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Nutrition reference

Cheese, Cotija, Solid

Cheese, Cotija, Solid is published in Dairy and Egg Products as Foundation data. Nutrient values in this profile use a 100 g comparison basis; the displayed energy value is 351 kcal per 100 g. USDA also provides 1 household portion reference for this item where shown below. Nutrient percentiles and similar-food links compare only values with matching units across the published FoodData Central collections. These comparisons describe the dataset and are not dietary recommendations, medical advice or a substitute for individual nutrition guidance.

82.5Calorie Percentile
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USDA Foundation Foods comparison

Nutrient percentiles

Percentiles compare same-unit values per 100 g within the published collection.

Calcium, Ca98.9th percentile
Carbohydrate, By Difference25.7th percentile
Cholesterol88.2th percentile
Copper, Cu2.6th percentile
Fatty Acids, Total Monounsaturated81.4th percentile
Fatty Acids, Total Saturated97.7th percentile
Iron, Fe2.9th percentile
Magnesium, Mg75.0th percentile
Phosphorus, P97.4th percentile
Potassium, K23.6th percentile
Protein89.2th percentile
Sodium, Na99.0th percentile
Total Lipid (Fat)93.1th percentile
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)58.9th percentile
Zinc, Zn88.9th percentile

Key facts

Serving size
100 g reference basis
Calories
351
Food category
Dairy and Egg Products
Food class
FinalFood
Food data type
Foundation
Publication date
10/26/2023
Historical reference
No
Nutrients
Ash6.2 g
Calcium, Ca700 mg
Carbohydrate, by difference2.72 g
Cholesterol89.3 mg
Copper, Cu0.0 mg
Energy (Atwater General Factors)351 kcal
Energy (Atwater Specific Factors)352 kcal
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated5.93 g
Fatty acids, total saturated15.9 g
Iodine, I64.8 µg
Iron, Fe0.0 mg
Magnesium, Mg29.9 mg
Manganese, Mn0.017 mg
Nitrogen3.74 g
PUFA 18:20.714 g
Phosphorus, P486 mg
Potassium, K117 mg
Protein23.8 g
Retinol166 µg
SFA 12:00.836 g
SFA 14:02.57 g
SFA 16:07.39 g
SFA 18:02.62 g
Sodium, Na1620.0 mg
Total lipid (fat)27.2 g
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0.0 µg
Vitamin D (D2 + D3), International Units0.0 IU
Vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol)0.0 µg
Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)0.0 µg
Water40.0 g
Zinc, Zn3.6 mg

USDA household references

Published portions

Portions translate household measures to gram weights; nutrient comparisons on this site remain per 100 g.

AmountMeasureGram weight
1.0RACC30.0 g

USDA analytical context

Nutrient identifiers and derivation

Nutrient IDs, data-point counts and derivation descriptions are preserved from FoodData Central; blank fields were not supplied by the source.

NutrientUSDA IDNumberData pointsDerivationMethod/source description
Ash10072077AAnalytical
Calcium, Ca10873017AAnalytical
Carbohydrate, by difference1005205NoneNCCalculated
Cholesterol12536017AAnalytical
Copper, Cu10983127AAnalytical
Energy (Atwater General Factors)2047957NoneNCCalculated
Energy (Atwater Specific Factors)2048958NoneNCCalculated
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated12926457AAnalytical
Fatty acids, total saturated12586067AAnalytical
Iodine, I11003147AAnalytical
Iron, Fe10893037AAnalytical
Magnesium, Mg10903047AAnalytical
Manganese, Mn11013157AAnalytical
Nitrogen10022027AAnalytical
PUFA 18:212696187AAnalytical
Phosphorus, P10913057AAnalytical
Potassium, K10923067AAnalytical
Protein1003203NoneNCCalculated
Retinol11053197AAnalytical
SFA 12:012636117AAnalytical
SFA 14:012646127AAnalytical
SFA 16:012656137AAnalytical
SFA 18:012666147AAnalytical
Sodium, Na10933077AAnalytical
Total lipid (fat)10042047AAnalytical
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)1114328NoneNCCalculated
Vitamin D (D2 + D3), International Units1110324NoneNCCalculated
Vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol)11113257AAnalytical
Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)11123267AAnalytical
Water10512557AAnalytical
Zinc, Zn10953097AAnalytical

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Nutritionally similar foods

USDA Foundation Foods compared on common nutrients with identical units per 100 g.

Queso CotijaSimilarity: 100.0 · Common Nutrients: 15Cheese, ProvoloneSimilarity: 91.8 · Common Nutrients: 15Cheese, Provolone, SlicedSimilarity: 91.8 · Common Nutrients: 15Cheese, MontereySimilarity: 87.4 · Common Nutrients: 15Cheese, Monterey Jack, SolidSimilarity: 87.3 · Common Nutrients: 15

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