Cheddar is 403 calories per 100g — calorie-dense, with 33g of fat. A standard 1 oz slice is around 113 calories. A heaping handful of shredded cheese on a salad can quietly add 200+ calories, which catches people off guard.
Calories scale with portion. Here's how a typical cheddar cheese serving translates in your tracker:
Point your iPhone camera at cheddar cheese and SpotWell's on-device AI estimates the portion and macros in under a second — no manual entry, no barcode hunting.
Download on theApp StoreCheddar Cheese has approximately 403 calories per 100g. A typical serving — 1 oz (28g) — comes in at 113 calories.
25g of protein per 100g. That puts cheddar cheese at roughly 6.2g of protein per 100 calories — a useful lens when comparing to other dairy sources.
The simplest method: weigh it on a kitchen scale, then enter grams in your tracker. With SpotWell, you can skip the scale — point the camera at the plate and the AI estimates the portion in under a second. Adjust the value if it looks off.
It depends on your overall calorie target. Cheddar Cheese is calorie-dense at 403 kcal per 100g, so portion control matters more than with low-cal foods.