Is Cheese high in protein?

Cheese contains 23 g of protein per 100 g (46% of the 50 g Daily Value). About 24% 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 2.6 g of total carbohydrates per 100 g, including 2.6 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 32 g of fat per 100 g, of which 20 g is saturated (100% of the Daily Value).

How much sodium is in Cheese?

100 g contains 472 mg of sodium, 21% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value.

Where does this nutrition data come from?

From Open Food Facts, record dated April 2, 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 Västerbttenost 32%

Cheese contains 390 kcal per 100 g.

Roughly 74% of its calories come from fat, with 24% from protein and 3% 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.

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390kcal per 100 g

23 gprotein

2.6 gcarbohydrates

32 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	390 kcal
Total fat L	32 g	41%
Saturated fat L	20 g	100%
Sodium L	472 mg	21%
Total carbohydrates L	2.6 g	0.9%
Dietary fiber	not reported
Total sugars L	2.6 g
Protein L	23 g	46%

% 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 24%
Carbohydrates 3%
Fat 74%

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

Nutritional insights

Protein23 gin the top quarter of dairy and eggs (median 8 g)
Sugars2.6 gbelow the median for dairy and eggs (median 4 g)
Fat32 gin the top quarter of dairy and eggs (median 10 g)
Saturated fat20 gin the top quarter of dairy and eggs (median 4.2 g)
Sodium472 mgabove the median for dairy and eggs (median 218 mg)
Protein per 100 kcal5.9 gprotein density, useful for comparing foods with different calorie levels

Product details

Brand: Västerbttenost 32%
Barcode: 7310861081517
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 7310861081517. License: ODbL 1.0 (Open Food Facts). Source record dated April 2, 2026. Imported November 12, 2026.

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

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