Cheddar vs American cheese: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Cheddar has 410 kcal and American cheese has 307 kcal, so American cheese has 25% fewer calories.

Cheddar has more protein (24.3 g vs 16.1 g). Cheddar has more fat (33.8 g vs 23.1 g). American cheese has more carbohydrates (8.85 g vs 2.13 g). Relative to calories, Cheddar is the better protein source (5.91 g vs 5.24 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Cheddar - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Cheddar - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Cheddar
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handful (20g)slice (18g)cup, shredded (123g)
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
American Cheese
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standard serving size (57g)slice (19g)cup (123g)half cup (61.5g)
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Cheddar vs American Cheese 100g Compare


per 100gCheddarAmerican cheese
Calories410 307
Carbohydrates2.13 g8.85 g
Fat33.82 g23.06 g
Protein24.25 g16.09 g
Water36.15 g45.07 g
Calcium711 mg1375 mg
Iron0.16 mg0.95 mg
Magnessium27 mg34 mg
Potassium76 mg295 mg
Sodium644 mg1279 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.027 mg0.04 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.434 mg0.425 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.039 mg0.17 mg
Vitaminium B60.075 mg0.124 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.027 µg0.018 µg
Vitaminium E0.78 mg0.84 mg
Vitaminium K0.002 µg0.003 µg

More Calories in Cheddar

At first glance, you can see that in cheddar is more calories than in american cheese.

Cheddar has 410 kcal per 100g and american cheese 307 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 34%.

In cheddar and in american cheese most calories came from fat.

See tables below to compare cheddar with american cheese in details.

Cheddar 100g

410kcal

Calories source

  • 2% CARBS.
  • 24% PROTEIN
  • 74% FAT

American cheese 100g

307kcal

Calories source

  • 12% CARBS
  • 21% PROTEIN
  • 68% FAT

About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.