Cheddar
What it is
Cheddar is a dairy cheese used in cooking and as a food on its own. This reference describes cheddar cheese.
What it does
For the named reference food, USDA lists 403 kcal, 22.9 g protein, 33.3 g total fat and 710 mg calcium per 100 g edible portion. The table gives additional nutrients for that same food form. These figures describe composition, not an effect on a disease or a recommended serving.
Research context and ingredient forms
Reference food: Cheese, cheddar (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program). These are historical SR Legacy data from the April 2018 release, published in FoodData Central in 2019. A different variety, preparation, water content, or commercial recipe can change the result. For a matching food, a portion estimate scales each value by edible portion grams divided by 100.
Using this information
A small cheese portion can be more useful than the 100-g comparison. Reduced-fat cheese and processed cheese products need their own labels rather than this standard record.
Considerations
This is a milk-derived food. Milk is a major food allergen; use the ingredient and allergen labeling rather than the nutrition table to assess a packaged product.
Food sources and composition
| Nutrient | Amount and serving basis | Food and source |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 403 kcal per 100 g edible portion | Cheese, cheddar (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program); Cheese, cheddar (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Protein | 22.9 g per 100 g edible portion | Cheese, cheddar (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program); Cheese, cheddar (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Total lipid (fat) | 33.3 g per 100 g edible portion | Cheese, cheddar (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program); Cheese, cheddar (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Fatty acids, total saturated | 18.9 g per 100 g edible portion | Cheese, cheddar (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program); Cheese, cheddar (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Carbohydrate, by difference | 3.37 g per 100 g edible portion | Cheese, cheddar (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program); Cheese, cheddar (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Calcium, Ca | 710 mg per 100 g edible portion | Cheese, cheddar (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program); Cheese, cheddar (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Sodium, Na | 653 mg per 100 g edible portion | Cheese, cheddar (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program); Cheese, cheddar (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Potassium, K | 76 mg per 100 g edible portion | Cheese, cheddar (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program); Cheese, cheddar (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Vitamin B-12 | 1.1 µg per 100 g edible portion | Cheese, cheddar (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program); Cheese, cheddar (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0.6 µg per 100 g edible portion | Cheese, cheddar (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program); Cheese, cheddar (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
Scientific Research & References
- Cheese, cheddar (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)
2019 · USDA Agricultural Research Service
Limitations: Historical food/preparation-specific composition. Values can be analytical, calculated or imputed; not a current brand label or clinical-outcome estimate.
Source assessment recorded.
- USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Legacy Release: Documentation
2018 · USDA Agricultural Research Service
Limitations: Historical dataset; values may be analytical, calculated, imputed, or assumed zero. Not clinical-outcome evidence.
Source assessment recorded.
- Food Allergies
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Limitations: Used for major-allergen identification and label awareness; not an individual allergy diagnosis.
Source assessment recorded.
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Products containing it
No label-specific product relationship has been reviewed for this entry.