Cheese vs Cheddar cheese
In short
Gram for gram, there are 7% more calories in cheddar cheese than in cheese (409 vs 381 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from fat.
More in cheese: sodium, vitamin D (5×), calcium, vitamin B12 and phosphorus. More in cheddar cheese: selenium, saturated fat, protein and zinc. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
20.7 g protein · 4.3 g carbs (2.1 g sugars) · 31.3 g fat
23.3 g protein · 2.4 g carbs (0.33 g sugars) · 34 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.
- Sodiumlimit964 mg · 654 mg42%28%
- Vitamin D3 µg · 0.6 µg15%3%
- Calcium849 mg · 707 mg65%54%
- Selenium24.3 µg · 28.3 µg44%51%
- Saturated fatlimit17.8 g · 19.2 g89%96%
- Vitamin B121.2 µg · 1.1 µg51%44%
- Phosphorus532 mg · 458 mg43%37%
- Protein20.7 g · 23.3 g41%47%
- Zinc3.1 mg · 3.7 mg29%33%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Total fat31.3 g · 34 g40%·44%
- Cholesterollimit95 mg · 100 mg32%·33%
- Carbohydrates4.3 g · 2.4 g2%·1%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Potassium129 mg · 77 mg3%·2%
- Iron0.39 mg · 0.16 mg2%·1%
- Magnesium28 mg · 27 mg7%·6%
- Copper0.031 mg · 0.033 mg3%·4%
- Vitamin A294 µg · 316 µg33%·35%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Vitamin E0.78 mg · 0.75 mg5%·5%
- Vitamin K2.7 µg · 2.4 µg2%·2%
- Thiamin (B1)0.029 mg · 0.029 mg2%·2%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.4 mg · 0.44 mg31%·34%
- Niacin (B3)0.084 mg · 0.052 mg1%·<1%
- Vitamin B60.077 mg · 0.069 mg5%·4%
- Folate18 µg · 21 µg5%·5%
- Choline20.9 mg · 16.5 mg4%·3%
From USDA FoodData Central: Cheese (Survey (FNDDS) 2705704), Cheddar cheese (Survey (FNDDS) 2705709). 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.