Nutrition for Cheddar Cheese

Cheddar Cheese Nutrition Summary

One cup of cheddar cheese (132 grams or 0.3 lb) contains 532 calories and 30.2 grams of protein. Cheddar cheese consist of 37% water, 3% carbohydrates, 23% protein, and 33% fat.

Cheddar cheese is an excellent source of many nutrients, including protein, Vitamin A, calcium, riboflavin and Vitamin B12. It also contains significant amounts of magnesium, zinc, selenium and phosphorus.

In one cup of cheddar cheese:

• Calories: 532
• Protein: 30.2 g
• Sugar: 0.6 g
• Fat: 44 g, (Saturated: 24.9 g)
• Cholesterol: 130.7 mg
• Sodium: 862 mg

There is no significant amounts of dietary fiber in cheddar cheese.

See the Cheddar Cheese Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Cheese, cheddar.

Calories in Cheddar Cheese

Cheddar cheese has 532 calories per cup or 403 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from fat and protein.

74% of calories in cheddar cheese are from fat, 23% of calories are from protein and 3% of calories are from carbohydrates.

Calories from Carbs

Calories from Fat

Omega-3 and Omega-6 in Cheddar Cheese

Calories Similar to Cheddar Cheese

Some other dairy or egg products with similar calories to cheddar cheese by weight:

• Cheese: -25 calories
• Heavy Cream: -83 calories
• Egg Yolk: -107 calories

Protein in Cheddar Cheese

An excellent source of protein, a single cup of Cheddar Cheese contains 60% of recommended daily values or 30.2 grams of protein. In addition, cheddar cheese is also a source of complete protein, meaning it abundantly contains all 9 essential amino acids.

• Protein: 30.19 g
• Tryptophan: 0.72 g
• Threonine: 1.38 g
• Isoleucine: 1.59 g
• Leucine: 2.56 g
• Lysine: 1.35 g
• Methionine: 0.72 g
• Phenylalanine: 1.42 g
• Valine: 1.85 g
• Histidine: 0.72 g

Protein Similar to Cheddar Cheese

Some other dairy or egg products with similar amounts of protein to cheddar cheese by weight:

• Cheese: +0.9 grams
• Egg Yolk: -9.3 grams
• Fried Egg: -12 grams

Vitamins and Minerals in Cheddar Cheese

An good source of many nutrients, cheddar cheese contains abundant amounts of Vitamin A, calcium, riboflavin and Vitamin B12. In fact, a single cup of cheddar cheese contains 94% of recommended daily values or 937.2 milligrams of calcium. Also an excellent source of Vitamin A, a single cup of cheddar cheese contains 64% of recommended daily values or 444.8 ug of Vitamin A.

Vitamins in cheddar cheese (1 cup):

• Vitamin a: 444.8 ug
• Riboflavin: 0.6 mg
• Niacin: 0.1 mg
• Vitamin b6: 0.1 mg
• Vitamin e: 0.9 mg
• Folate: 35.6 ug
• Vitamin b12: 1.5 ug
• Vitamin k: 3.2 ug

Minerals in cheddar cheese (1 cup):

• Calcium: 937.2 mg
• Potassium: 100.3 mg
• Iron: 0.2 mg
• Magnesium: 35.6 mg
• Zinc: 4.8 mg
• Selenium: 37.6 ug
• Phosphorus: 600.6 mg
• Choline: 21.8 mg

There is no significant amounts of copper, manganese, thiamin, pantothenic acid or vitamin c in cheddar cheese.

Similar to Cheddar Cheese for Calcium

Here are some other dairy or egg products with similarly abundant amounts of calcium to cheddar cheese:

• Cheese: -67 MG
• Condensed Milk: -562 MG
• Parmesan Cheese: +626 MG

Flavonoids and Carotenoids in Cheddar Cheese ^[3]

Cheddar Cheese Nutrition Chart

Cheddar Cheese in Cooking

Cheddar cheese is in the top 10% of most popular ingredients for recipes. Most recipes call for one or two cups of cheddar cheese.

Friends and Relatives of Cheddar Cheese

Foods commonly cooked with cheddar cheese:

• Pasta
• Ham

Other similar relatives:

• Cheese
• Cottage Cheese