How many carbs are in cheese?
Cheese (45+) contains almost no carbohydrate: 0.1 g per 100 g. What it does carry is fat and protein, which raise blood sugar slowly and late; see the fat-protein units below.
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0 g carbs · 66 kcal
At a glance
- Carbs / 100 g
- 0.1 g
- Thick slice (20 g)
- 0 g
- Fibre / 100 g
- 0 g
- kcal / 100 g
- 328
- FPU / 100 g
- 3.3
Carbohydrate per portion
| Portion | Weight | Carbs | Fibre | kcal | FPU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thin slice | 8 g | 0 g | 0 g | 26 | 0.3 |
| 1 slice | 15 g | 0 g | 0 g | 49 | 0.5 |
| Thick slice | 20 g | 0 g | 0 g | 66 | 0.7 |
| 1 dl grated | 40 g | 0 g | 0 g | 131 | 1.3 |
| 100 g | 100 g | 0.1 g | 0 g | 328 | 3.3 |
The slow rise (fat-protein units)
Thick slice of cheese (20 g) carries 5.1 g of fat and 4.8 g of protein, which is 0.7 fat-protein units. That is enough for a slow rise of about 3 hours after the carbohydrate’s own peak. Counted the way the app counts it, at 10 g of carbohydrate per unit, the whole glucose load of the portion is about 7 g.
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 328 kcal |
| Fat | 25.7 g |
| of which saturates | 16.4 g |
| Carbohydrate (available) | 0.1 g |
| of which sugars | 0.1 g |
| Fibre | 0 g |
| Protein | 24.2 g |
| Salt | 1.5 g |
Source: Frida – Fødevaredata, DTU Fødevareinstituttet, FCDB v6.1 - May 2026. Frida entry: “Cheese, firm, 45 % fidm., all varieties” (Firm rennet cheese). Fetched 2026-09-22. Frida’s carbohydrate figure is available carbohydrate, which already excludes fibre.
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Figures are general nutrition information and do not replace advice from your doctor or dietitian. This page does not calculate insulin and is not a medical device.
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