Calories in Cheese

The calorie count of these varieties will all be included under the same table. A separate table for low fat cheese is included below.

Amount	Type	Calories	Kilojoules	Fat
Cheddar	Thin Slice 20g	85	350	7
Brie	Thick Slice 30g	120	500	10
Camembert	Small Cube 30g	120	500	10
Danish Blue	Shredded 1/2 cup	240	1000	20
Edam	100g	400	1670	34
Feta	250g block	1000	4180	84
Gorgonzola	30g	90	375	9
Gouda	30g	90	375	7.5
Mozzarella	30g	100	420	8.5
Parmesan	30g	100	420	7.5
Provelone	30g	90	380	7.5
Roquefort	30g	110	460	9
Swiss	30g	110	460	9
Cottage Cheese	1/2 cup	275	1145	22
Riccota	30g	130	540	9
Philadelphia	30g	110	460	9

Reduced Fat Cheese

Amount	Type	Calories	Kilojoules	Fat
Cheddar	Thin Slice 20g	70	295	5
	Thick Slice 30g	100	420	7
Weight Watchers	Small Cube 30g	100	420	7
	Shredded 1/2 cup	200	840	14
Feta	100g	330	1380	23
Cottage Cheese	250g block	830	3480	58
Riccota	21g slice	90	45	3
Philadelphia	Shredded 30g	100	420	7
Soy Cheese	30g	70	295	4.5
Vegetarian	40g (2 tbls)	35	170	1

• Calories in cheese chart is an average count over all brands. It is interesting to note that Weight Watchers cheese is even lower in calories and also lower in fat content than the lite variety of all other brands.
• Use Weight Watchers cheese if you are on a diet and really want to count those calories.
• Cheese isn't a bad food as it contains calcium for strong bones, yet is high in dairy fat. It is the overall amount of calories consumed in a day versus the amount of calories burnt that decides if you either lose weight or gain it.
• Remember the weight loss formula. Burn more calories that you consume and you will lose weight.