Is Cheese high in protein?

Cheese contains 26 g of protein per 100 g (52% of the 50 g Daily Value). About 30% of its calories come from protein. Compared with other dairy and eggs, that is among the highest quarter (median 8 g).

How many carbs are in Cheese?

Cheese has 1.4 g of total carbohydrates per 100 g, including 0.2 g of sugars. Label conventions differ: in the EU and some other regions carbohydrates are declared without fiber.

How much fat is in Cheese?

Cheese contains 26 g of fat per 100 g, of which 13 g is saturated (65% of the Daily Value).

How much sodium is in Cheese?

100 g contains 590 mg of sodium, 26% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value.

Where does this nutrition data come from?

From Open Food Facts, record dated January 10, 2026. FoodFactly last checked it on November 12, 2026. Each value above shows whether it was measured, calculated or taken from a label.

Cheese

Packaged product Dairy and Eggs Maxima

Cheese contains 344 kcal per 100 g.

Roughly 68% of its calories come from fat, with 30% from protein and 2% from carbohydrates (estimated with general energy factors).

That is more energy than the typical item in dairy and eggs on FoodFactly, where the median is 245 kcal per 100 g across 55,735 products.

The values are as declared on the product label and entered by Open Food Facts contributors.

344kcal per 100 g

26 gprotein

1.4 gcarbohydrates

26 gfat

Nutrition facts

Amount

The source reports no household measures (such as cups or pieces) for this food, so only weights are offered.

Nutrition facts for the selected amount
Nutrient	Amount per 100 g	% DV
Calories L	344 kcal
Total fat L	26 g	33%
Saturated fat L	13 g	65%
Sodium L	590 mg	26%
Total carbohydrates L	1.4 g	0.5%
Dietary fiber	not reported
Total sugars L	0.2 g
Protein L	26 g	52%

% 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 30%
Carbohydrates 2%
Fat 68%

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

Nutritional insights

Protein26 gin the top quarter of dairy and eggs (median 8 g)
Sugars0.2 gin the lowest quarter of dairy and eggs (median 4 g)
Fat26 gabove the median for dairy and eggs (median 10 g)
Saturated fat13 gabove the median for dairy and eggs (median 4.2 g)
Sodium590 mgabove the median for dairy and eggs (median 218 mg)
Protein per 100 kcal7.6 gprotein density, useful for comparing foods with different calorie levels

Product details

Brand: Maxima
Barcode: 2579438003641
Category: Dairy and Eggs

Ingredients

Ingredients not reported.

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Per 100 g. Calories in kcal. n/a: not reported by the source.

Source of the nutrition information

Open Food Facts, record 2579438003641. License: ODbL 1.0 (Open Food Facts). Source record dated January 10, 2026. Imported November 12, 2026.

Last updated: November 12, 2026. Data quality score: 80/100 (how it is calculated).

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