Protein in food · Dairy & cheese
How much protein is in reduced-fat American cheese?
One slice of reduced-fat American cheese (21 g) has 5.2 g of protein (38 kcal); 100 g has 24.6 g.
13.7 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central
13.7 g of protein per 100 kcal (55% of its calories): 10 g or more is lean on our scale.
25 g of protein from reduced-fat American cheese alone takes 102 g (about 4.8 slices of reduced-fat American cheese) and 183 kcal.
#7 of 37 in Dairy & cheese for protein per 100 g, #4 for protein per calorie.
Protein per portion
| Portion | Protein | kcal | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 g | 24.6 g | 180 | 3.5 g | 7 g |
| 1 oz (28 g) | 7 g | 51 | 1 g | 2 g |
| 1 cup (113 g) | 28 g | 204 | 4 g | 7.9 g |
| 1 tbsp (7.1 g) | 1.7 g | 13 | 0.2 g | 0.5 g |
| 1 slice (21 g) | 5.2 g | 38 | 0.7 g | 1.5 g |
One slice of reduced-fat American cheese (21 g) is 4% of a 120 g daily target, what our protein calculator gives a 165 lb person building muscle.
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 all 4.
| Food | Protein | kcal | Protein per 100 kcal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reduced-fat American cheese | 24.6 g | 180 | 13.7 g |
| Part-skim ricotta | 11.4 g | 138 | 8.3 g |
| Ricotta | 7.5 g | 150 | 5.0 g |
| Light cream cheese | 7.8 g | 208 | 3.8 g |
| Sour cream | 2.4 g | 198 | 1.2 g |
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Recipes with reduced-fat American cheese
2 recipes in the Feast Mode library use reduced-fat American cheese, macros computed the same way.
Across the 2 library recipes that use it, a serving has 32 g of reduced-fat American cheese on average, which brings 7.7 g of protein: 16% of the dish’s protein. It carries the most in Smash Burgers with Special Sauce, at 20% of the protein.
Questions
How much protein is in one slice of reduced-fat American cheese?
One slice of reduced-fat American cheese (21 g) has 5.2 g of protein and 38 kcal, with 0.7 g of carbohydrate and 1.5 g of fat.
How much protein is in 100 g of reduced-fat American cheese?
100 g of reduced-fat American cheese has 24.6 g of protein, 180 kcal, 3.5 g of carbohydrate and 7 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 169080).
Is reduced-fat American cheese a good source of protein?
Lean protein source: 13.7 g of protein per 100 kcal (55% of its calories): 10 g or more is lean on our scale. Getting 25 g of protein from reduced-fat American cheese alone takes 102 g (about 4.8 slices of reduced-fat American cheese) and 183 kcal.
Which has more protein, reduced-fat American cheese or American cheese?
Reduced-fat American cheese, with 24.6 g of protein per 100 g against 18.1 g for American cheese. Per 100 kcal: reduced-fat American cheese 13.7 g, American cheese 4.9 g.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 169080: “Cheese, pasteurized process, American, low fat”, 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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