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Cheese, mexican, queso cotija Calories and nutrition facts · Cheese, ripened cheese

201 kcal per serving (55 g)

Carbs: 2.2 g
Fibre: 0 g
Sugars: 0 g
Protein: 11 g
Fat: 16.5 g

Where the calories come from

Protein 22% Carbs 4% Fat 74%

Cheese, mexican, queso cotija has 201 kcal per serving (55 g), with 2.2 g carbs, 0 g fibre, 11 g protein and 16.5 g fat. 100 g has 366 kcal.

Share of your daily needs in one serving

How much is too much

About 127 g of cheese, mexican, queso cotija a day uses up the EU daily limit for saturated fatty acids, 22.2 g for a healthy adult. That's 2.3 × serving (55 g).

Diet tags

Egg free Gluten free Lacto-ovo vegetarian Lacto vegetarian Soy free

Last updated November 6, 2026 · Where the data comes from

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How it compares with other cheese, ripened cheese

Per 100 g, against the 55 cheese, ripened cheese in our catalog.

Calories 366 kcal · typical 338 kcal
Saturated fat 17.5 g · typical 16.4 g
Protein 20 g · typical 25 g

Less protein than 84% of cheese, ripened cheese .
Calcium 800 mg · typical 800 mg
Vitamin B12 2.3 µg · typical 1.6 µg

More vitamin B12 than 95% of cheese, ripened cheese .
Sodium 1,400 mg · typical 630 mg

More sodium than 93% of cheese, ripened cheese .

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Nutrients in cheese, mexican, queso cotija

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Amount

% of the daily value for a healthy adult. Your own needs depend on age, sex and activity.

Energy and macros

Energy 366 kcal (1,531 kJ)

18% of daily
Carbohydrates, net 3.97g

2% of daily
Protein 20g

27% of daily
Fat 30g

45% of daily
Water 38g

2% of daily
Alcohol 0g

Vitamins

Vitamin A (RAE) 229µg

35% of daily
Vitamin A (Retinol) 223µg
Vitamin D 0.50µg

3% of daily
Vitamin E 0.25mg

2% of daily
Vitamin K 1.90µg

3% of daily
Vitamin B1 0.03mg

3% of daily
Vitamin B2 0.49mg

30% of daily
Vitamin B3 (Niacin) equivalents 0.11mg

1% of daily
Vitamin B6 0.05mg

3% of daily
Vitamin B9 (Folate) 10µg

3% of daily
Vitamin B12 2.26µg

57% of daily
Vitamin C 0mg

0% of daily

Minerals

Salt 3,556mg

71% of max
Calcium 800mg

84% of daily
Chromium no data
Copper 0.24mg

18% of daily
Fluoride no data
Iodine no data
Iron 0mg

0% of daily
Magnesium 38mg

13% of daily
Manganese no data
Molybdenum no data
Phosphorus 729mg

133% of daily
Potassium 125mg

4% of daily
Selenium 18µg

25% of daily
Sodium 1,400mg

70% of max
Zinc 3.87mg

42% of daily

Carbohydrates

Starch no data
Sugars 0g

0% of max
Added Sugars 0g

0% of max
Sucrose no data
Maltose no data
Fructose no data
Galactose no data
Glucose no data
Fibre, total 0g

0% of daily
Polyols no data

Fats

Amino acids

Histidine no data
Isoleucine no data
Leucine no data
Lysine no data
Methionine no data
Cysteine no data
Phenylalanine no data
Tyrosine no data
Tryptophan no data
Threonine no data
Valine no data
Alanine no data
Arginine no data
Asparagine no data
Aspartic acid no data
Cystine no data
Glutamic acid no data
Glutamine no data
Glycine no data
Proline no data
Serine no data
Hydroxyproline no data
Taurine no data

Amino acid data is mapped from the USDA database, for information only.

Cheese, mexican, queso cotija in other food databases

The same food in national food composition databases, next to ours. Per 100 g.

Per 100 g	Nutriely	USDA
Energy (kcal)	366	366
Protein (g)	20	20
Fat (g)	30	30
Carbohydrates (g)	3.97	3.97
Sugars (g)	0	0
Fibre (g)	0	0
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Iron
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Magnesium
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Where the data comes from

United States Department of Agriculture

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