Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Highest-Protein Cheeses

Cheeses: typically 21.4 g of protein per 100 g (median of 20,439 products). The cheeses with the most protein per 100 g. Useful if you are trying to increase your protein intake. We checked 10935 cheeses with complete data.

1

Smoked Pasteurized Processed Gouda Cheese Product Sliced

Lucerne Dairy Farms · 21 g

e NOVA 4 45.3 g sugar 90.7 g protein

Also: Palm oil free
2

New York Extra Sharp White Cheddar Cheese

Lucerne · 28 g

e NOVA 3 0 g sugar 89.3 g protein

Also: Palm oil free · No additives
3

Fresh Mozzarella

BelGioioso · 28 g

e NOVA 3 0 g sugar 89.3 g protein 76.5 g fat

Also: Palm oil free
4

Sliced Mild Provolone

BelGioioso · 28 g

e NOVA 3 0 g sugar 89.3 g protein

Also: No additives
5

Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

Essential Everyday · 28 g

e NOVA 4 12.7 g sugar 89.3 g protein 76.5 g fat

Also: Palm oil free
6

Natural Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

food club · 28 g

e NOVA 3 0 g sugar 89.3 g protein 76.5 g fat

Also: Palm oil free
7

Wisconsin Sharp Yellow Cheddar Cheese

Weis · 28 g

e NOVA 4 0 g sugar 89.3 g protein

Also: Palm oil free
8

Cheddar Cheese Curd

Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery · 28 g

e NOVA 3 0 g sugar 88.2 g protein

Also: Palm oil free · No additives
9

Cheese Heads Superstring

Frigo · 24 g

e NOVA 3 0 g sugar 86.8 g protein 86.8 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives
10

Yellow American Cheese Singles

Shoprite · 19 g

e NOVA 4 27.7 g sugar 83.1 g protein

Also: Palm oil free

How we built this list

We ranked all published cheeses on Foodmetria that have a photo and the required nutrition data, using values per 100 g from the product label. Ties are broken by Nutri-Score and by how often shoppers scan the product. Rankings update automatically as label data changes. Read our methodology.

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