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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Cheddar
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Velveeta vs Cheddar 100g Compare

per 100g VelveetaCheddar
Calories303 410
Carbohydrates9.8 g2.13 g
Fat22 g33.82 g
Protein16.3 g24.25 g
Water45.8 g36.15 g
Calcium466 mg711 mg
Iron0.18 mg0.16 mg
Phosphorus863 mg2.4 mg
Potassium335 mg76 mg
Sodium1499 mg644 mg
Zink1.84 mg2.4 mg
Vitaminium A1107 IU994 IU
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.35 mg0.434 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.