Shredded Mild Cheddar Cheese Trader Joe's 12 oz

UPC/EAN 0000000986076

For building muscle, yes: 21.4 g of protein per 100 g. For losing fat, with caveats: 393 kcal per 100 g.

From its label, for anyone

Lose fatWith caveats

393 kcal per 100 g.

Build muscleYes

21.4 g of protein per 100 g.

MaintainWith caveats

17.9 g of saturated fat per 100 g.

Against the cheese products we have: more protein than 58%. See comparison

Key numbers

Per 100 g and per serving (28 g).

Calories
393 kcal
per 100 g · 110 kcal per serving
Protein
21.4 g
per 100 g · 6 g per serving
Carbs
7.14 g
per 100 g · 2 g per serving
Fat
28.6 g
per 100 g · 8 g per serving

Against other cheese

More protein than 58% of the cheese products we have.

Less proteinMore protein

The mark: this product, 21.4 g per 100 g. We only compare when the category has at least 30 products.

Nutrition facts

Per100 gServing (28 g)
Calories393 kcal110 kcal
Total fat28.6 g8 g
Saturated fat17.9 g5 g
Total carbs7.14 g2 g
Sugars0 g0 g
Fiber0 g0 g
Protein21.4 g6 g
Salt · sodium1.34 g · 536 mg0.38 g · 150 mg

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What people ask

Is Shredded Mild Cheddar Cheese Trader Joe's good for weight loss?

For losing fat, with caveats: 393 kcal per 100 g.

Is it good for building muscle?

For building muscle, yes: 21.4 g of protein per 100 g.

Is it healthy? It depends on your goal

There is no answer for everyone. For losing fat, with caveats: 393 kcal per 100 g. For maintaining, with caveats: 17.9 g of saturated fat per 100 g.

Where the data comes from

Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL), updated Oct 9, 2026. UPC/EAN 0000000986076. Crowdsourced: not checked against the package.

Data from Open Food Facts (openfoodfacts.org), available under the Open Database License (ODbL).

How we decide the verdict ›

Rule v1.6, the same for anyone. Written by the Nuvi team from the public sources cited here. No registered nutritionist has reviewed it yet.

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