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Cheese, Cheddar

408 calories and 23.3 g of protein per 100 g.

USDA FoundationPublished Apr 2019

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Cheese, cheddar

Source category: Dairy and Egg Products
Nutrition basis: Per 100 g
Source record: USDA FDC 328637
Publication date: Apr 2019

On a 100 g basis, this record has more protein than 67% of 236 other complete cheese profiles.

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Amount gUse a portion

69calories

in 17 g

Nutrient	Amount	Daily value
Protein	4 g	—
Carbohydrate	0.4 g	0%
Fat	5.8 g	7%
Fiber	—	—
Total sugars	0.1 g	—
Sodium	111 mg	5%
Saturated fat	3.3 g	16%
Potassium	13 mg	0%
Calcium	120 mg	9%
Iron	0.03 mg	0%
Magnesium	5 mg	1%
Vitamin C	—	—
Vitamin D	—	—

Estimated energy from macros

Protein 23%Carbs 2%Fat 75%

Uses 4 kcal/g for protein and carbohydrate, 9 for fat. Fiber, alcohol, and label rounding can make this differ from reported calories.

Daily values use the FDA adult reference for a 2,000-calorie diet. Your needs may differ. A dash means no reported value or no daily value shown.

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Reported variation in the reference data

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Nutrient	Displayed value	Reported minimum	Reported maximum	Data points
WaterPer 100 g	36.6 g	32.8 g	39.9 g	44
NitrogenPer 100 g	3.65 g	3.37 g	4.01 g	44
ProteinPer 100 g	23.3 g	21.5 g	25.6 g	—
Total lipid (fat)Per 100 g	34 g	32.1 g	37.6 g	44
AshPer 100 g	3.67 g	3.42 g	3.9 g	44
GlucosePer 100 g	0.1 g	0 g	0.3 g	3
LactosePer 100 g	0.16 g	0.1 g	0.18 g	3
Calcium, CaPer 100 g	707 mg	641 mg	761 mg	41

These are source-reported summary fields, not a predicted range for your particular food or a statistical confidence interval.

All 107 reported nutrient values Per 100 g

Nutrient	Amount	USDA identifier
Water	36.6 g	1051
Energy (Atwater General Factors)	409 kcal	2047
Energy (Atwater Specific Factors)	408 kcal	2048
Energy	408 kcal	1008
Energy	1,710 kj	1062
Nitrogen	3.65 g	1002
Protein	23.3 g	1003
Total lipid (fat)	34 g	1004
Total fat (NLEA)	29 g	1085
Ash	3.67 g	1007
Carbohydrate, by difference	2.44 g	1005
Sugars, Total NLEA	0.33 g	1063
Sucrose	0 g	1010
Glucose	0.1 g	1011
Fructose	0 g	1012
Lactose	0.16 g	1013
Maltose	0 g	1014
Galactose	0.07 g	1075
Calcium, Ca	707 mg	1087
Iron, Fe	0.16 mg	1089
Magnesium, Mg	26.8 mg	1090
Phosphorus, P	458 mg	1091
Potassium, K	77 mg	1092
Sodium, Na	654 mg	1093
Zinc, Zn	3.67 mg	1095
Copper, Cu	0.033 mg	1098
Manganese, Mn	0.026 mg	1101
Selenium, Se	28.3 µg	1103
Thiamin	0.029 mg	1165
Riboflavin	0.441 mg	1166
Niacin	0.052 mg	1167
Pantothenic acid	0.413 mg	1170
Vitamin B-6	0.069 mg	1175
Folate, total	21 µg	1177
Vitamin B-12	1.06 µg	1178
Vitamin A, RAE	316 µg	1106
Retinol	316 µg	1105
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)	0.75 mg	1109
Tocopherol, beta	0 mg	1125
Tocopherol, gamma	0.04 mg	1126
Tocopherol, delta	0 mg	1127
Tocotrienol, alpha	0 mg	1128
Tocotrienol, beta	0 mg	1129
Tocotrienol, gamma	0 mg	1130
Tocotrienol, delta	0 mg	1131
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)	2.4 µg	1185
Vitamin K (Dihydrophylloquinone)	0 µg	1184
Vitamin K (Menaquinone-4)	9.3 µg	1183
Fatty acids, total saturated	19.2 g	1258
SFA 4:0	0.653 g	1259
SFA 6:0	0.543 g	1260
SFA 8:0	0.349 g	1261
SFA 10:0	0.843 g	1262
SFA 11:0	0 g	1335
SFA 12:0	0.963 g	1263
SFA 14:0	3.1 g	1264
SFA 15:0	0.327 g	1299
SFA 16:0	8.79 g	1265
SFA 17:0	0.196 g	1300
SFA 18:0	3.39 g	1266
SFA 20:0	0.049 g	1267
SFA 22:0	0.015 g	1273
SFA 24:0	0.009 g	1301
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated	7.44 g	1292
MUFA 14:1 c	0.31 g	2009
MUFA 15:1	0 g	1333
MUFA 16:1 c	0.412 g	1314
MUFA 17:1	0.061 g	1323
MUFA 17:1 c	0.061 g	2010
MUFA 18:1 c	6.59 g	1315
MUFA 20:1	0.064 g	1277
MUFA 20:1 c	0.064 g	2012
MUFA 22:1 c	0.001 g	1317
MUFA 24:1 c	0 g	1312
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated	1.18 g	1293
PUFA 18:2 c	0.939 g	2016
PUFA 18:2 n-6 c,c	0.772 g	1316
PUFA 18:2 CLAs	0.167 g	1311
PUFA 18:3 c	0.118 g	2018
PUFA 18:3 n-3 c,c,c (ALA)	0.116 g	1404
PUFA 18:3 n-6 c,c,c	0.002 g	1321
PUFA 18:3i	0.003 g	1409
PUFA 18:4	0.001 g	1276
PUFA 20:2 c	0.007 g	2026
PUFA 20:2 n-6 c,c	0.007 g	1313
PUFA 20:3 c	0.037 g	2020
PUFA 20:3 n-3	0.001 g	1405
PUFA 20:4 n-6	0.036 g	1406
PUFA 20:3 n-9	0 g	1414
PUFA 20:4	0.051 g	1271
PUFA 20:4c	0.051 g	2022
PUFA 20:5c	0.01 g	2023
PUFA 20:5 n-3 (EPA)	0.01 g	1278
PUFA 22:2	0.002 g	1334
PUFA 22:5 c	0.018 g	2024
PUFA 22:4	0.008 g	1411
PUFA 22:5 n-3 (DPA)	0.018 g	1280
PUFA 22:6 c	0.001 g	2025
PUFA 22:6 n-3 (DHA)	0.001 g	1272
Fatty acids, total trans	1.14 g	1257
Fatty acids, total trans-monoenoic	0.92 g	1329
TFA 16:1 t	0.104 g	1303
TFA 18:1 t	0.816 g	1304
TFA 22:1 t	0 g	1305
Fatty acids, total trans-dienoic	0.225 g	1330
TFA 18:2 t not further defined	0.225 g	1306
Cholesterol	100 mg	1253

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