Food calories · USDA data
Calories in feta cheese
75 calories
in 1 oz, 28.4 g
- Protein
- 4 g
- Carbs
- 1.1 g
- Fat
- 6.1 g
- Fiber
- 0 g
Feta cheese has 75 calories. That is USDA's figure for 1 oz, which weighs 28.4 g. Per 100 g, feta cheese has 265 calories.
Almost all of its calories, 73%, come from fat.
It takes 38 g of feta cheese to reach 100 calories, which is about 1.3 × 1 oz.
Calories by portion
| Portion | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup, crumbled | 150 g | 398 | 21.3 g | 5.8 g | 32.2 g |
| 1 cubic inch | 17 g | 45 | 2.4 g | 0.7 g | 3.7 g |
| 1 wedge (1.33 oz) | 38 g | 101 | 5.4 g | 1.5 g | 8.2 g |
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | 75 | 4 g | 1.1 g | 6.1 g |
| 100 g | 100 g | 265 | 14.2 g | 3.9 g | 21.5 g |
Portion weights are USDA's own. Your feta cheese may weigh more or less; for an exact number, weigh it and enter the grams in the food calorie lookup.
Where the calories come from
- Protein: 21% of calories (14.2 g per 100 g)
- Carbohydrate: 6% (3.9 g per 100 g, of which 0 g fiber)
- Fat: 73% (21.5 g per 100 g)
Shares use the general factors of 4 calories per gram of protein and carbohydrate and 9 per gram of fat, so they can differ a little from USDA's calorie figure. Daily Values are the FDA's adult Daily Values.
Compared with similar foods
Weight for weight, feta cheese has the fewest calories of these four (265 per 100 g) and provolone cheese the most (351).
| Per 100 g | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feta cheese | 265 | 14.2 g | 3.9 g | 21.5 g |
| Mozzarella | 299 | 22.2 g | 2.4 g | 22.1 g |
| Cream cheese | 350 | 6.2 g | 5.5 g | 34.4 g |
| Provolone cheese | 351 | 25.6 g | 2.1 g | 26.6 g |
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Questions people ask
How many calories is in feta cheese?
Feta cheese has 75 calories. USDA weighs 1 oz at 28.4 g, and feta cheese has 265 calories per 100 g.
How much protein does feta cheese have?
1 oz (28.4 g) has 4 g of protein, 8% of the 50 g Daily Value. Per 100 g it is 14.2 g.
How many carbs does feta cheese have?
1 oz has 1.1 g of carbohydrate, including 0 g of fiber, and 6.1 g of fat.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy (2018). USDA entry: Cheese, feta (FDC ID 173420). Values are averages; a packaged food's label may differ.