Cheddar vs Mascarpone cheese: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Cheddar has 410 kcal and Mascarpone cheese has 429 kcal, so Cheddar has 4% fewer calories.

Cheddar has more protein (24.3 g vs 3.57 g). Mascarpone cheese has more fat (42.9 g vs 33.8 g). Mascarpone cheese has more carbohydrates (3.57 g vs 2.13 g). Relative to calories, Cheddar is the better protein source (5.91 g vs 0.83 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.
Mascarpone
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tablespoon (28g)teaspoon (9g)cup (120g)half cup (60g)
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Cheddar vs Mascarpone 100g Compare


per 100gCheddarMascarpone cheese
Calories410 429
Carbohydrates2.13 g3.57 g
Fat33.82 g42.86 g
Protein24.25 g3.57 g
Calcium711 mg143 mg
Sodium644 mg54 mg
Vitaminium A994 IU1786 IU

Less Calories in Cheddar

At first glance, you can see that in cheddar is just a little less calories than in mascarpone.

Cheddar has 410 kcal per 100g and mascarpone 429 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 5%.

In cheddar and in mascarpone most calories came from fat.

See tables below to compare cheddar with mascarpone in details.

Cheddar 100g

410kcal

Calories source

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

Mascarpone cheese 100g

429kcal

Calories source

  • 3% CARBS
  • 3% PROTEIN
  • 93% 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.