QUICK ANSWER
How many calories are in mexican cheese?
Mexican Cheese provides 373 calories per 100 g in the selected USDA record for “Cheese, mexican, queso anejo.” The same weight contains 21.4 g protein, 4.63 g carbohydrate, 30 g fat and 0 g fibre. By calculated energy contribution, fat is the leading macronutrient in this record.
THE SOURCE NUMBERS
Mexican Cheese nutrition facts per 100 g
The five core values below come from USDA FoodData Central record 172201. 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 373-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, mexican, queso anejo 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.
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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, mexican, queso anejo
Chosen as the most common form of this food with all five core values: calories, protein, carbohydrate, fat and fibre.
SR Legacy · FDC 172201- Cheese, Mexican, blend, reduced fat
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- Match the state.Use this page only when “Cheese, mexican, queso anejo” 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 3.7 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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Where the nutrition values come from
Core nutrition values use USDA FoodData Central record 172201: “Cheese, mexican, queso anejo.” 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.