Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Lowest-Calorie American Cheeses

The 10 lightest american cheeses products on this list range from 74 to 357 kcal per 100 g. The american cheeses with the fewest calories per 100 g, so you can compare energy density at a glance. We checked 24 american cheeses with complete data.

  1. 1 Orange Rind Muenster Cheese Slices

    Orange Rind Muenster Cheese Slices

    Kroger · 21 g
    b NOVA 4 74 kcal 5 g protein 6 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  2. 2 Velveeta slices

    Velveeta slices

    Kraft · 410 g
    e NOVA 4 237 kcal 10.5 g sugar 15.8 g protein 13.2 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  3. 3 Singles American Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product

    Singles American Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product

    Happy Farms · 12 oz
    d 238 kcal 0 g sugar 14.3 g protein 19.1 g fat

    Also: No additives

  4. 4 Select Singles

    Select Singles

    Ridgeview Farms
    e 263 kcal 5.3 g sugar 10.5 g protein 23.7 g fat
  5. 5 American

    American

    Kraft Singles · 16 oz
    e NOVA 4 263 kcal 5.3 g sugar 15.8 g protein 15.8 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  6. 6 Americian pasteurized process cheese food

    Americian pasteurized process cheese food

    Stop And Shop · 16 oz
    e 263 kcal 5.3 g sugar 15.8 g protein 18.4 g fat
  7. 7 Singles American

    Singles American

    H-E-B Organics · 8 oz (226 g)
    e NOVA 3 316 kcal 5.3 g sugar 21.1 g protein 21.1 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  8. 8 Wegman’s White American Cheese

    Wegman’s White American Cheese

    Wegmans
    e 317 kcal 0 g sugar 17.6 g protein 28.2 g fat
  9. 9 Muenster Cheese

    Muenster Cheese

    Food Lion · 8 oz
    d NOVA 3 357 kcal 0 g sugar 25 g protein 28.6 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  10. 10 Pepperjack Block Cheese

    Pepperjack Block Cheese

    Aldi · 8 oz
    d NOVA 3 357 kcal 0 g sugar 25 g protein 28.6 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

How we built this list

We ranked all published american 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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