How many calories are in Muenster cheese?

100 g of Muenster cheese has 286 kcal. Serving, 1 slice, 21 g (21 g): about 60 kcal.

Is Muenster cheese high in protein?

Muenster cheese contains 25 g of protein per 100 g (50% of the 50 g Daily Value), or 5.3 g in serving, 1 slice, 21 g (21 g). About 26% 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 Muenster cheese?

Muenster cheese has 0 g of total carbohydrates per 100 g, including 0 g of fiber.

How much fat is in Muenster cheese?

Muenster cheese contains 32.1 g of fat per 100 g, of which 17.9 g is saturated (89% of the Daily Value).

What vitamins and minerals does Muenster cheese contain?

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

How much sodium is in Muenster cheese?

100 g contains 643 mg of sodium, 28% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value.

Where does this nutrition data come from?

From USDA FoodData Central: Branded Foods, record dated September 16, 2025. FoodFactly last checked it on November 6, 2026. Each value above shows whether it was measured, calculated or taken from a label.

Muenster cheese

Packaged product Dairy and Eggs Tillamook

Data check: the calories do not match the protein, carbohydrate and fat values. The source data may contain an error, so treat these values with caution.

Muenster cheese contains 286 kcal per 100 g. A serving, 1 slice, 21 g (21 g) provides about 60 kcal.

Roughly 74% of its calories come from fat, with 26% 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 333 kcal per 100 g across 12,820 products.

100 g provides 55% 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

25 gprotein

0 gcarbohydrates

32.1 gfat

60kcal in serving, 1 slice, 21 g (21 g)

Nutrition facts

Amount

Nutrition facts for the selected amount
Nutrient	Amount per 100 g	% DV
Calories L	286 kcal
Total fat L	32.1 g	41%
Saturated fat L	17.9 g	89%
Cholesterol L	95.2 mg	32%
Sodium L	643 mg	28%
Total carbohydrates L	0 g	0%
Dietary fiber L	0 g	0%
Total sugars	not reported
Protein L	25 g	50%
Calcium L	714 mg	55%
Iron L	0.48 mg	3%
Potassium L	143 mg	3%

% 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%
Fat 74%

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)
Fat32.1 gin the top quarter of dairy and eggs (median 26.3 g)
Saturated fat17.9 gabove the median for dairy and eggs (median 17 g)
Protein per 100 kcal8.7 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	381 kcal	286 kcal
Protein	23.8 g	25 g
Carbohydrates	0 g	n/a
Fat	28.6 g	32.1 g
Fiber	n/a	0 g
Sugars	n/a	n/a
Sodium	619 mg	643 mg

Product details

Brand: Tillamook
Barcode: 0072830030892
Quantity: 8 oz
Label serving: 1 slice (21 g)
Category: 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

Cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes, annatto (for natural color).

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 2757568. License: CC0 1.0 (U.S. public domain). Source record dated April 23, 2026. Imported November 6, 2026.
Open Food Facts, record 0072830030892. License: ODbL 1.0 (Open Food Facts). Source record dated September 16, 2025. Imported November 6, 2026.

Last updated: November 6, 2026. Data quality score: 65/100 (how it is calculated).

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