Protein in food · Dairy & cheese
How much protein is in blue cheese?
One ounce of blue cheese (28 g) has 6.1 g of protein (100 kcal); 100 g has 21.4 g.
6.1 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central
6.1 g of protein per 100 kcal (24% of its calories): 5–10 g is good on our scale.
25 g of protein from blue cheese alone takes 117 g (about 4⅛ oz) and 412 kcal.
#13 of 37 in Dairy & cheese for protein per 100 g, #23 for protein per calorie.
Protein per portion
| Portion | Protein | kcal | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 g | 21.4 g | 353 | 2.3 g | 28.7 g |
| 1 oz (28 g) | 6.1 g | 100 | 0.7 g | 8.1 g |
| 1 cup (135 g) | 29 g | 477 | 3.1 g | 39 g |
| 1 tbsp (8.4 g) | 1.8 g | 30 | 0.2 g | 2.4 g |
One ounce of blue cheese (28 g) is 5% of a 120 g daily target, what our protein calculator gives a 165 lb person building muscle.
Most of its calories come from fat: about 73%.
One ounce of blue cheese (28 g) also has 5.3 g of saturated fat (27% of the 20 g Daily Value).
How it compares
The 4 foods in the same aisle closest in calories per 100 g, ranked by protein per calorie. Per calorie, it has more protein than cotija, cream cheese and heavy cream and less than provolone.
| Food | Protein | kcal | Protein per 100 kcal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provolone | 25.6 g | 351 | 7.3 g |
| Blue cheese | 21.4 g | 353 | 6.1 g |
| Cotija | 20 g | 366 | 5.5 g |
| Cream cheese | 6.2 g | 350 | 1.8 g |
| Heavy cream | 2.8 g | 340 | 0.8 g |
Recipes with blue cheese
4 recipes in the Feast Mode library use blue cheese, macros computed the same way.
Across the 4 library recipes that use it, a serving has 7.2 g of blue cheese on average, which brings 1.5 g of protein: 3% of the dish’s protein. It carries the most in Cobb Salad, at 4% of the protein.
Questions
How much protein is in an ounce of blue cheese?
One ounce of blue cheese (28 g) has 6.1 g of protein and 100 kcal, with 0.7 g of carbohydrate and 8.1 g of fat.
How much protein is in 100 g of blue cheese?
100 g of blue cheese has 21.4 g of protein, 353 kcal, 2.3 g of carbohydrate and 28.7 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 172175).
Is blue cheese a good source of protein?
Good protein source: 6.1 g of protein per 100 kcal (24% of its calories): 5–10 g is good on our scale. Getting 25 g of protein from blue cheese alone takes 117 g (about 4⅛ oz) and 412 kcal.
Which has more protein, blue cheese or provolone?
Provolone, with 25.6 g of protein per 100 g against 21.4 g for blue cheese. Per 100 kcal: blue cheese 6.1 g, provolone 7.3 g.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 172175: “Cheese, blue”, per 100 g. Portion numbers multiply those values by the portion weight. Estimates for information, not medical advice. How we calculate
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