1 cracker-size slice
37 kcal
9 g
Dairymoderate variability
Cheese, Cheddar: calories and nutrition
Cheese, Cheddar has about 86 calories per USDA reference amount in the cited USDA reference record. Use the portion controls and preparation factors below to interpret the estimate.
What this number means
A portion-aware estimate, not a promise
A USDA reference amount weighing 21 grams has about 86 calories in the cited source record.
The listed household measures span roughly 37–998 calories across the listed portions. That range describes the source portions below; it is not a confidence interval and does not capture every recipe.
Calculated from the smallest and largest usable household measures listed by USDA for this exact FNDDS record; not a confidence interval.
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- Calories
- 86 kcal
- Protein
- 4.9 g
- Carbohydrate
- 0.5 g
- Total fat
- 7.1 g
Household measures
Compare listed portions
These values scale the source nutrition by gram weight. Rounding keeps the comparison readable.
1 slice
86 kcal
21 g
1 stick
116 kcal
28 g
1 cup, shredded
462 kcal
113 g
1 cup, diced
540 kcal
132 g
1 cup, melted
998 kcal
244 g
At a glance
Nutrient highlights per source serving
The strongest supplied Daily Value signals, shown without extrapolating missing values.
Saturated fat
4 g≈ 20% Daily ValueCalcium
148.5 mg≈ 11% Daily ValueProtein
4.9 g≈ 10% Daily ValueNutrition facts
Compare the source serving with 100 grams
Values are rounded for readability. The source serving is 21 g.
| Nutrient | Amount | Approx. % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 86 kcal 409 kcal | — |
| Protein | 4.9 g 23.3 g | 10% |
| Carbohydrate | 0.5 g 2.4 g | — |
| Total fat | 7.1 g 34 g | — |
| Dietary fiber | 0 g 0 g | — |
| Sugars | 0.1 g 0.3 g | — |
| Sodium | 137.3 mg 654 mg | — |
| Saturated fat | 4 g 19.2 g | 20% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1.6 g 7.4 g | — |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.2 g 1.2 g | — |
| Cholesterol | 21 mg 100 mg | — |
| Potassium | 16.2 mg 77 mg | — |
| Calcium | 148.5 mg 707 mg | 11% |
| Iron | 0 mg 0.2 mg | — |
| Magnesium | 5.7 mg 27 mg | — |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg 0 mg | — |
| Vitamin D | 0.1 µg 0.6 µg | — |
| Vitamin A | 66.4 µg 316 µg | — |
| Caffeine | 0 mg 0 mg | — |
| Alcohol | 0 g 0 g | — |
| Water | 7.7 g 36.6 g | — |
Daily Values appear only when they are supplied by the reviewed data record. Individual needs differ.
What changes the estimate most?
This is a standardized USDA survey-food profile, not a measurement of every preparation. Actual nutrition can change with portion size, fat level, brand or formulation, added flavors or sweeteners.
Food estimates can be sensitive to portion weight, preparation, ingredient ratios, and additions that are difficult to judge from appearance alone.
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portion size
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fat level
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brand or formulation
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added flavors or sweeteners
How we estimated this
Traceable back to the source record
This profile uses FoodData Central Survey Foods (FNDDS). It reports the source serving, calculates the 100-gram comparison from the same record, and scales household portions by their listed gram weights.
About the serving label: USDA describes the underlying portion as “Typical reported amount.” We display it as “USDA reference amount” to make clear that it is a database comparison point—not a suggested portion or a claim about what most people should eat.
Data cycle: 2021–2023, published 2024-10-31
FoodData Central ID: 2705709
It does not reconstruct every possible recipe or infer your plate’s weight. Preparation and recipe differences belong in the uncertainty explanation, not hidden decimal places.
Source release 2024-10-31. Read the full nutrition methodology.