Because it is derived from milk, cheese is often high in calories and contains more fat and protein than carbohydrate. This also means that its nutritional value is very similar to milk, as you will see evidenced in the calorie chart below. If you refer to the nutrition facts for cheese, you will see that it is very calorie dense and that the nutritional information varies greatly from one variety to another. Hard cheeses, for example, are more calorie-dense than fresh cheeses like cottage cheese. View the nutrition label for your favorite types of cheese to determine the calorie and other nutrition facts.
Soft cheese is great for spreading on crackers or bread and it comes in a wide variety of flavors based on the type of milk used to create it. In addition to being incredibly flavorful, soft cheeses are also a good source of nutritional value. If you refer to the nutrition label for soft cheese will notice that soft cheeses are rich in calcium but they may also be high in saturated fats. Consult the nutrition facts or the calorie chart below for your favorite soft cheese to determine the calories and nutritional information.
Because sliced cheese is derived from milk, it is often fairly high in calories and it typically contains more fat and protein than carbohydrate. This also means that the nutritional value of sliced cheese is very similar to milk. If you refer to the nutrition facts for sliced cheese, or the calorie chart below, you will see that it is very calorie dense and that the nutritional information varies greatly from one variety to another. View the nutrition label for your favorite types of sliced cheese to determine the calorie and other nutrition facts.
Hard cheese is a dairy product that many people know and love. The nutrition facts for hard cheese will show that this food is high in calories and saturated fat – in fact, it has very similar nutritional information to milk. The fact that hard cheese is high in calories and fat does not necessarily mean that it is low in nutritional value. If you consult the calorie chart for hard cheese provided below, you will see that hard cheese can also be a good source of protein. Refer to the nutrition label for your favorite hard cheese to determine its calories and nutritional value.
Cream cheese is a type of fresh cheese that has a mild taste and a high fat content. As a dairy product, cream cheese is fairly high in calories, as the nutrition label will show. Additional nutrition facts for cream cheese include a high moisture content around 55% and at least 33% milk fat. Though cream cheese is similar in taste and texture to soft cheeses like Neufchatel, the production methods and nutritional information are very different. Consult the calorie chart below to determine the calories and nutritional value of cream cheese.