Nutritional information for cheese
Posted by Paola
Collected from calorie-count.com* and actual packets, this comparison table gives information for cheeses. It gives the weight of each item needed to get 100 calories.
| 100 calories | weight | protein | carbs | fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quark low-fat soft cheese | 145g (5oz) | 17.4 | 5.9 | 0.3 |
| Waitrose 1.2% fat cottage cheese w/ onion & chives | 141g (5oz) | 15.4 | 7.0 | 1.8 |
| Tesco Value cottage cheese | 133g (5oz) | 15.5 | 6.0 | 0.7 |
| Waitrose 1.5% fat cottage cheese | 130g (5oz) | 15.3 | 5.7 | 1.9 |
| Tesco Lighter Options cottage cheese w/ onion & chives | 118g (4oz) | 13.4 | 5.6 | 1.8 |
| Waitrose 1.2% fat cottage cheese w/pineapple | 116g (4oz) | 10.5 | 10.9 | 1.4 |
| Tesco Lighter Options cottage cheese w/pineapple | 111g (4oz) | 10.9 | 9.4 | 1.4 |
| Waitrose extra-light soft cheese | 93g (3oz) | 13.1 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
| Philadelphia extra-light soft cheese | 90g (3oz) | 10.8 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| Ricotta* | 73g (3oz) | 8.3 | 3.7 | 5.8 |
| Laughing Cow Light Gourmet* | 69g (2oz) | 8.5 | 2.9 | 5.9 |
| Laughing Cow Light Garlic & Herb* | 60g (2oz) | 7.1 | 2.9 | 5.7 |
| Laughing Cow Light French Onion* | 60g (2oz) | 7.1 | 2.9 | 5.7 |
| Laughing Cow Light Swiss Original* | 60g (2oz) | 7.1 | 2.9 | 5.7 |
| Halloumi, lite | 44g (2oz) | 11.8 | 1.3 | 5.3 |
| Laughing Cow Mini Babybel Light Original* | 42g (1.5oz) | 12.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 |
| Laughing Cow Original Creamy Swiss* | 42g (1.5oz) | 4.0 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| Waitrose Scottish half-fat cheddar | 38g (1.4oz) | 11.3 | 0.0 | 6.1 |
| Tesco Healthy Living half-fat cheddar | 38g (1.4oz) | 11.9 | 0.0 | 5.8 |
| Feta* | 38g (1.4oz) | 5.4 | 1.5 | 8.1 |
| Goat cheese, soft* | 37g (1.3oz) | 6.8 | 0.4 | 7.9 |
| Leerdammer, lite | 36g (1.3oz) | 11.1 | 0.0 | 6.1 |
| Mozzarella, whole milk* | 33g (1.2oz) | 7.4 | 0.7 | 7.4 |
| Halloumi | 31g (1.1oz) | 6.7 | 1.1 | 7.8 |
| American* | 30g (1.1oz) | 5.9 | 2.5 | 7.4 |
| Laughing Cow Original * | 30g (1.1oz) | 7.1 | 0.0 | 8.6 |
| Laughing Cow Mini Babybel Bonbel* | 30g (1.1oz) | 7.1 | 0.0 | 8.6 |
| Laughing Cow Mild Cheddar* | 30g (1.1oz) | 7.1 | 0.0 | 7.1 |
| Brie* | 30g (1.1oz) | 6.1 | 0.2 | 8.2 |
| Provolone* | 29g (1oz) | 7.3 | 0.6 | 7.6 |
| Blue cheese* | 28g (1oz) | 6.1 | 0.7 | 8.1 |
| Gouda* | 28g (1oz) | 7.0 | 0.6 | 7.7 |
| Edam* | 28g (1oz) | 7.0 | 0.4 | 7.8 |
| Muenster* | 27g (1oz) | 6.4 | 0.3 | 8.2 |
| Monterey* | 27g (1oz) | 6.6 | 0.2 | 8.1 |
| Swiss cheese* | 26g (0.9oz) | 7.1 | 1.4 | 7.3 |
| Laughing Cow Mini Babybel Gouda* | 26g (0.9oz) | 6.3 | 0.0 | 7.5 |
| Romano* | 26g (0.9oz) | 8.2 | 0.9 | 7.0 |
| Fontina* | 26g (0.9oz) | 6.6 | 0.4 | 8.0 |
| Cheddar cheese* | 25g (0.9oz) | 6.2 | 0.3 | 8.2 |
| Gruyere* | 24g (0.9oz) | 7.2 | 0.1 | 7.8 |
| Parmesan* | 23g (0.8oz) | 8.9 | 1.0 | 6.6 |
| Goat cheese, hard* | 22g (0.8oz) | 6.7 | 0.5 | 7.9 |
Georgina said,
2 September 2008 at 1:37 pm
This is really useful, thanks Paola!
I adore cheese and was shocked just how calorific it was. Now all I have to do is work out if I should try and switch from cheddar to gruyere in more recipes – gruyere is more calorific, but with a stronger flavour you need so much less…