How many calories are in Mexican shredded cheese?

100 g of Mexican shredded cheese has 357 kcal. Serving, 0.25 cup, 28 g (28 g): about 100 kcal.

Is Mexican shredded cheese high in protein?

Mexican shredded cheese contains 25 g of protein per 100 g (50% of the 50 g Daily Value), or 7 g in serving, 0.25 cup, 28 g (28 g). About 29% of its calories come from protein. Compared with other dairy and eggs, that is among the highest quarter (median 21.4 g).

How many carbs are in Mexican shredded cheese?

Mexican shredded 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 Mexican shredded cheese?

Mexican shredded cheese contains 25 g of fat per 100 g, of which 17.9 g is saturated (89% of the Daily Value).

What vitamins and minerals does Mexican shredded cheese contain?

Per 100 g, the most notable amounts relative to the Daily Value are calcium (58% DV) and Vitamin A (36% DV). The full list is in the vitamins and minerals table above.

How much sodium is in Mexican shredded cheese?

100 g contains 893 mg of sodium, 39% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value.

Where does this nutrition data come from?

From USDA FoodData Central: Branded Foods, record dated April 29, 2023. FoodFactly last checked it on November 6, 2026. Each value above shows whether it was measured, calculated or taken from a label.

Mexican shredded cheese

Packaged product Dairy and Eggs Horizon Organic

Mexican shredded cheese contains 357 kcal per 100 g. A serving, 0.25 cup, 28 g (28 g) provides about 100 kcal.

Roughly 66% of its calories come from fat, with 29% from protein and 4% from carbohydrates (estimated with general energy factors).

That is close to the median for dairy and eggs on FoodFactly (357 kcal per 100 g).

100 g provides 58% of the Daily Value for calcium and 36% of the Daily Value for Vitamin A.

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

357kcal per 100 g

25 gprotein

3.6 gcarbohydrates

25 gfat

100kcal in serving, 0.25 cup, 28 g (28 g)

Nutrition facts

Amount

Nutrition facts for the selected amount
Nutrient	Amount per 100 g	% DV
Calories L	357 kcal
Total fat L	25 g	32%
Saturated fat L	17.9 g	89%
Trans fat L	0 g
Cholesterol L	71 mg	24%
Sodium L	893 mg	39%
Total carbohydrates L	3.6 g	1%
Dietary fiber L	0 g	0%
Total sugars L	0 g
Protein L	25 g	50%
Vitamin A L	321 µg	36%
Vitamin C L	0 mg	0%
Vitamin D L	0 µg	0%
Calcium L	757 mg	58%
Iron L	0 mg	0%
Potassium L	0 mg	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 29%
Carbohydrates 4%
Fat 66%

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

Protein25 gin the top quarter of dairy and eggs (median 21.4 g)
Fat25 gbelow the median for dairy and eggs (median 28.6 g)
Sodium893 mgin the top quarter of dairy and eggs (median 679 mg)
Protein per 100 kcal7 gprotein density, useful for comparing foods with different calorie levels

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	357 kcal	357 kcal
Protein	25 g	25 g
Carbohydrates	3.6 g	3.6 g
Fat	25 g	25 g
Fiber	0 g	n/a
Sugars	0 g	n/a
Sodium	907 mg	893 mg

Product details

Brand: Horizon Organic
Barcode: 0742365606502
Quantity: 6 oz
Label serving: 0.25 cup (28 g)
Category: Mexican cheeses
Nutri-Score: D as computed by Open Food Facts
NOVA group: 4 processing level (1 to 4), as classified by Open Food Facts

Ingredients

Organic colby cheese (cultured pasteurized organic milk, salt, organic annatto [color], microbial enzymes [non-animal, rennetless]), organic monterey jack cheese (cultured pasteurized organic milk, salt, microbial enzymes [non-animal, rennetless]), organic cheddar cheese (cultured pasteurized organic milk, salt, microbial enzymes [non-animal, rennetless]), cellulose (to prevent caking).

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

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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 2667195. License: CC0 1.0 (U.S. public domain). Source record dated November 20, 2020. Imported November 6, 2026.
Open Food Facts, record 0742365606502. License: ODbL 1.0 (Open Food Facts). Source record dated April 29, 2023. Imported November 6, 2026.

Last updated: November 6, 2026. Data quality score: 100/100 (how it is calculated).

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