QUICK ANSWER
How many calories are in american cheese?
American Cheese provides 331 calories per 100 g in the selected USDA record for “Cheese food, cold pack, American.” The same weight contains 19.7 g protein, 8.32 g carbohydrate, 24.5 g fat and 0 g fibre. By calculated energy contribution, fat is the leading macronutrient in this record.
THE SOURCE NUMBERS
American Cheese nutrition facts per 100 g
The five core values below come from USDA FoodData Central record 170856. They share the same 100 g edible-portion basis, so the calorie and macronutrient figures remain internally consistent.
CALCULATED PORTIONS
Calories at different gram weights
These are transparent calculations from the 331-kcal-per-100-g record—not claims that a spoon, piece or cup always weighs the same amount.
MACRO PROFILE
What the carbohydrate, protein and fat values mean
Carbohydrate is reported for the selected cheese food, cold pack, american record. Fibre is included within total carbohydrate where the source reports it.
This is the protein amount in 100 g of the selected edible state. It should be compared with foods on the same weight basis.
Fat content can shift when oil, skin, sauces, draining, roasting or recipe ingredients differ from the reference description.
The selected record reports no measurable fibre. Fibre values remain specific to this food state.
ONE CANONICAL FOOD PAGE
Reference state and related variants
Dairy and egg records can vary by fat level, fortification, processing, cooking and brand formulation. This page anchors its calculations to one selected record so unlike states are not silently mixed.
Cheese food, cold pack, American
Best complete common-state record; use FDC 170856 instead of spreadsheet primary FDC 747429.
SR Legacy · FDC 170856- Cheese food, cold pack, American
- Cheese food, pasteurized process, American, vitamin D fortified
- Cheese food, pasteurized process, American, without added vitamin D
- Cheese, American, nonfat or fat free
- Cheese, American, restaurant
- Cheese, pasteurized process cheese food or product, American, singles
- Cheese, pasteurized process, American, fortified with vitamin D
- Cheese, pasteurized process, American, low fat
- Cheese, pasteurized process, American, vitamin D fortified
- Cheese, pasteurized process, American, without added vitamin D
Plus 1 additional mapped variants in the research ledger.
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How to use this number accurately
- Match the state.Use this page only when “Cheese food, cold pack, American” is a reasonable match for what was eaten.
- Use edible grams.Exclude bones, pits, shells, packaging and discarded liquid unless the source description includes them.
- Calculate the portion.Multiply edible grams by 3.3 to estimate calories from this exact record.
- Add recipe ingredients.Oil, sauces, breading, sweeteners, toppings and preparation losses require a recipe or separate entries.
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SOURCE & EVIDENCE BOUNDARY
Where the nutrition values come from
Core nutrition values use USDA FoodData Central record 170856: “Cheese food, cold pack, American.” The record type is SR Legacy, and values are shown per 100 g edible portion.
Nutrition databases describe reference samples. Natural variation, formulation, preparation and measurement can change an individual serving. This page provides general nutrition information, not medical advice or a food-safety duration.