Cheese vs Cheddar cheese

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 26 g of cheese or 24 g of cheddar cheese. Both get most of their calories from fat.

More in cheese: sodium. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Cheese100 cal

26.2 g · 5.4 g protein · 1.1 g carbs (0.55 g sugars) · 8.2 g fat

Cheddar cheese100 cal

24.4 g · 5.7 g protein · 0.6 g carbs (0.081 g sugars) · 8.3 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%
  • Sodiumlimit253 mg · 160 mg
    11%7%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein5.4 g · 5.7 g11%·11%
  • Total fat8.2 g · 8.3 g11%·11%
  • Saturated fatlimit4.7 g · 4.7 g23%·23%
  • Cholesterollimit24.9 mg · 24.4 mg8%·8%
  • Carbohydrates1.1 g · 0.6 g<1%·<1%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Potassium33.9 mg · 18.8 mg1%·<1%
  • Calcium223 mg · 173 mg17%·13%
  • Iron0.1 mg · 0.039 mg1%·<1%
  • Magnesium7.3 mg · 6.6 mg2%·2%
  • Phosphorus140 mg · 112 mg11%·9%
  • Zinc0.83 mg · 0.9 mg8%·8%
  • Copper0.008 mg · 0.008 mg1%·1%
  • Selenium6.4 µg · 6.9 µg12%·13%
  • Vitamin A77.2 µg · 77.3 µg9%·9%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0.79 µg · 0.15 µg4%·1%
  • Vitamin E0.2 mg · 0.18 mg1%·1%
  • Vitamin K0.71 µg · 0.59 µg1%·<1%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.008 mg · 0.007 mg1%·1%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.1 mg · 0.11 mg8%·8%
  • Niacin (B3)0.022 mg · 0.013 mg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin B60.02 mg · 0.017 mg1%·1%
  • Folate4.7 µg · 5.1 µg1%·1%
  • Vitamin B120.32 µg · 0.26 µg13%·11%
  • Choline5.5 mg · 4 mg1%·1%

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.

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