Egg yolk vs Cheddar: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Egg yolk has 322 kcal and Cheddar has 410 kcal, so Egg yolk has 21% fewer calories.

Cheddar has more protein (24.3 g vs 15.9 g). Cheddar has more fat (33.8 g vs 26.5 g). Egg yolk has more carbohydrates (3.59 g vs 2.13 g). Relative to calories, Cheddar is the better protein source (5.91 g vs 4.93 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Egg yolk - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Egg yolk - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Egg Yolk
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one egg yolk (25g)
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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.
Cheddar
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handful (20g)slice (18g)cup, shredded (123g)
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Egg Yolk vs Cheddar 100g Compare

per 100g Egg yolk Cheddar
Calories 322 410
Carbohydrates 3.59 g 2.13 g
Fat 26.54 g 33.82 g
Protein 15.86 g 24.25 g
Water 52.31 g 36.15 g
Calcium 129 mg 711 mg
Iron 2.73 mg 0.16 mg
Magnessium 5 mg 27 mg
Phosphorus 0.7 mg 2.4 mg
Potassium 109 mg 76 mg
Sodium 48 mg 644 mg
Zink 0.7 mg 2.4 mg
Vitaminium A 1442 IU 994 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.176 mg 0.027 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.528 mg 0.434 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 0.024 mg 0.039 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.35 mg 0.075 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 0.146 µg 0.027 µg
Vitaminium E 2.58 mg 0.78 mg
Vitaminium K 0.001 µg 0.002 µg

Less Calories in Egg yolk

At first glance, you can see that in egg yolk is less calories than in cheddar.

Egg yolk has 322 kcal per 100g and cheddar 410 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 27%.

In egg yolk and in cheddar most calories came from fat.

See tables below to compare egg yolk with cheddar in details.

Egg yolk 100g

322kcal

Calories source

  • 5% CARBS.
  • 20% PROTEIN
  • 75% FAT
Egg yolk calories per:
100g | ounce | single piece

Cheddar 100g

410kcal

Calories source

  • 2% CARBS
  • 24% PROTEIN
  • 74% FAT
Cheddar calories per:
100g | ounce | handfull | slice | cup | shredded

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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.