Calories in Cheddar cheese

Cheddar cheese has 408 kcal per 100 g, with 23 g protein, 2.4 g carbohydrate and 34 g fat. 1 slice of cheddar cheese (17 g) is 69 kcal.

Nutrition per serving

Serving	kcal	Protein	Carbs	Fat	Sugars	Sat. fat	Sodium
100 g	408	23 g	2.4 g	34 g	0.3 g	19 g	654 mg
1 slice · 17 g	69	4 g	0.4 g	5.8 g	0.1 g	3.3 g	111 mg
1 cup · 105 g	428	24 g	2.5 g	36 g	0.3 g	20 g	687 mg

Where the calories come from

23% protein · 2% carbohydrate · 75% fat, by energy (4, 4 and 9 kcal per gram).

Protein 23%
Carbs 2%
Fat 75%

1 slice of cheddar cheese on the day view

What logging 1 slice of cheddar cheese looks like in Kaunto: 69 kcal is 3% of a 2,000 kcal day, and 8 servings reach 30 g of protein.

The reference day is a scale, not a target; the macro calculator estimates your own.

Calories 69 of 2,000 kcal

Macro loadout

Pro 3%

4 / 150g

Carb 0%

0.4 / 200g

Fat 10%

5.8 / 60g

1 slice of cheddar cheese on a 2,000 kcal reference day (150 g protein · 200 g carbs · 60 g fat). A scale for reading the numbers, not a target.

Compared with other dairy & eggs

Per 100 g. Closest by protein per calorie.

Food	kcal	Protein	Carbs	Fat
Cheddar cheese	408	23 g	2.4 g	34 g
Whole milk, 3.25% fat	60	3.3 g	4.6 g	3.2 g
Dried egg yolk	654	34 g	1.1 g	56 g
Egg	143	13 g	0.7 g	9.5 g
Butter, salted	717	0.9 g	0.1 g	81 g
Greek yogurt, nonfat	61	10 g	3.6 g	0.4 g

Side-by-side comparisons

Cheddar vs Mozzarella (part-skim)

Ranked

#10 · Highest protein per 100 g

Frequently asked questions

How many calories are in 1 slice of cheddar cheese?

1 slice of cheddar cheese (17 g) contains 69 kcal, 4 g protein, 0.4 g carbohydrate and 5.8 g fat.

How much protein is in cheddar cheese?

Cheddar cheese has 23 g of protein per 100 g, which is 4 g in 1 slice of cheddar cheese.

What are the macros of cheddar cheese?

Per 100 g: 23 g protein, 2.4 g carbohydrate, 34 g fat. By energy that is 23% protein, 2% carbohydrate and 75% fat, so most of its calories come from fat.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, “Cheese, cheddar”, FDC ID 328637 (Foundation Foods), as indexed by Kaunto. Per-serving figures are scaled from the 100 g values and rounded. Counting macros for the first time? Start with how to count macros.