Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Highest-Protein Hard Cheeses

Hard cheeses: typically 27 g of protein per 100 g (median of 79 products). The hard cheeses with the most protein per 100 g. Useful if you are trying to increase your protein intake. We checked 70 hard cheeses with complete data.

1

Italian style grated cheese

Cucina

e NOVA 3 507 kcal 0 g sugar 44 g protein 35.3 g fat

Also: Palm oil free
2

Hard Cheese

Lidl

d 346 kcal 34 g protein 23.3 g fat
3

Džiugas

Žemaitijos pienas

d NOVA 3 357 kcal 33 g protein 25 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian · No additives
4

Hard cheese "Džiugas" 40% fat, fermented 36 months GOURMET

d NOVA 3 366 kcal 0 g sugar 33 g protein 26 g fat

Also: No additives
5

Italian Grated Hard Cheese

Mill · 100g

c 378 kcal 0 g sugar 31 g protein 28 g fat

Also: No additives
6

Norvegia Proteinrik

Tine · 0.5 kg

c NOVA 3 268 kcal 0 g sugar 31 g protein 16 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian · No additives
7

Gran campidano

Arborea · 300 g

d 408 kcal 0 g sugar 30 g protein 32 g fat
8

Lightlife

Leerdammer · 250

d 262 kcal 0.1 g sugar 29.6 g protein 16 g fat

Also: No additives
9

Heumilch Emmentaler

Billa · 150 g

c 386 kcal 0 g sugar 29 g protein 30 g fat

Also: No additives
10

Gutsdammer Käse

Meine Käsetheke · 350g

c NOVA 3 359 kcal 0.1 g sugar 29 g protein 27 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian · No additives

How we built this list

We ranked all published hard 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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