Top 9 · Updated October 2026

Highest-Protein Cotija Cheese

The 9 highest-protein cotija cheese products on this list range from 28.6 g to 20 g of protein per 100 g. The cotija cheese with the most protein per 100 g. Useful if you are trying to increase your protein intake. We checked 9 cotija cheese with complete data.

1

Talavera Cotija Artisan Mexican Cheese

Nuestro Queso · 8 oz

e NOVA 3 364 kcal 0 g sugar 28.6 g protein 25 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives
2

Queso Cotija

El Mexicano · 15 oz

e NOVA 3 321 kcal 0 g sugar 25 g protein 21.4 g fat

Also: No additives
3

Queso Cotija

Nuestro Queso

e NOVA 4 321 kcal 0 g sugar 25 g protein 25 g fat

Also: Palm oil free
4

Cotija Rallado

Don Francisco · 12 oz

e NOVA 4 307 kcal 0 g sugar 25 g protein 21.4 g fat
5

Cotija Cheese

El Mexicano

e NOVA 3 321 kcal 0 g sugar 25 g protein 21.4 g fat

Also: No additives
6

Queso Cotija

la morenita

e 357 kcal 0 g sugar 25 g protein 28.6 g fat
7

Queso Cotija

Don Francisco · 14 oz

e NOVA 3 321 kcal 0 g sugar 25 g protein 21.4 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives
8

Cotija Part Skim Milk Cheese

Queso Del Valle · 8 oz

e NOVA 3 286 kcal 0 g sugar 21.4 g protein 25 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives
9

Natural Grated Queso Cotija

Kroger · 8 oz

e 300 kcal 0 g sugar 20 g protein 30 g fat

How we built this list

We ranked all published cotija cheese 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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