How many calories are in cheese spread?

100 g of cheese spread has 176 kcal. 1 slice (21 g): about 37 kcal. 1 bite size (4.7 g): about 8 kcal. 1 cracker-size slice (9 g): about 16 kcal.

Is cheese spread high in protein?

Cheese spread contains 13.4 g of protein per 100 g (27% of the 50 g Daily Value), or 2.8 g in 1 slice (21 g). About 30% of its calories come from protein. Compared with other cheese, that is in the lowest quarter (median 22.1 g).

How many carbs are in cheese spread?

Cheese spread has 10.7 g of total carbohydrates per 100 g, including 0 g of fiber and 7.1 g of sugars.

How much fat is in cheese spread?

Cheese spread contains 8.9 g of fat per 100 g, of which 5.7 g is saturated (28% of the Daily Value).

What vitamins and minerals does cheese spread contain?

Per 100 g, the most notable amounts relative to the Daily Value are phosphorus (74% DV), Vitamin B12 (49% DV), calcium (43% DV), Riboflavin (B2) (34% DV) and selenium (28% DV). The full list is in the vitamins and minerals table above.

How much sodium is in cheese spread?

100 g contains 1,100 mg of sodium, 48% 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 spread, American or Cheddar cheese base, reduced fat: Nutrition Facts

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This record duplicates Cheese spread, American or Cheddar cheese base, reduced fat from another USDA dataset. Its values are kept for reference; the linked page is the main one.

Cheese spread, American or Cheddar cheese base, reduced fat contains 176 kcal per 100 g. A typical serving of 1 slice (21 g) provides about 37 kcal.

Roughly 45% of its calories come from fat, with 30% from protein and 24% from carbohydrates (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 74% of the Daily Value for phosphorus, 49% of the Daily Value for Vitamin B12 and 43% of the Daily Value for calcium.

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

176kcal per 100 g

13.4 gprotein

10.7 gcarbohydrates

8.9 gfat

37kcal in 1 slice (21 g)

Nutrition facts

Amount

Nutrition facts for the selected amount
Nutrient	Amount per 100 g	% DV
Calories C	176 kcal
Total fat C	8.9 g	11%
Saturated fat C	5.7 g	28%
Cholesterol C	38 mg	13%
Sodium C	1,100 mg	48%
Total carbohydrates C	10.7 g	4%
Dietary fiber C	0 g	0%
Total sugars C	7.1 g
Protein C	13.4 g	27%
Vitamin A C	185 µg	21%
Vitamin C C	0 mg	0%
Vitamin D C	0 µg	0%
Vitamin E C	0.46 mg	3%
Vitamin K C	0 µg	0%
Thiamin (B1) C	0.038 mg	3%
Riboflavin (B2) C	0.44 mg	34%
Niacin (B3) C	0.15 mg	1%
Vitamin B6 C	0.099 mg	6%
Folate (B9) C	0 µg	0%
Vitamin B12 C	1.2 µg	49%
Choline C	42.6 mg	8%
Calcium C	557 mg	43%
Iron C	0.36 mg	2%
Magnesium C	27 mg	6%
Phosphorus C	931 mg	74%
Potassium C	250 mg	5%
Zinc C	1.8 mg	16%
Copper C	0.032 mg	4%
Selenium C	15.5 µg	28%

% 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 24%
Fat 45%

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

Protein13.4 gin the lowest quarter of cheese (median 22.1 g)
Sugars7.1 gin the top quarter of cheese (median 1.8 g)
Fat8.9 gin the lowest quarter of cheese (median 23.4 g)
Saturated fat5.7 gin the lowest quarter of cheese (median 14 g)
Sodium1,100 mgabove the median for cheese (median 819 mg)
Protein per 100 kcal7.6 gprotein density, useful for comparing foods with different calorie levels
Water61.8 gwater per 100 g, which largely explains differences between raw, cooked and dried forms

Full nutrient profile

Fats and cholesterol (2)

Monounsaturated fat C	2.5 g
Polyunsaturated fat C	0.42 g

Individual fatty acids (19)

EPA (omega-3, 20:5 n-3) C	0.004 g
DHA (omega-3, 22:6 n-3) C	0 g
Linoleic acid (omega-6, 18:2) C	0.33 g
SFA 4:0 C	0.21 g
SFA 6:0 C	0.16 g
SFA 8:0 C	0.1 g
SFA 10:0 C	0.25 g
SFA 12:0 C	0.28 g
SFA 14:0 C	0.91 g
SFA 16:0 C	2.6 g
SFA 18:0 C	0.96 g
MUFA 18:1 C	2.2 g
PUFA 18:3 C	0.039 g
PUFA 20:4 C	0.017 g
MUFA 16:1 C	0.15 g
PUFA 18:4 C	0 g
MUFA 20:1 C	0.019 g
MUFA 22:1 C	0 g
PUFA 22:5 n-3 (DPA) C	0.006 g

Carotenoids (6)

Beta-carotene C	27 µg
Lycopene C	0 µg
Lutein + zeaxanthin C	11 µg
Retinol C	183 µg
Carotene, alpha C	0 µg
Cryptoxanthin, beta C	1 µg

Other components (8)

Water C	61.8 g
Alcohol C	0 g
Caffeine C	0 mg
Theobromine C	0 mg
Folic acid C	0 µg
Folate, food C	0 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 2705768. 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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