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Cheese calories per cubic inch: 19–70 across 33 of 36 named USDA examples

Across 33 of 36 named USDA examples, a cubic inch contains 19–70 calories. Their listed weights span 15–18 g, so each calorie value is calculated from that example's own gram weight and published calories per 100 g. The remaining 3 specifically named examples do not list that exact household measure.

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Estimated for 14 g

43calories

Cheese, with wine

Protein
2.3 g
Carbs
1.2 g
Fat
3.2 g

These values scale the selected reference food by weight. Ingredients, preparation, and portion size can change your meal’s estimate.

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Compare all 36 food records, nutrition tables and USDA sources

The 36 exact records in this guide report 26–87 calories in the records' own listed source servings and 71–413 calories per 100 grams. Those are observations from named database records—not a universal range or an estimate of an unseen plate.

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For Cheese, begin by separating “Cheese, with wine” from “Cheese, Swiss, reduced sodium.” Choosing a card filters this source set; it does not infer the portion or fill in ingredients the chosen description does not name.

Showing the first 6 of 36 linked records.

Equal-weight view

How cheese records compare at 100 grams

Five rank landmarks are shown from all 36 cited records: minimum, 25th-ranked, median-ranked, 75th-ranked, and maximum. Weight is held at 100 grams; source-serving weights are listed in the table.

  1. Minimum: Cheese, cottage, salted, dry curd 71 kcal
    71 kcal
  2. 25th-ranked landmark: Cheese, Muenster, reduced fat 271 kcal
    271 kcal
  3. Median-ranked landmark: Cheese, American 340 kcal
    340 kcal
  4. 75th-ranked landmark: Cheese, American, reduced sodium 376 kcal
    376 kcal
  5. Maximum: Cheese, Gruyere 413 kcal
    413 kcal

Shared basis: 100 g · kilocalories

What this page compares

Named source records, not one universal meal

This guide keeps 36 named USDA records in view: 36 direct matches. They span 2 source categories, including Cheese and Cottage/ricotta cheese. The exact descriptions remain the unit of comparison; the familiar heading is only the doorway into the evidence.

Why these records appear together: The deterministic grouping rule “normalized first description segment” placed these 36 records together under the exact grouping key “cheese.” That rule determines membership before any nutrition result is read.

For Cheese, this page can compare 36 named records from FDC 2705772 through FDC 2705736. It cannot observe which preparation was eaten, recover unnamed additions, or supply the eaten grams.

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Editor’s decision brief

The three facts to carry into the table

Carry the denominator, exact identity, and strongest observed contrast into every number below.

Portion

6–105 g before composition

The largest source amount is 16.9× the smallest. Read per-serving calorie differences with that mass gap in view.

Composition

342 kcal separates the fixed-weight endpoints

The lower endpoint is “salted”; the higher is “Gruyere.” This isolates density, not ingredient causation.

Discriminator

1,423 mg sodium gap per 100 g

Of protein, fiber, and sodium, the strongest normalized contrast is between “American, reduced sodium” (7 mg) and “American and Swiss blends” (1,430 mg).

Observed source examples

Three landmarks inside this source set—not universal endpoints

The cards are ordered by calories in each record's listed serving. Serving weights differ, so use per-100-gram values to compare composition. These selected records do not define a calorie range for every cheese.

Important: “Lower” begins with Cheese, Parmesan, dry grated; “higher” ends with Cheese, Gruyere, using each record’s own source amount. Those labels order this selected set only—they are not endpoints for every cheese meal.

Full comparison

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For Cheese, serving columns preserve each record’s own listed amount, while calories per 100 g hold weight constant. A dash means the cited record does not supply that field; it does not mean the nutrient is absent.

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USDA records selected for the Cheese nutrition guide
Exact source record Match Source amount Calories kcal / 100 g Protein Fiber Sodium USDA
Cheese, with wine Direct name match 14 gUSDA reference amount 43 kcal 307 2.3 g 0 g 179 mg FDC 2705772 ↗
Cheese, American Direct name match 21 gUSDA reference amount 71 kcal 340 3.5 g 0 g 300 mg FDC 2705764 ↗
Cheese, American and Swiss blends Direct name match 21 gUSDA reference amount 71 kcal 340 3.5 g 0 g 300 mg FDC 2705763 ↗
Cheese, American, nonfat or fat free Direct name match 21 gUSDA reference amount 26 kcal 126 4.4 g 0 g 277 mg FDC 2705766 ↗
Cheese, American, reduced fat Direct name match 21 gUSDA reference amount 50 kcal 240 3.7 g 0 g 252 mg FDC 2705765 ↗
Cheese, American, reduced sodium Direct name match 21 gUSDA reference amount 79 kcal 376 4.7 g 0 g 1 mg FDC 2705767 ↗
Cheese, Blue or Roquefort Direct name match 21 gUSDA reference amount 74 kcal 353 4.5 g 0 g 242 mg FDC 2705705 ↗
Cheese, Brick Direct name match 21 gUSDA reference amount 78 kcal 371 4.9 g 0 g 118 mg FDC 2705706 ↗
Cheese, Brie Direct name match 21 gUSDA reference amount 70 kcal 334 4.4 g 0 g 132 mg FDC 2705708 ↗
Cheese, Cheddar Direct name match 21 gUSDA reference amount 86 kcal 409 4.9 g 0 g 137 mg FDC 2705709 ↗
Cheese, Cheddar, nonfat or fat free Direct name match 21 gUSDA reference amount 33 kcal 157 6.7 g 0 g 210 mg FDC 2705711 ↗
Cheese, Cheddar, reduced fat Direct name match 21 gUSDA reference amount 66 kcal 316 5.8 g 0 g 132 mg FDC 2705710 ↗
Cheese, Cheddar, reduced sodium Direct name match 21 gUSDA reference amount 84 kcal 398 5.1 g 0 g 4 mg FDC 2705739 ↗
Cheese, Colby Direct name match 21 gUSDA reference amount 83 kcal 394 5 g 0 g 127 mg FDC 2705712 ↗
Cheese, Colby Jack Direct name match 21 gUSDA reference amount 83 kcal 393 4.9 g 0 g 133 mg FDC 2705713 ↗
Cheese, cottage, dry curd Direct name match 105 gUSDA reference amount 76 kcal 72 10.8 g 0 g 391 mg FDC 2705753 ↗
Cheese, cottage, salted, dry curd Direct name match 105 gUSDA reference amount 75 kcal 71 10.7 g 0 g 793 mg FDC 2705754 ↗
Cheese, Fontina Direct name match 21 gUSDA reference amount 82 kcal 389 5.4 g 0 g 168 mg FDC 2705715 ↗
Cheese, Gouda or Edam Direct name match 21 gUSDA reference amount 75 kcal 356 5.2 g 0 g 172 mg FDC 2705717 ↗
Cheese, Gruyere Direct name match 21 gUSDA reference amount 87 kcal 413 6.3 g 0 g 150 mg FDC 2705718 ↗
Cheese, Limburger Direct name match 21 gUSDA reference amount 69 kcal 327 4.2 g 0 g 168 mg FDC 2705719 ↗
Cheese, Monterey Direct name match 21 gUSDA reference amount 82 kcal 392 4.7 g 0 g 139 mg FDC 2705720 ↗
Cheese, Monterey, reduced fat Direct name match 21 gUSDA reference amount 66 kcal 313 5.9 g 0 g 164 mg FDC 2705721 ↗
Cheese, Mozzarella, nonfat or fat free Direct name match 21 gUSDA reference amount 30 kcal 141 6.7 g 0.4 g 156 mg FDC 2705725 ↗
Cheese, Mozzarella, part skim Direct name match 21 gUSDA reference amount 62 kcal 296 5 g 0 g 147 mg FDC 2705723 ↗
Cheese, Mozzarella, reduced sodium Direct name match 21 gUSDA reference amount 59 kcal 280 5.8 g 0 g 3 mg FDC 2705724 ↗
Cheese, Muenster Direct name match 21 gUSDA reference amount 77 kcal 368 4.9 g 0 g 132 mg FDC 2705726 ↗
Cheese, Muenster, reduced fat Direct name match 21 gUSDA reference amount 57 kcal 271 5.2 g 0 g 126 mg FDC 2705727 ↗
Cheese, Parmesan, dry grated Direct name match 6 gUSDA reference amount 26 kcal 412 1.9 g 0 g 87 mg FDC 2705728 ↗
Cheese, Port du Salut Direct name match 21 gUSDA reference amount 75 kcal 356 5.2 g 0 g 172 mg FDC 2705732 ↗
Cheese, processed, with vegetables Direct name match 21 gUSDA reference amount 75 kcal 356 3 g 0 g 199 mg FDC 2705771 ↗
Cheese, provolone, reduced fat Direct name match 21 gUSDA reference amount 58 kcal 274 5.2 g 0 g 129 mg FDC 2705734 ↗
Cheese, Swiss Direct name match 21 gUSDA reference amount 83 kcal 393 5.7 g 0 g 39 mg FDC 2705735 ↗
Cheese, Swiss, nonfat or fat free Direct name match 21 gUSDA reference amount 27 kcal 127 6 g 0 g 210 mg FDC 2705738 ↗
Cheese, Swiss, reduced fat Direct name match 21 gUSDA reference amount 38 kcal 179 6 g 0 g 42 mg FDC 2705737 ↗
Cheese, Swiss, reduced sodium Direct name match 21 gUSDA reference amount 79 kcal 374 6 g 0 g 3 mg FDC 2705736 ↗

Portion analysis

Serving total and calorie density answer different questions

The listed source amounts run from 6 to 105 grams—a 99-gram gap before composition enters the comparison. Their own source servings run from 26 calories for “Parmesan; dry grated” to 87 for “Gruyere.” At a fixed 100 grams, “salted” is 71 calories and “Gruyere” is 413—a fixed-weight separation of 342 calories. For Cheese, the serving view answers “how much is in the database portion?”; the 100-gram view answers “how concentrated is the matched record?” Neither reveals how many grams were actually eaten.

The scaling rule: multiply a per-100-gram value by eaten grams ÷ 100. The arithmetic is exact; the result is only as defensible as the record match and portion estimate.

Preparation analysis

The long description carries the evidence

The published descriptions distinguish forms such as “with wine”, “Cheddar”, “Gouda or Edam”, “Muenster”, and “Swiss, reduced sodium”. The source formulations contain 38 distinct ingredient codes; examples that appear in only part of the set include cheese product, pasteurized process, american, vitamin d fortified, cheese, cheddar, cheese, colby, and cheese, cottage, nonfat, uncreamed, dry, large or small curd. On this Cheese page, those rows make the records inspectable, but they are not a controlled experiment: they cannot tell us that one named input, by itself, caused a nutrient difference.

Database precision is not meal certainty. Retain the exact description beside the number so later corrections remain possible.

What changes the comparison

Four drivers worth checking before choosing a record

The family label “Cheese” cannot resolve the differences between Cheese, with wine and Cheese, Swiss, reduced sodium. The four checks below identify the record wording, source weight, and formulation evidence that can.

  1. 01

    Source weight before serving calories

    The source amounts span 6–105 grams. Compare per 100 grams before reading a serving-calorie gap as a composition gap.

  2. 02

    The words that split the family

    Representative record-level distinctions include “with wine”, “Cheddar”, “Gouda or Edam”, “Muenster”, and “Swiss, reduced sodium”. Those phrases are evidence for choosing a record, not decorative subtitle text.

  3. 03

    Formulation evidence, with limits

    38 source-input codes appear across the selected records. Their presence and listed weights describe USDA formulations, not finished plated proportions.

  4. 04

    The unresolved plate

    Even “Cheese, with wine” leaves the eaten grams and unnamed oils, sauces, toppings, substitutions, or leftovers unresolved. Preserve those Cheese unknowns for correction instead of converting them into false precision.

Record matching

Match identity first; scale quantity second

Read the source name as a sequence of decisions. First confirm that cheese is the right meal family. Then resolve the phrases that actually separate this set—“with wine”, “Cheddar, reduced sodium”, “Mozzarella, nonfat or fat free”, and “Swiss, reduced sodium”—before comparing gram weight. If a package, menu, or known recipe provides a closer first-party description, prefer it and keep this USDA record as a transparent fallback.

A practical matching checklist

  1. Read the complete Cheese source description, including preparation and additions.
  2. Compare the listed source weight with the amount actually eaten.
  3. Prefer a current package or restaurant source when a specific branded item is known.
  4. Record toppings, sauces, cooking fat, sides, and substitutions that the selected description does not name.

Explore this meal family

4 more-specific cheese guides

Use a focused guide when its description matches your meal. Each one keeps its own exact source records and links back to this broader family.

Focused guide Cheese, American Cheese, American: compare 4 exact USDA records by source calories, 100-gram values, portions, and citations. Focused guide Cheese, Cheddar Cheese, Cheddar: compare 4 exact USDA records by source calories, 100-gram values, portions, and citations. Focused guide Cheese, Mozzarella Cheese, Mozzarella: compare 3 exact USDA records by source calories, 100-gram values, portions, and citations. Focused guide Cheese, Swiss Cheese, Swiss: compare 4 exact USDA records by source calories, 100-gram values, portions, and citations.

Decision support from the exact records on this page

Turn source data into a better next decision

These conclusions and reading paths are computed from 36 exact records behind Cheese source-record guide. Links are chosen by record identity, controlled contrast, formulation input, nutrient spread, or serving context—not by loose keyword similarity.

Equal-weight result

Cheese, Mozzarella, nonfat or fat free is higher in dietary fiber per 100 g

Cheese, Mozzarella, nonfat or fat free reports 1.8 g versus 0 g for Cheese, with wine: a 1.8 g difference when both are normalized to 100 g.

Inspect the underlying evidence

The denominator changes the answer

Cheese, with wine is denser; Cheese, cottage, dry curd is higher in its source amount

Cheese, with wine reports 307 kcal per 100 g and 43 kcal in USDA source amount (14 g). Cheese, cottage, dry curd reports a lower 72 kcal per 100 g but a higher 76 kcal in USDA source amount (105 g).

Choose the record before reading the number

Cheese, American, reduced fat and Cheese, American, reduced sodium are not interchangeable

The page keeps both records at the same 100 g denominator and makes Sodium wording (No matching controlled term in the source name versus reduced- or low-sodium wording) the explicit record-description contrast. It does not show that the wording difference caused a nutrient difference. Pick the description that matches the food in front of you rather than averaging away the distinction.

Inspect the underlying evidence

Contextual knowledge graph

Follow the relationship that matches your question

For Cheese source-record guide, each path states why the destination belongs here, so you can distinguish a true evidentiary connection from a merely similar label.

Compare two records on this page Cheese, American, reduced fat vs Cheese, American, reduced sodium

Both records appear in this page’s evidence set. The explicit record-description contrast is Sodium wording: No matching controlled term in the source name versus reduced- or low-sodium wording; it is a selection cue, not evidence of cause.

Follow this evidence path Compare two records on this page Cheese, American, nonfat or fat free vs Cheese, American, reduced sodium

Both records appear in this page’s evidence set. The explicit record-description contrast is Sodium wording: No matching controlled term in the source name versus reduced- or low-sodium wording; it is a selection cue, not evidence of cause.

Follow this evidence path 34 context records in this source topic Cheese

Cheese, with wine and Cheese, American belong to this USDA source-category collection. Its displayed ranges and complete exact-record catalog provide the peer set for a manual comparison; the destination does not preselect this page’s record.

Follow this evidence path A formulation detail that separates records Cheese, cheddar

USDA input 1009 appears in 2 of 36 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 50–100 g across those source formulations. These are source-formulation input weights, not plated or serving weights. Follow the code to inspect every represented occurrence.

Follow this evidence path A formulation detail that separates records Salt, table

USDA input 2047 appears in 2 of 36 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 1–1.2 g across those source formulations. These are source-formulation input weights, not plated or serving weights. Follow the code to inspect every represented occurrence.

Follow this evidence path Put the observed spread in corpus context Dietary fiber: density and serving context

In this page’s records, dietary fiber runs from 0 g in Cheese, with wine to 1.8 g in Cheese, Mozzarella, nonfat or fat free, all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path Put the observed spread in corpus context Vitamin D: density and serving context

In this page’s records, vitamin D runs from 0 µg in Cheese, cottage, dry curd to 6.5 µg in Cheese, American and Swiss blends, all per 100 g.

Follow this evidence path