Cotija cheese

as eaten · per 100 g: 351 kcal · 23.8 g protein · 0.0 g fiber

satiety per calorie · 0–100 · not a virtue scale

Why this score

easy to overeat

Dense calories with little protein, volume or fiber to fill you up.

Three routes to fullness — one is enough

27% of kcal

42% water

0 g/Mcal

What pulls it down

How scores work

Per 100 g

Calories: 351
Protein: (27%); 24 g
Fat: (70%); 27 g
Carbohydrates: (3%); 3 g
of which sugar: 0 g
Fiber: 0 g
Sodium: 1,620 mg

Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.

Better in this aisle

Cheese

Higher-scoring cheese, ranked by fullness per calorie.

98
Nonfat cheddar cheese32 g protein · 157 cals / 100 g
91
Cottage cheese (1%)12 g protein · 72 cals / 100 g
88
Quark10 g protein · 64 cals / 100 g
84
Dry curd cottage cheese10 g protein · 72 cals / 100 g
83
Kefir4 g protein · 43 cals / 100 g

Compare Cotija cheese with another food

Recipes with cotija cheese

53Ground beef tacos466 kcal · 34 g protein per serving
37Esquites176 kcal · 6 g protein per serving

Per 100 g. Source: usda-foundation #2647443 — listed by USDA as “Cheese, cotija, solid”. Every number is traceable, every score recomputable. The score measures satiety per calorie. It is not a virtue scale, and no food here is forbidden. How the score works.