Cheese Mexican

Dairy and Eggs 6 variants

Cheese Mexican is consistently high in these nutrients across all variants, regardless of preparation or processing.

Calcium > 98% Phosphorus > 95% Saturated Fat > 93% Sodium > 87% Total Fat > 84% Phenylalanine > 80% Leucine > 79% Valine > 79% Vitamin A > 74% Zinc > 74% Isoleucine > 73% Protein > 72%

Select a nutrient to see how the 6 variants compare.

Variant	Protein (g)	All foods
Mexican, blend, reduced fat	24.7	> 85%
Mexican blend	23.5	> 82%
mexican, queso asadero	22.6	> 80%
mexican, queso chihuahua	21.6	> 77%
mexican, queso anejo	21.4	> 76%
mexican, queso cotija	20.0	> 72%

Variant	Iron (mg)	All foods
Mexican blend	0.6	> 26%
mexican, queso asadero	0.5	> 23%
mexican, queso anejo	0.5	> 22%
mexican, queso chihuahua	0.5	> 22%
Mexican, blend, reduced fat	0.1	> 6%
mexican, queso cotija	trace	n/a

Variant	Magnesium (mg)	All foods
mexican, queso cotija	38.0	> 80%
Mexican, blend, reduced fat	35.0	> 78%
mexican, queso anejo	28.0	> 71%
mexican, queso asadero	26.0	> 66%
Mexican blend	25.0	> 63%
mexican, queso chihuahua	23.0	> 54%

Variant	Zinc (mg)	All foods
Mexican, blend, reduced fat	4.3	> 84%
mexican, queso cotija	3.9	> 82%
mexican, queso chihuahua	3.5	> 79%
mexican, queso asadero	3.0	> 75%
Mexican blend	3.0	> 75%
mexican, queso anejo	2.9	> 74%

Variant	Calcium (mg)	All foods
Mexican, blend, reduced fat	1146.0	> 99%
mexican, queso cotija	800.0	> 99%
mexican, queso anejo	680.0	> 98%
mexican, queso asadero	661.0	> 98%
Mexican blend	659.0	> 98%
mexican, queso chihuahua	651.0	> 98%

Variant	Potassium (mg)	All foods
mexican, queso cotija	125.0	> 21%
Mexican, blend, reduced fat	93.0	> 14%
mexican, queso anejo	87.0	> 13%
mexican, queso asadero	86.0	> 13%
Mexican blend	85.0	> 12%
mexican, queso chihuahua	52.0	> 7%

Variant	Phosphorus (mg)	All foods
mexican, queso cotija	729.0	> 99%
Mexican, blend, reduced fat	583.0	> 98%
mexican, queso anejo	444.0	> 95%
mexican, queso asadero	443.0	> 95%
mexican, queso chihuahua	442.0	> 95%
Mexican blend	438.0	> 95%

Variant	Vitamin E (mg)	All foods
mexican, queso anejo	0.3	> 41%
mexican, queso chihuahua	0.3	> 40%
Mexican blend	0.3	> 40%
mexican, queso cotija	0.3	> 40%
mexican, queso asadero	0.2	> 38%
Mexican, blend, reduced fat	0.2	> 26%

Variant	Vitamin B12 (µg)	All foods
mexican, queso cotija	2.3	> 73%
Mexican, blend, reduced fat	1.7	> 62%
mexican, queso anejo	1.4	> 56%
Mexican blend	1.2	> 54%
mexican, queso chihuahua	1.0	> 50%
mexican, queso asadero	1.0	> 49%

Variant	Folate (µg)	All foods
Mexican, blend, reduced fat	20.0	> 61%
Mexican blend	13.0	> 51%
mexican, queso cotija	10.0	> 45%
mexican, queso asadero	8.0	> 35%
mexican, queso chihuahua	2.0	> 5%
mexican, queso anejo	1.0	> 2%

Variant	Choline (mg)	All foods
Mexican blend	15.7	> 36%
mexican, queso anejo	15.4	> 35%
mexican, queso asadero	15.4	> 35%
mexican, queso chihuahua	15.4	> 35%
mexican, queso cotija	15.4	> 35%
Mexican, blend, reduced fat	13.5	> 30%