Cheddar cheese: Nutrition Facts

Cheddar cheese is one of the few products that contains a wide variety of macro- and micronutrients that our body consumes every day. In our report, each element included in the composition of this product is examined in detail.

Calories (per 100g): 403.6 kcal

Cheddar cheese contains 0.48 grams of total sugars, 0 grams of dietary fiber and 0 grams of starch.
It has 99 milligrams of cholesterol and 917 milligrams of total trans fats.

Cheddar cheese — proteins, carbohydrates and fats (PCF)

Every 100 grams of Cheddar cheese provides about 30.5% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 39.7% of the daily intake of fats and 1.0% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein22.9 g
30.5%
Fat33.3 g
39.7%
Carbs3.1 g
1.0%

Vitamins

The chart below shows the vitamin content of Cheddar cheese of recommended daily intake in percent.

VitaminsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Vitamine A0.3 mg
33.3%
Beta Carotene0.1 mg
2.0%
Alpha Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D20 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D30 mg
0.0%
Vitamine E0.7 mg
4.8%
Vitamine K0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine C0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B10 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B20.4 mg
30.8%
Vitamine B30.1 mg
0.6%
Vitamine B416.5 mg
3.3%
Vitamine B50.4 mg
8.0%
Vitamine B60.1 mg
7.7%
Vitamine B90 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B120 mg
0.0%

Minerals

The chart below shows the mineral content of Cheddar cheese.

MineralsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Calcium710 mg
71.0%
Iron0.1 mg
1.0%
Magnesium27 mg
6.8%
Phosphorus455 mg
65.0%
Potassium76 mg
1.6%
Sodium653 mg
50.2%
Zinc3.6 mg
32.7%
Copper0 mg
0.0%
Manganese0 mg
0.0%
Selenium0 mg
0.0%
Fluoride0 mg
0.0%

Amino acids

The chart below shows the amino acid content of Cheddar cheese.
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan547 mg
6.8%
Threonine1.0 g
43.5%
Isoleucine1.2 g
60.3%
Leucine1.9 g
42.2%
Lysine1.0 g
25.0%
Methionine547 mg
30.4%
Cystine123 mg
6.8%
Phenylalanine1.1 g
24.4%
Tyrosine1.1 g
25.2%
Valine1.4 g
56.2%
Arginine547 mg
9.0%
Histidine547 mg
26.0%
Alanine751 mg
11.4%
Aspartic acid1.7 g
14.2%
Glutamic acid4.7 g
34.8%
Glycine547 mg
15.6%
Proline2.5 g
55.5%
Serine780 mg
9.4%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (1.939 g), isoleucine (1.206 g) and valine (1.404 g).
Cheddar cheese contains 4.55 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (0.547 g), arginine (0.547 g) and methionine (0.547 g).
Cheddar cheese contains 1.64 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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