24 %
Calcium is needed for the maintenance of normal bones and teeth, and contributes to normal muscle function.
How many calories are in processed cheese?
57kcal
in a 30 g piece
190 kcal per 100 g.
Source: UK CoFID 2021, record 12-549. Checked 5 October 2026.
2.9 gFat
5 gProtein
0 gFibre
24 %Daily calcium
What’s in a 30 g piece
More than half of a piece is water, which is why the calories stay low. What is left is mostly protein.
- 2.9 gFat
- 5 gProtein
- 2.9 gCarbohydrate
- 18.6 gWater
- 0.6 gMinerals and the rest
Below average for dairy
Processed cheese is 190 kcal per 100 g. The 99 dairy in this database average 224.
Processed cheese190
Dairy average224
High in salt
2 g of salt per 100 g, which is red on a UK traffic-light label (the line is 1.5 g).
Salt, per piece0.61 g
Sugars, per piece2.3 g
Vitamins and minerals in processed cheese
Four of the 21 reach the “high in” level, led by calcium.
A source of
Only a trace
- Vitamin C
Show all 21 with amounts
Calcium193 mg, 24 %
Chloride189 mg, 24 %
Phosphorus154 mg, 22 %
Vitamin B120.0003 mg, 12 %
Niacin (vitamin B3)1.2 mg, 7.3 %
Zinc0.72 mg, 7.2 %
Vitamin A0.0411 mg, 5.1 %
Iodine0.0066 mg, 4.4 %
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.06 mg, 4.3 %
Selenium0.0018 mg, 3.3 %
Biotin0.00135 mg, 2.7 %
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.14 mg, 2.4 %
Potassium44.4 mg, 2.2 %
Magnesium7.5 mg, 2 %
Folate0.0036 mg, 1.8 %
Copper0.02 mg, 1.8 %
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.02 mg, 1.4 %
Vitamin B60.02 mg, 1.3 %
Vitamin E0.12 mg, 1 %
Manganese0.01 mg, 0.6 %
Iron0.08 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, and only 1.9 % of the iron reference intake and 3.3 % of the vitamin E reference intake per 100 g.
Vitamin C
Tracein processed cheese
Find it inCherries, West Indian2150 % per 100 g
Iron
1.9%in processed cheese, per 100 g
Find it inThyme, dried, ground883 % per 100 g
Vitamin E
3.3%in processed cheese, per 100 g
Find it inSunflower seeds, toasted326 % 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, cheese (Gruyere) has the most calcium in this comparison, followed by cheese (Edam).
950mg
795mg
739mg
642mg
362mg
161mg
Cheese, Gruyere+308 mg
Cheese, Edam+153 mg
Cheese, Cheddar, English+97 mg
Cheese, processed, slices, reduced fatthis page
Cheese, Mozzarella, fresh−280 mg
Cheese, Mascarpone−481 mg
All values per 100 g, from the same dataset. Differences are against processed cheese.
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Questions about processed cheese
The questions people ask about processed cheese, answered from the dataset.
How many calories are in a portion of processed cheese?
A typical portion (30 g, a piece of cheese) gives 57 kcal. Per 100 g the figure is 190 kcal.
Is processed cheese high in calcium?
Yes. Cheese, processed, slices, reduced fat has 642 mg calcium per 100 g, 80 % 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: calcium (642 mg, 80 %), chloride (630 mg, 79 %) and phosphorus (513 mg, 73 %) per 100 g.
Is processed cheese a good source of protein?
Cheese, processed, slices, reduced fat has 16.7 g protein per 100 g, 35 % 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 12-549, Cheese, processed, slices, reduced fat, published by Public Health England under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Main data references: Industry data, 2013; and calculated from 12-363. 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 calcium.
More dairy
- Cheese, processed, smoked303 kcal
- Cheese, white, average381 kcal
- Creme fraiche, full fat378 kcal
- Milk, flavoured, pasteurised, strawberry, banana64 kcal
- Yogurt, Greek style, fruit137 kcal
- Cheese, Brie, rind only304 kcal
- All 99 dairy
Most calcium
- Milk, skimmed, dried, fortified1280 mg
- Cheese, Emmental1025 mg
- Cheese, Parmesan, fresh1025 mg
- Basil, dried, ground2110 mg
- Marjoram, dried1990 mg
- Thyme, dried, ground1890 mg
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