How many calories are in Red Leicester cheese?

100 g of Red Leicester cheese has 403 kcal. Serving, 30 g (30 g): about 121 kcal.

Is Red Leicester cheese high in protein?

Red Leicester cheese contains 25 g of protein per 100 g (50% of the 50 g Daily Value), or 7.5 g in serving, 30 g (30 g). About 25% of its calories come from protein. Compared with other dairy and eggs, that is among the highest quarter (median 24.9 g).

How many carbs are in Red Leicester cheese?

Red Leicester cheese has 0.1 g of total carbohydrates per 100 g, including 0.5 g of fiber and 0.1 g of sugars. Label conventions differ: in the EU and some other regions carbohydrates are declared without fiber.

How much fat is in Red Leicester cheese?

Red Leicester cheese contains 33.6 g of fat per 100 g, of which 21.1 g is saturated (106% of the Daily Value).

How much sodium is in Red Leicester cheese?

100 g contains 684 mg of sodium, 30% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value.

Where does this nutrition data come from?

From Open Food Facts, record dated May 4, 2026. FoodFactly last checked it on November 12, 2026. Each value above shows whether it was measured, calculated or taken from a label.

Red Leicester cheese

Packaged product Dairy and Eggs Valley Spire

Red Leicester cheese contains 403 kcal per 100 g. A serving, 30 g (30 g) provides about 121 kcal.

Roughly 75% of its calories come from fat, with 25% from protein and 0.1% from carbohydrates (estimated with general energy factors).

That is close to the median for dairy and eggs on FoodFactly (403 kcal per 100 g).

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

Photo: Open Food Facts, CC BY-SA 3.0, Open Food Facts contributors

403kcal per 100 g

25 gprotein

0.1 gcarbohydrates

33.6 gfat

121kcal in serving, 30 g (30 g)

Nutrition facts

Amount

Nutrition facts for the selected amount
Nutrient	Amount per 100 g	% DV
Calories L	403 kcal
Total fat L	33.6 g	43%
Saturated fat L	21.1 g	106%
Sodium L	684 mg	30%
Total carbohydrates L	0.1 g	0%
Dietary fiber L	0.5 g	2%
Total sugars L	0.1 g
Protein L	25 g	50%

% 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 25%
Carbohydrates 0.1%
Fat 75%

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

Nutritional insights

Protein25 gin the top quarter of dairy and eggs (median 24.9 g)
Fiber0.5 gin the top quarter of dairy and eggs (median 0 g)
Fat33.6 gbelow the median for dairy and eggs (median 33.7 g)
Sodium684 mgabove the median for dairy and eggs (median 680 mg)
Protein per 100 kcal6.2 gprotein density, useful for comparing foods with different calorie levels

Product details

Brand: Valley Spire
Barcode: 20425470
Label serving: 30 g
Category: Red Leicester
Nutri-Score: D as computed by Open Food Facts

Ingredients

Ingredients not reported.

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Red leicester Iceland	403	25 g	0.1 g	33.6 g
Red Leicester Aldi	403	25 g	0.5 g	34 g
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Red Leicester Tesco	403	25 g	0.1 g	33.6 g

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

Source of the nutrition information

Open Food Facts, record 20425470. License: ODbL 1.0 (Open Food Facts). Source record dated May 4, 2026. Imported November 12, 2026.

Last updated: November 12, 2026. Data quality score: 90/100 (how it is calculated).

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