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Stouffer’s Fish Filet, Single Serve, Frozen Fish Filet, Single Frozen Meals
Frozen Foods
📊 NOVA 4

Stouffer’s Fish Filet, Single Serve, Frozen Fish Filet, Single Frozen Meals

Stouffer's
9 oz
Available at Foodtown
470
Calories
21g
Protein
4g
Sugars
820mg
Sodium
1g
Fiber
114
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Stouffer’s Fish Filet single-serve (9 oz) sits in the frozen meals aisle, usually stacked with other microwaveable dinners and next to frozen seafood sticks and boxed macaroni-and-cheese. It reads like convenience comfort food: a breaded Alaska pollock filet paired with macaroni in a cheddar-style sauce, packaged in a microwave-safe tray inside a branded cardboard sleeve. You’ll see it on quick-shopping runs for weeknight dinners, college back-to-school lists, or as an easy option stashed in a work-from-home freezer for post-shift meals and movie nights. The Stouffer’s name cues decades of frozen-dinner marketing—homestyle, reliable, and aimed at busy adults and families who want a familiar, no-fuss meal; the brand leans on nostalgia and convenience rather than culinary novelty. The label leans into “real cheddar” and “Alaska pollock” mentions, but there’s no organic or specialty certification; packaging copy and imagery evoke home cooking while the ingredient list reveals many industrial components. In plain terms, this is a highly processed frozen entrée: enriched flours, modified starches, gums, natural flavors, emulsifiers, and added salts and sugars are all present. Sensory notes: the filet is meant to be crisp outside and flaky inside (microwave crisping varies), the pasta is soft and slick in a creamy orange cheese sauce, and the tray-to-plate ritual—peel, heat, stir, eat—reads as quick comfort. Nutrition callouts (470 kcal, 820 mg sodium, 4 g sugars) often appear on the front or back to guide purchase decisions.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1
Servings per Container: 1
Calories470
% Daily Value*
Total Fat21g27%
Saturated Fat5g25%
Cholesterol55mg18%
Sodium820mg36%
Total Carbohydrate49g18%
Dietary Fiber1g4%
Total Sugars4g
Added Sugars1g2%
Protein21g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

BREADED, ALASKA, POLLOCK, (ALASKA, POLLOCK,, ENRICHED, BLEACHED, WHEAT, FLOUR, [ENRICHED, WITH, NIACIN,, REDUCED, IRON,, THIAMINE, MONONITRATE,, RIBOFLAVIN,, FOLIC, ACID],, VEGETABLE, OIL, [CANOLA, OIL,, AND/OR, COTTONSEED, OIL,, AND/OR, SOYBEAN, OIL],, MODIFIED, CORNSTARCH,, 2%, OR, LESS, OF, YELLOW, CORN, FLOUR,, SODIUM, ALGINATE,, WATER,, NATURAL, FLAVORS,, DEXTROSE,, SPICES,, SALT,, LEAVENING, [SODIUM, ACID, PYROPHOSPHATE,, SODIUM, BICARBONATE],, SUGAR,, CARRAGEENAN,, YEAST,, SOY, FLOUR,, CELLULOSE, GUM,, PAPRIKA, EXTRACT, [COLOR]),, COOKED, PASTA, (WATER,, SEMOLINA, WHEAT, FLOUR,, WHEAT, GLUTEN),, SKIM, MILK,, WATER,, CHEDDAR, CHEESE, (CULTURED, MILK,, SALT,, ENZYMES,, ANNATTO, COLOR),, 2%, OR, LESS, OF, CHEDDAR, CLUB, CHEESE, (CHEDDAR, CHEESE, [CULTURED, MILK,, SALT,, ENZYMES],, WATER,, SALT,, ANNATTO, COLOR),, SOYBEAN, OIL,, BLEACHED, WHEAT, FLOUR,, SALT,, POTASSIUM, SALT,, YEAST, EXTRACT,, XANTHAN, GUM,, LACTIC, ACID,, CALCIUM, LACTATE..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • CANOLA OIL - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • SOYBEAN OIL - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • COTTONSEED OIL - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • SOY LECITHIN - Processed emulsifier
  • ANNATTO COLOR - Artificial coloring
No Seed OilNo EmulsifierNo Additive

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is not gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

Contains multiple industrial ingredients and additives (modified starch, gums, carrageenan, natural flavors, emulsifiers) and is a ready-to-heat packaged meal, consistent with NOVA group 4 ultra-processed foods.

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Common Questions about Stouffer’s Fish Filet, Single Serve, Frozen Fish Filet, Single Frozen Meals

Well, that depends on your definition of healthy! At 470 calories per serving, it packs a decent protein punch with 21 grams, but it does have 21 grams of fat and 820 mg of sodium. If you're looking for a quick meal that satisfies your fish cravings without breaking the bank on calories, it could fit the bill — just keep portion sizes and overall diet in mind!

Perfect For

back-to-school
movie-night
post-work

Vibe:

convenientcomfortingnostalgicpractical
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