How much protein is in reduced-fat Mexican cheese?

One ounce of reduced-fat Mexican cheese (28 g) has 7 g of protein (80 kcal); 100 g has 24.7 g.

Feast Factsper 100 g

PER 100 GProtein

24.7g

Calories282

Carbohydrate3.4g

Fiber0g

Sugars0.6g

Fat19.4g

Saturated11.6g

Sodium776 mg

8.8 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central

Protein verdictGood protein source

8.8 g of protein per 100 kcal (35% of its calories): 5–10 g is good on our scale.

25 g of protein from reduced-fat Mexican cheese alone takes 101 g (about 3.6 oz) and 285 kcal.

#6 of 37 in Dairy & cheese for protein per 100 g, #11 for protein per calorie.

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Protein per portion

Protein, calories, carbs and fat in reduced-fat Mexican cheese per portion
Portion	Protein	kcal	Carbs	Fat
100 g	24.7 g	282	3.4 g	19.4 g
1 oz (28 g)	7 g	80	1 g	5.5 g
1 cup (112 g)	28 g	316	3.8 g	22 g
1 tbsp (7 g)	1.7 g	20	0.2 g	1.4 g

One ounce of reduced-fat Mexican cheese (28 g) is 6% 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 62%.

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.

reduced-fat Mexican cheese compared with similar foods, per 100 g
Food	Protein	kcal	Protein per 100 kcal
Reduced-fat Mexican cheese	24.7 g	282	8.8 g
Part-skim mozzarella	23.8 g	295	8.1 g
Fresh mozzarella	22.2 g	299	7.4 g
Queso fresco	18.1 g	299	6.1 g
Feta	14.2 g	265	5.4 g

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+1.2 g protein · −102 kcal per 100 g

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Recipes with reduced-fat Mexican cheese

5 recipes in the Feast Mode library use reduced-fat Mexican cheese, macros computed the same way.

Across the 5 library recipes that use it, a serving has 28 g of reduced-fat Mexican cheese on average, which brings 6.9 g of protein: 14% of the dish’s protein. It carries the most in Cheesy Chicken Quesadillas, at 25% of the protein.

62G
PROTEIN

Creamy Green Chicken Enchiladas

80 min · 537 kcal

55G
PROTEIN

Cilantro Lime Chicken Burrito Bowls

55 min · 622 kcal

55G
PROTEIN

Cheesy Chicken Quesadillas

45 min · 623 kcal

47G
PROTEIN

Crispy Oven Beef Tacos

50 min · 536 kcal

23G
PROTEIN

Air Fryer Chicken Taquitos

40 min · 267 kcal

Questions

How much protein is in an ounce of reduced-fat Mexican cheese?

One ounce of reduced-fat Mexican cheese (28 g) has 7 g of protein and 80 kcal, with 1 g of carbohydrate and 5.5 g of fat.

How much protein is in 100 g of reduced-fat Mexican cheese?

100 g of reduced-fat Mexican cheese has 24.7 g of protein, 282 kcal, 3.4 g of carbohydrate and 19.4 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 172216).

Is reduced-fat Mexican cheese a good source of protein?

Good protein source: 8.8 g of protein per 100 kcal (35% of its calories): 5–10 g is good on our scale. Getting 25 g of protein from reduced-fat Mexican cheese alone takes 101 g (about 3.6 oz) and 285 kcal.

Which has more protein, reduced-fat Mexican cheese or Mexican cheese blend?

Reduced-fat Mexican cheese, with 24.7 g of protein per 100 g against 23.5 g for Mexican cheese blend. Per 100 kcal: reduced-fat Mexican cheese 8.8 g, Mexican cheese blend 6.1 g.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 172216: “Cheese, Mexican, blend, reduced 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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