Cheese, pasteurized process, cheddar or American, low sodium: nutrition per 100 g
Food group: Dairy and Egg Products.
What 100 g gives you in pregnancy
| Folate | 8 mcg — 1% of the daily need in pregnancy |
- Folate lowers the risk of neural tube defects, which form in the first weeks of pregnancy.
Daily requirements are NIH / US Dietary Reference Intakes recommended intakes for pregnancy. Requirements differ by country, so these percentages are only meaningful against the authority named here. They describe 100 g of this food, not a meal plan.
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 376 kcal |
| Protein | 22.2 g |
| Fat | 31.2 g |
| Carbohydrate | 1.6 g |
| Iron | 0.4 mg |
| Calcium | 616 mg |
| Folate | 8 mcg |
| Choline | 36 mg |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.7 mcg |
| Zinc | 3.0 mg |
| Sodium | 7 mg |
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Cheese, pasteurized process, cheddar or American, low sodium is a notable source of folate and calcium — see what each does in pregnancy.
More dairy and egg products: Beverage, instant breakfast powder, chocolate, not reconstituted, Beverage, instant breakfast powder, chocolate, sugar-free, not reconstituted, Butter oil, anhydrous, Butter, Clarified butter (ghee), Butter, salted, Butter, whipped, with salt.
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Source: USDA FoodData Central (public domain). Values are per 100 g, from the sr legacy food dataset.
Composition varies with variety, growing conditions, storage and preparation, so treat these as typical values rather than exact ones for the item in your kitchen.
Educational reference, not medical advice.