How many calories are in Fresh Cheese?

100 g of Fresh Cheese has 286 kcal. Serving, 1 onz, 28 g (28 g): about 80 kcal.

Is Fresh Cheese high in protein?

Fresh Cheese contains 21.4 g of protein per 100 g (43% of the 50 g Daily Value), or 6 g in serving, 1 onz, 28 g (28 g). About 26% of its calories come from protein.

How many carbs are in Fresh Cheese?

Fresh Cheese has 3.6 g of total carbohydrates per 100 g, including 0 g of fiber and 0 g of sugars.

How much fat is in Fresh Cheese?

Fresh Cheese contains 25 g of fat per 100 g, of which 14.3 g is saturated (72% of the Daily Value).

What vitamins and minerals does Fresh Cheese contain?

Per 100 g, the most notable amounts relative to the Daily Value are calcium (41% DV). The full list is in the vitamins and minerals table above.

How much sodium is in Fresh Cheese?

100 g contains 750 mg of sodium, 33% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value.

Where does this nutrition data come from?

From USDA FoodData Central: Branded Foods, record dated January 15, 2026. FoodFactly last checked it on November 7, 2026. Each value above shows whether it was measured, calculated or taken from a label.

Fresh Cheese

Packaged product Dairy and Eggs La Vaquita

Fresh Cheese contains 286 kcal per 100 g. A serving, 1 onz, 28 g (28 g) provides about 80 kcal.

Roughly 69% of its calories come from fat, with 26% from protein and 4% from carbohydrates (estimated with general energy factors).

That is less energy than the typical item in dairy and eggs on FoodFactly, where the median is 333 kcal per 100 g across 12,820 products.

100 g provides 41% of the Daily Value for calcium.

The values are label data submitted by the manufacturer to USDA FoodData Central.

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

286kcal per 100 g

21.4 gprotein

3.6 gcarbohydrates

25 gfat

80kcal in serving, 1 onz, 28 g (28 g)

Nutrition facts

Amount

Nutrition facts for the selected amount
Nutrient	Amount per 100 g	% DV
Calories L	286 kcal
Total fat L	25 g	32%
Saturated fat L	14.3 g	72%
Trans fat L	0 g
Cholesterol L	71 mg	24%
Sodium L	750 mg	33%
Total carbohydrates L	3.6 g	1%
Dietary fiber L	0 g	0%
Total sugars L	0 g
Added sugars L	0 g	0%
Protein L	21.4 g	43%
Vitamin A L	0 µg	0%
Vitamin C L	0 mg	0%
Vitamin E L	0 mg	0%
Vitamin K L	0 µg	0%
Thiamin (B1) L	0 mg	0%
Riboflavin (B2) L	0 mg	0%
Vitamin B6 L	0 mg	0%
Folate (B9) L	0 µg	0%
Vitamin B12 L	0 µg	0%
Choline L	0 mg	0%
Calcium L	536 mg	41%
Iron L	0 mg	0%
Magnesium L	0 mg	0%
Phosphorus L	0 mg	0%
Potassium L	0 mg	0%
Zinc L	0 mg	0%
Copper L	0 mg	0%
Manganese L	0 mg	0%
Selenium L	0 µg	0%

% 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 26%
Carbohydrates 4%
Fat 69%

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

Sugars0 gin the lowest quarter of dairy and eggs (median 0.5 g)
Fat25 gbelow the median for dairy and eggs (median 26.3 g)
Saturated fat14.3 gbelow the median for dairy and eggs (median 17 g)
Sodium750 mgabove the median for dairy and eggs (median 643 mg)
Protein per 100 kcal7.5 gprotein density, useful for comparing foods with different calorie levels

Full nutrient profile

Sugars and starch (1)

Starch L	0 g

Carotenoids (1)

Vitamin D (D2 + D3), International Units L	0 IU

Other components (1)

Caffeine L	0 mg

Values by source

More than one dataset describes this food. FoodFactly keeps each source's values separately instead of blending them. The headline values above come from USDA FoodData Central: Branded Foods.

Per 100 g	Open Food Facts	USDA Branded
Calories	321 kcal	286 kcal
Protein	21.4 g	21.4 g
Carbohydrates	3.6 g	3.6 g
Fat	25 g	25 g
Fiber	0 g	0 g
Sugars	0 g	0 g
Sodium	893 mg	750 mg

Product details

Brand: La Vaquita
Barcode: 0619801991624
Label serving: 1 ONZ (28 g)
Category: Cheeses
Nutri-Score: D as computed by Open Food Facts
NOVA group: 3 processing level (1 to 4), as classified by Open Food Facts

Ingredients

Cultured pasteurized cow's milk, salt, enzymes, natamycin (a natural mold inhibitor).

As listed on the package and transcribed by Open Food Facts contributors. Always check the package for allergens.

Ingredient guides: Milk Salt

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

Source of the nutrition information

USDA FoodData Central: Branded Foods, record 2391054. License: CC0 1.0 (U.S. public domain). Source record dated January 22, 2021. Imported November 6, 2026.
Open Food Facts, record 0619801991624. License: ODbL 1.0 (Open Food Facts). Source record dated January 15, 2026. Imported November 7, 2026.

Last updated: November 7, 2026. Source description: "FRESH CHEESE". Data quality score: 100/100 (how it is calculated).

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