Cheddar vs mozzarella

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 24 g of cheddar or 34 g of mozzarella. Both get most of their calories from fat.

More in mozzarella: vitamin B12 (2.2×), phosphorus, calcium and protein. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Cheddar cheese100 cal

24.4 g · 5.7 g protein · 0.6 g carbs (0.081 g sugars) · 8.3 g fat

Mozzarella cheese100 cal

33.8 g · 8 g protein · 1.5 g carbs (0.61 g sugars) · 6.9 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 calories 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.

0%12.5%25%
  • Vitamin B120.26 µg · 0.56 µg
    11%23%
  • Phosphorus112 mg · 180 mg
    9%14%
  • Calcium173 mg · 234 mg
    13%18%
  • Protein5.7 g · 8 g
    11%16%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.

  • Total fat8.3 g · 6.9 g11%·9%
  • Saturated fatlimit4.7 g · 4 g23%·20%
  • Cholesterollimit24.4 mg · 22 mg8%·7%
  • Carbohydrates0.6 g · 1.5 g<1%·1%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit160 mg · 236 mg7%·10%
  • Potassium18.8 mg · 39.2 mg<1%·1%
  • Iron0.039 mg · 0.068 mg<1%·<1%
  • Magnesium6.6 mg · 9.1 mg2%·2%
  • Zinc0.9 mg · 1.2 mg8%·11%
  • Copper0.008 mg · 0.012 mg1%·1%
  • Selenium6.9 µg · 9 µg13%·16%
  • Vitamin A77.3 µg · 68.6 µg9%·8%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0.15 µg · 0.14 µg1%·1%
  • Vitamin E0.18 mg · 0.17 mg1%·1%
  • Vitamin K0.59 µg · 0.44 µg<1%·<1%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.007 mg · 0.008 mg1%·1%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.11 mg · 0.12 mg8%·9%
  • Niacin (B3)0.013 mg · 0.034 mg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin B60.017 mg · 0.03 mg1%·2%
  • Folate5.1 µg · 8.8 µg1%·2%
  • Choline4 mg · 4.6 mg1%·1%

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.

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