sauce, 14.5 oz Jar 380mg per 1/4 cup (61 g) · 380 mg in 1/4 cup
- Pace Medium Nacho Cheese Sauce, 10.5 oz Can 420mg per 1/4 cup (62 g) · 420 mg in 1/4 cup
- La Preferida Zesty Nacho Cheese Sauce 460mg per 1/4 cup (62 g) · 460 mg in 1/4 cup
Lowest sodium cheese sauce by kind
The lowest cheese sauce of each kind, least sodium first. None of them reaches the low sodium level.
- Cheddar: Ragú Double Cheddar Sauce 370mg per 1/4 cup (61 g) · 370 mg in 1/4 cup
- Nacho: Mrs. Renfro's Nacho Cheese Sauce 380mg per 1/4 cup (66 g) · 380 mg in 1/4 cup
- Cheese sauce: Trio Cheese Sauce 32 ounces 360mg per 12 g · 720 mg in 1/4 cup
No salt added cheese sauce
No cheese sauce here carries “no salt added”, “unsalted” or “low sodium” in the name.
“No salt added” and “unsalted” mean that no salt goes in while the food is made, on a food that is normally made with salt. Neither means no sodium: the other ingredients have sodium of their own. When the food is not sodium free, the package has to say “not a sodium free food” or “not for control of sodium in the diet” next to the Nutrition Facts.
Salt free cheese sauce
“Salt free” is stricter. A package may say it only when the food is sodium free, under 5 mg. No cheese sauce here is that low.
Questions about low sodium cheese sauce
What is a low sodium cheese sauce?
A cheese sauce with 140 mg or less of sodium in 1/4 cup (60 mL), the amount federal labeling rules use to compare cheese sauces. That is the line for the words “low sodium” on a package. “Very low sodium” is 35 mg or less and “sodium free” is under 5 mg.
Is there a sodium free or no sodium cheese sauce?
No. “Sodium free” and “no sodium” on a package both mean under 5 mg in 1/4 cup (60 mL) and in the package's own serving. The lowest cheese sauce here has 740 mg in a serving, on an older package.
Is there a reduced sodium cheese sauce?
No cheese sauce here carries “reduced sodium”, “less sodium” or “lower sodium” in the name. On a package those words mean at least 25 percent less sodium than the regular food it is compared with, so a reduced sodium cheese sauce can still be above the low sodium line.
Does Ricos make a low sodium cheese sauce?
No Ricos cheese sauce here is at the low sodium level. Its lowest:
Ricos Queso Blanco White Cheese Sauce has 510 mg per 1/4 cup (62 g), 510 mg in 1/4 cup.
Does Prego make a low sodium cheese sauce?
No Prego cheese sauce here is at the low sodium level. Its lowest:
Prego Creamy Cheddar Cheese Sauce, 14.5 oz Jar has 380 mg per 1/4 cup (61 g), 380 mg in 1/4 cup.
Does Gehl's make a low sodium cheese sauce?
No Gehl's cheese sauce here is at the low sodium level. Its lowest:
Gehl's Jalapeno Cheese Sauce Flavored Nacho Cheese has 940 mg per 1 cup (99 g), 235 mg in 1/4 cup (an older package).
How to read the numbers
Sodium in one serving, from the package's Nutrition Facts. The serving is next to it.
% Daily Value is that serving's share of 2,300 mg, the Daily Value for sodium on US packages.
In 1/4 cup (60 mL): every package on the same amount, so a small serving and a large one line up.
Level: a green tag means the number in 1/4 cup meets a federal level: low sodium (140 mg or less), very low sodium (35 mg or less) or sodium free (under 5 mg). The package may not print those words.
Nutrition opens the rest of one serving's Nutrition Facts and the ingredient list. More nutrition puts those numbers in the list, to order by any of them.
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These are package numbers, not advice. How much sodium is right for you is for your doctor or dietitian to say.