How many calories are in cheese?

100 g of cheese has 157 kcal. 1 slice (21 g): about 33 kcal. 1 cracker-size slice (9 g): about 14 kcal. 1 cubic inch (17 g): about 27 kcal.

Is cheese high in protein?

Cheese contains 32.1 g of protein per 100 g (64% of the 50 g Daily Value), or 6.7 g in 1 slice (21 g). About 82% of its calories come from protein. Compared with other cheese, that is among the highest quarter (median 22.1 g).

How many carbs are in cheese?

Cheese has 7.1 g of total carbohydrates per 100 g, including 0 g of fiber and 0 g of sugars.

How much fat is in cheese?

Cheese contains 0 g of fat per 100 g, of which 0 g is saturated (0% of the Daily Value).

What vitamins and minerals does cheese contain?

Per 100 g, the most notable amounts relative to the Daily Value are calcium (69% DV), phosphorus (39% DV), selenium (26% DV), Vitamin B12 (20% DV) and Riboflavin (B2) (17% DV). The full list is in the vitamins and minerals table above.

How much sodium is in cheese?

100 g contains 1,000 mg of sodium, 43% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value.

Where does this nutrition data come from?

From USDA FoodData Central: FNDDS (Survey), record dated October 31, 2024. FoodFactly last checked it on November 8, 2026. Each value above shows whether it was measured, calculated or taken from a label.

Cheese, Cheddar, nonfat or fat free: Nutrition Facts

Generic food Dairy and Eggs

This record duplicates Cheese, cheddar, nonfat or fat free from another USDA dataset. Its values are kept for reference; the linked page is the main one.

Cheese, Cheddar, nonfat or fat free contains 157 kcal per 100 g. A typical serving of 1 slice (21 g) provides about 33 kcal.

Roughly 82% of its calories come from protein, with 18% from carbohydrates and 0% from fat (estimated with general energy factors).

That is less energy than the typical item in cheese on FoodFactly, where the median is 340 kcal per 100 g across 35 foods.

100 g provides 69% of the Daily Value for calcium, 39% of the Daily Value for phosphorus and 26% of the Daily Value for selenium.

The data comes from the USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies (FNDDS), which calculates values from recipes of the ingredients.

157kcal per 100 g

32.1 gprotein

7.1 gcarbohydrates

0 gfat

33kcal in 1 slice (21 g)

Nutrition facts

Amount

Nutrition facts for the selected amount
Nutrient	Amount per 100 g	% DV
Calories C	157 kcal
Total fat C	0 g	0%
Saturated fat C	0 g	0%
Cholesterol C	18 mg	6%
Sodium C	1,000 mg	43%
Total carbohydrates C	7.1 g	3%
Dietary fiber C	0 g	0%
Total sugars C	0 g
Protein C	32.1 g	64%
Vitamin A C	60 µg	7%
Vitamin C C	0 mg	0%
Vitamin D C	0.1 µg	0.5%
Vitamin E C	0.06 mg	0.4%
Vitamin K C	0.6 µg	0.5%
Thiamin (B1) C	0.012 mg	1%
Riboflavin (B2) C	0.22 mg	17%
Niacin (B3) C	0.051 mg	0.3%
Vitamin B6 C	0.045 mg	3%
Folate (B9) C	11 µg	3%
Vitamin B12 C	0.49 µg	20%
Choline C	15.4 mg	3%
Calcium C	893 mg	69%
Iron C	0 mg	0%
Magnesium C	16 mg	4%
Phosphorus C	484 mg	39%
Potassium C	66 mg	1%
Zinc C	1.8 mg	17%
Copper C	0.021 mg	2%
Selenium C	14.5 µg	26%

% DV: percent of the FDA Daily Value for adults (reference amounts). Letters show how each value was obtained: M measured, C calculated, L label, Z assumed zero, I imputed. Vitamins and minerals not listed were not reported by the source.

Nutritional breakdown

Protein 82%
Carbohydrates 18%

Approximate share of calories, using general energy factors (4 kcal/g protein and carbohydrate, 9 kcal/g fat, 7 kcal/g alcohol).

Vitamins and minerals, % Daily Value per 100 g

Nutritional insights

Protein32.1 gin the top quarter of cheese (median 22.1 g)
Sugars0 gin the lowest quarter of cheese (median 1.8 g)
Fat0 gin the lowest quarter of cheese (median 23.4 g)
Saturated fat0 gin the lowest quarter of cheese (median 14 g)
Sodium1,000 mgabove the median for cheese (median 819 mg)
Protein per 100 kcal20.4 gprotein density, useful for comparing foods with different calorie levels
Water57 gwater per 100 g, which largely explains differences between raw, cooked and dried forms

Full nutrient profile

Fats and cholesterol (2)

Monounsaturated fat C	0 g
Polyunsaturated fat C	0 g

Individual fatty acids (19)

EPA (omega-3, 20:5 n-3) C	0 g
DHA (omega-3, 22:6 n-3) C	0 g
Linoleic acid (omega-6, 18:2) C	0 g
SFA 4:0 C	0 g
SFA 6:0 C	0 g
SFA 8:0 C	0 g
SFA 10:0 C	0 g
SFA 12:0 C	0 g
SFA 14:0 C	0 g
SFA 16:0 C	0 g
SFA 18:0 C	0 g
MUFA 18:1 C	0 g
PUFA 18:3 C	0 g
PUFA 20:4 C	0 g
MUFA 16:1 C	0 g
PUFA 18:4 C	0 g
MUFA 20:1 C	0 g
MUFA 22:1 C	0 g
PUFA 22:5 n-3 (DPA) C	0 g

Carotenoids (6)

Beta-carotene C	4 µg
Lycopene C	0 µg
Lutein + zeaxanthin C	0 µg
Retinol C	60 µg
Carotene, alpha C	0 µg
Cryptoxanthin, beta C	0 µg

Other components (8)

Water C	57 g
Alcohol C	0 g
Caffeine C	0 mg
Theobromine C	0 mg
Folic acid C	0 µg
Folate, food C	11 µg
Vitamin E, added C	0 mg
Vitamin B-12, added C	0 µg

Source of the nutrition information

USDA FoodData Central: FNDDS (Survey), record 2705711. License: CC0 1.0 (U.S. public domain). Source record dated October 31, 2024. Imported November 6, 2026.

Last updated: November 8, 2026. Data quality score: 100/100 (how it is calculated).

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