Birds Eye Garlic Butter Roasted Red Potatoes
Red potatoes are prepared with a light garlic and butter sauce. This meal can be found in the frozen aisle section at most grocery stores across the nation. As part of the Steamfresh® product line from Birds Eye®, you can cook this side dish directly in the bag.
A 10.8 ounce bag contains approximately two servings. Each serving has 130 calories, 2 grams fat, 25 grams carbohydrates, and 3 grams protein. It’s made with no artificial flavors.
Read this post for a complete overview of the nutrition facts and ingredients in Birds Eye garlic butter roasted red potatoes.
Calories and Nutrition Facts
The nutrition facts, including calories, are presented below based on a single serving. Each serving is measured as 1 1/4 cup of potatoes weighing about 138 grams when frozen.
Calories
Each serving has 130 calories. More than 3/4 of the total calories are derived from carbohydrates. No surprise given the meal is primarily potatoes with seasoning and flavors added.
Fat makes up about 15% of the total calories and the remaining calories are from protein.
- Carbs: 100 calories
- Fat: 20 calories
- Protein: 10 calories
- Total: 130 calories per serving
The caloric breakout by nutrient is a rounded estimate based on the nutrition facts label provided on the Birds Eye packaging.
Total Fat
As mentioned above, most of the calories are derived from carbohydrates. That said, each serving also contains 2 grams of fat, including 1 gram of saturated fat.
Sodium
While I don’t think the amount of fat is of any concern, I do recommend taking note of the total sodium. One serving of garlic butter roasted red potatoes has 400 milligrams of sodium.
The amount of sodium in each serving equates to about 17% of the FDA-recommended limit for an entire day.
The reason I think this is of interest is because this is a side dish that typically accompanies a main meal. Depending on the ingredients used in the main course or entree, it may be too much to also consume 400mg of sodium from these potatoes.
Nutrition Facts
Total Sugars include 1g Added Sugars.
Ingredients and Allergens
Ingredients
Here is the complete list of ingredients in the garlic butter roasted red potatoes.
Roasted Red Potatoes, Water, Cream, Sugar, Modified Food Starch, Salt, Garlic, Dehydrated Chives, Xanthan Gum, Modified Butter Oil, Dehydrated Butter, Natural Flavor, Guar Gum, Annatto, Turmeric
What is Xanthan Gum?
Xanthan Gum is a polysaccharide (a long-chain carbohydrate) that is made from a bacteria through a fermentation process. It’s often used a food additive for its thickening and stabilizing properties.
It also helps prevent certain ingredients from separating (for example, the ingredients in a smoothie beverage).
As a food additive, this ingredient is often found in salad dressing, syrups, batters and breading, candies, and baked goods. Xanthan Gum is also used in the production of non-food products such as toothpaste and cosmetics.
Allergens
According to the FDA, the most common food allergens are milk, peanuts, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, soy, tree nuts, wheat and sesame. The potatoes are made with dairy (i.e., cream, butter oil, dehydrated butter).
Nutrition facts and ingredients source: Birds Eye
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