Velveeta vs Cheddar: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Velveeta has 303 kcal and Cheddar has 410 kcal, so Velveeta has 26% fewer calories.

Cheddar has more protein (24.3 g vs 16.3 g). Cheddar has more fat (33.8 g vs 22 g). Velveeta has more carbohydrates (9.8 g vs 2.13 g). Relative to calories, Cheddar is the better protein source (5.91 g vs 5.38 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Nutrition Facts

Velveeta
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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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* 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.

Velveeta vs Cheddar 100g Compare

per 100g Velveeta Cheddar
Calories 303 410
Carbohydrates 9.8 g 2.13 g
Fat 22 g 33.82 g
Protein 16.3 g 24.25 g
Water 45.8 g 36.15 g
Calcium 466 mg 711 mg
Iron 0.18 mg 0.16 mg
Phosphorus 863 mg 2.4 mg
Potassium 335 mg 76 mg
Sodium 1499 mg 644 mg
Zink 1.84 mg 2.4 mg
Vitaminium A 1107 IU 994 IU
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.35 mg 0.434 mg

Less Calories in Velveeta

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

Velveeta has 303 kcal per 100g and cheddar 410 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 35%.

In Velveeta and in cheddar most calories came from fat.

See tables below to compare Velveeta with cheddar in details.

Velveeta 100g

303kcal

Calories source

  • 13% CARBS.
  • 22% PROTEIN
  • 65% FAT
Velveeta calories per:
100g | ounce | slice

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.