Cheddar vs mozzarella
In short
Gram for gram, there are 38% more calories in cheddar than in mozzarella (409 vs 296 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from fat.
More in cheddar: saturated fat, total fat, vitamin A, cholesterol and riboflavin. More in mozzarella: vitamin B12 and phosphorus. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
23.3 g protein · 2.4 g carbs (0.33 g sugars) · 34 g fat
23.7 g protein · 4.4 g carbs (1.8 g sugars) · 20.4 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 g of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Saturated fatlimit19.2 g · 11.7 g96%59%
- Vitamin B121.1 µg · 1.6 µg44%69%
- Total fat34 g · 20.4 g44%26%
- Vitamin A316 µg · 203 µg35%23%
- Cholesterollimit100 mg · 65 mg33%22%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.44 mg · 0.36 mg34%28%
- Phosphorus458 mg · 533 mg37%43%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Protein23.3 g · 23.7 g47%·47%
- Carbohydrates2.4 g · 4.4 g1%·2%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit654 mg · 699 mg28%·30%
- Potassium77 mg · 116 mg2%·2%
- Calcium707 mg · 693 mg54%·53%
- Iron0.16 mg · 0.2 mg1%·1%
- Magnesium27 mg · 27 mg6%·6%
- Zinc3.7 mg · 3.6 mg33%·33%
- Copper0.033 mg · 0.035 mg4%·4%
- Selenium28.3 µg · 26.7 µg51%·49%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Vitamin D0.6 µg · 0.4 µg3%·2%
- Vitamin E0.75 mg · 0.51 mg5%·3%
- Vitamin K2.4 µg · 1.3 µg2%·1%
- Thiamin (B1)0.029 mg · 0.023 mg2%·2%
- Niacin (B3)0.052 mg · 0.1 mg<1%·1%
- Vitamin B60.069 mg · 0.09 mg4%·5%
- Folate21 µg · 26 µg5%·7%
- Choline16.5 mg · 13.5 mg3%·2%
From USDA FoodData Central: Cheddar cheese (Survey (FNDDS) 2705709), Mozzarella cheese (Survey (FNDDS) 2705722). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.