How many calories are in Mexican Style Grated Cheese?

100 g of Mexican Style Grated Cheese has 321 kcal. Serving, 1 onz, 28 g (28 g): about 90 kcal.

Is Mexican Style Grated Cheese high in protein?

Mexican Style Grated 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 28% of its calories come from protein.

How many carbs are in Mexican Style Grated Cheese?

Mexican Style Grated Cheese has 0 g of total carbohydrates per 100 g, including 0 g of fiber and 0 g of sugars.

How much fat is in Mexican Style Grated Cheese?

Mexican Style Grated 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 Mexican Style Grated Cheese contain?

Per 100 g, the most notable amounts relative to the Daily Value are calcium (55% DV) and Vitamin A (24% DV). The full list is in the vitamins and minerals table above.

How much sodium is in Mexican Style Grated Cheese?

100 g contains 857 mg of sodium, 37% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value.

Where does this nutrition data come from?

From USDA FoodData Central: Branded Foods, record dated April 22, 2020. FoodFactly last checked it on November 6, 2026. Each value above shows whether it was measured, calculated or taken from a label.

Mexican Style Grated Cheese

Packaged product Dairy and Eggs Cuervito Morado

Mexican Style Grated Cheese contains 321 kcal per 100 g. A serving, 1 onz, 28 g (28 g) provides about 90 kcal.

Roughly 72% of its calories come from fat, with 28% from protein and 0% 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 357 kcal per 100 g across 96 products.

100 g provides 55% of the Daily Value for calcium and 24% of the Daily Value for Vitamin A.

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

321kcal per 100 g

21.4 gprotein

0 gcarbohydrates

25 gfat

90kcal 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	321 kcal
Total fat L	25 g	32%
Saturated fat L	14.3 g	72%
Trans fat L	0 g
Cholesterol L	54 mg	18%
Sodium L	857 mg	37%
Total carbohydrates L	0 g	0%
Dietary fiber L	0 g	0%
Total sugars L	0 g
Protein L	21.4 g	43%
Vitamin A L	214 µg	24%
Vitamin C L	0 mg	0%
Calcium L	714 mg	55%
Iron L	1.3 mg	7%

% 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 28%
Fat 72%

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

Fat25 gbelow the median for dairy and eggs (median 28.6 g)
Saturated fat14.3 gin the lowest quarter of dairy and eggs (median 17.9 g)
Sodium857 mgin the top quarter of dairy and eggs (median 679 mg)
Protein per 100 kcal6.7 gprotein density, useful for comparing foods with different calorie levels

Full nutrient profile

Other components (1)

Vitamin A, IU L	714 IU

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	321 kcal
Protein	21.4 g	21.4 g
Carbohydrates	0 g	0 g
Fat	25 g	25 g
Fiber	0 g	0 g
Sugars	0 g	n/a
Sodium	857 mg	857 mg

Product details

Brand: Cuervito Morado
Barcode: 0630535000222
Label serving: 1 ONZ (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

Pasteurized milk, nonfat milk, palm oil, salt, cheese cultures, calcium chloride, enzymes, cellulose, natamyacin, potassium sorbate (preservative).

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

Ingredient guides: Milk Palm oil 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 2443210. License: CC0 1.0 (U.S. public domain). Source record dated February 26, 2020. Imported November 6, 2026.
Open Food Facts, record 0630535000222. License: ODbL 1.0 (Open Food Facts). Source record dated April 22, 2020. Imported November 6, 2026.

Last updated: November 6, 2026. Data quality score: 95/100 (how it is calculated).

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