33 %
Phosphorus contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism and to the maintenance of normal bones and teeth.
How many calories are in processed cheese?
89.1kcal
in a 30 g piece
297 kcal per 100 g.
Source: UK CoFID 2021, record 12-527, 20 analysed samples. Checked 5 October 2026.
6.9 gFat
5.3 gProtein
0 gFibre
33 %Daily phosphorus
What’s in a 30 g piece
About a third of a piece is water, which is why the calories stay low. What is left is mostly fat.
- 6.9 gFat
- 5.3 gProtein
- 1.5 gCarbohydrate
- 14.2 gWater
- 2 gMinerals and the rest
Above average for dairy
Processed cheese is 297 kcal per 100 g. The 99 dairy in this database average 224.
Processed cheese297
Dairy average224
High in salt
2.5 g of salt per 100 g, which is red on a UK traffic-light label (the line is 1.5 g).
Salt, per piece0.75 g
Sugars, per piece1.5 g
Vitamins and minerals in processed cheese
Six of the 21 reach the “high in” level, led by phosphorus.
A source of
Only a trace
- Vitamin C
- Copper
Show all 21 with amounts
Phosphorus230 mg, 33 %
Chloride240 mg, 30 %
Calcium183 mg, 23 %
Vitamin B120.00036 mg, 14 %
Vitamin A0.0858 mg, 11 %
Niacin (vitamin B3)1.4 mg, 9 %
Zinc0.78 mg, 7.8 %
Iodine0.0081 mg, 5.4 %
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.08 mg, 5.4 %
Biotin0.00168 mg, 3.4 %
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.18 mg, 3 %
Selenium0.0015 mg, 2.7 %
Potassium53.4 mg, 2.7 %
Folate0.0045 mg, 2.3 %
Magnesium8.1 mg, 2.2 %
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.02 mg, 1.6 %
Vitamin B60.02 mg, 1.5 %
Vitamin E0.17 mg, 1.4 %
Iron0.15 mg, 1.1 %
Vitamin K0.00048 mg, 0.6 %
Manganese0.01 mg, 0.6 %
Badges use the UK legal thresholds per 100 g: 15 % of the reference intake for “source of”, 30 % for “high in”. A trace is shown as “trace” and never counts.
What processed cheese doesn’t give you. And where to find it.
No recorded vitamin C or copper, and only 2.1 % of the vitamin K reference intake per 100 g.
Vitamin C
Tracein processed cheese
Find it inCherries, West Indian2150 % per 100 g
Copper
Tracein processed cheese
Find it inLiver, calf, fried2386 % per 100 g
Vitamin K
2.1%in processed cheese, per 100 g
Find it inSpring greens, boiled1191 % per 100 g
100 mgVitamin C, 125 %
0.075 mgSelenium, 136 %
0.00125 mgVitamin D, 25 %
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Processed cheese against other dairy
Per 100 g, processed cheese has the most phosphorus of the 6 here, ahead of cheese (Derby).
768mg
470mg
450mg
410mg
344mg
260mg
Cheese, processed, plainthis page
Cheese, Derby−298 mg
Cheese, Red Windsor−318 mg
Cheese, Wensleydale−358 mg
Cheese, Danish blue−424 mg
Milk, evaporated, whole−508 mg
All values per 100 g, from the same dataset. Differences are against processed cheese.
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Questions about processed cheese
Four questions chosen by the facts above, so every food answers differently.
How many calories are in a portion of processed cheese?
A typical portion (30 g, a piece of cheese) gives 89 kcal. Per 100 g the figure is 297 kcal.
Is processed cheese high in phosphorus?
Yes. Cheese, processed, plain has 768 mg phosphorus per 100 g, 110 % of the NRV, above the 30 % threshold for a “high in” claim.
Which vitamins and minerals does processed cheese have most of?
By share of the daily reference intake: phosphorus (768 mg, 110 %), chloride (800 mg, 100 %) and calcium (610 mg, 76 %) per 100 g.
Is processed cheese a good source of protein?
Cheese, processed, plain has 17.8 g protein per 100 g, 24 % of the energy, which meets the UK threshold for “high protein”.
How these numbers were made
Every figure comes from the UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), 2021 edition, record 12-527, Cheese, processed, plain, 20 analysed samples, published by Public Health England under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Main data references: LGC, Nutrient analysis of cheese, 1999; and industry data, 2013. Fats as Fatty Acids Supplement 12-866 and fat soluble vitamins as Milk Products and Eggs Supplement 12-172. Vitamin K1 Bolton-Smith et al, Br J Nutr, 83, 2000.. Values are per 100 g of the edible part; a piece is 30 g, a piece of cheese, the usual UK portion for dairy. Reference intakes follow Regulation (EU) 1169/2011 Annex XIII as retained in GB law; “source of”, “high in” and “low” follow Regulation (EC) 1924/2006, assessed per 100 g. Function lines are the authorised wording from the GB register of nutrition and health claims, credited to the nutrient. Energy is rounded to the whole kcal and kJ; other amounts to one decimal, or two below 1. A trace is shown as “trace” and never gets a figure or a badge; a nutrient never analysed is left off the page. We start from the dataset’s 2,887 records and keep 2,322: records weighed with bone, shell or skin, alcoholic drinks, infant foods, brand-named products, records with fewer than eight measured vitamins and minerals and near-identical variants are left out. Group context uses the 99 dairy kept from the dataset; a rank counts only the foods with a measured figure for that nutrient. Food images are illustrations from Ingredient Atlas, released under CC0; they show the food, not the measured sample, and where no illustration of the exact food exists the nearest one is shown (here: American Cheese). Checked 5 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More dairy
From the same group, with calories per 100 g, and the foods with the most phosphorus.
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Most phosphorus
- Cheese, processed, smoked1030 mg
- Milk, skimmed, dried, fortified970 mg
- Cheese spread, plain, reduced fat850 mg
- Bran, wheat1078 mg
- Wheatgerm1047 mg
- Mushroom, dried970 mg
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