Top 9 · Updated October 2026

Lowest-Calorie Cotija Cheese

The 9 lightest cotija cheese products on this list range from 286 to 364.3 kcal per 100 g. The cotija cheese with the fewest calories per 100 g, so you can compare energy density at a glance. We checked 9 cotija cheese with complete data.

1

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
2

Natural Grated Queso Cotija

Kroger · 8 oz

e 300 kcal 0 g sugar 20 g protein 30 g fat
3

Cotija Rallado

Don Francisco · 12 oz

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

Queso Cotija

El Mexicano · 15 oz

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

Also: No additives
5

Queso Cotija

Nuestro Queso

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

Also: Palm oil free
6

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
7

Cotija Cheese

El Mexicano

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

Also: No additives
8

Queso Cotija

la morenita

e 357 kcal 0 g sugar 25 g protein 28.6 g fat
9

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

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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