Nutritional Value Of Green Giant Cauliflower & Three Cheese Sauce

Nutritional Value of Green Giant Cauliflower & Three Cheese Sauce

Oct 13, 2010 | By Jennifer Williams

After the Jolly Green Giant became the popular image of the Minnesota Valley Canning Co., the company changed its name to Green Giant. Today, a statue of the Jolly Green Giant can be found in Blue Earth, Minnesota. The Green Giant Co., which began more than 100 years ago, is now part of General Mills, along with the Betty Crocker brand. One of its more recent products is Cauliflower & Three Cheese Sauce.

Related Products

Cauliflower & Three Cheese sauce is part of the Green Giant Family sized vegetable line. Other products include Baby Brussels Sprouts & Butter Sauce, Pasta, Carrots, Broccoli & Garlic Sauce and Roasted Potatoes & Garlic Herb Sauce. This group of products is designed to be microwaveable, low-fat and low-calorie for use as a side-dish or in recipes. The package label says it contains six servings.

Ingerdients

The primary ingredient is cauliflower, a cruciform vegetable. Cruciferous vegetables contain sulfur compounds that may have anti-cancer properties, according to the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University. The second ingredient in Cauliflower & Three Cheese is water. Other ingredients include, whey, corn starch, salt, gelatin, soy bean oil, palm oil, cheddar cheese and dried baker's cheese, according to the company website.

Calories

A serving of Cauliflower & Three Cheese is approximately one cup. Each of the six servings has 45 calories. Ten of the calories are from fat. The total fat is 2 percent of the recommend dietary allowance. There is no significant cholesterol.

Nutrients

A Cauliflower & Three Cheese serving provides 2 g of protein. In each serving there is 1 g of fiber. There is 390 mg of sodium, which is 16 percent of the RDA.

Vitamins

One Cauliflower & Three Cheese serving has 35 percent of the RDA of Vitamin C and 4 percent of the RDA for calcium.

Role

Green Giant Cauliflower & Three Cheese is low-calorie and provides some nutrients. It can quickly be prepared in the microwave to be eaten as part of a healthy meal.