Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Lowest-Calorie Mexican Cheeses

The 10 lightest mexican cheeses products on this list range from 147.1 to 321.4 kcal per 100 g. The mexican cheeses with the fewest calories per 100 g, so you can compare energy density at a glance. We checked 34 mexican cheeses with complete data.

  1. 1 Salsa Con Queso Dip Creamy Dip Medium

    Salsa Con Queso Dip Creamy Dip Medium

    HERDEZ
    d NOVA 4 147 kcal 0 g sugar 2.9 g protein 10.3 g fat
  2. 2 Queso fresco tio cotija

    Queso fresco tio cotija

    d NOVA 3 182 kcal 3 g sugar 11 g protein 14 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  3. 3 Queso panela light

    Queso panela light

    Esmeralda · 400g
    e NOVA 4 211 kcal 0.3 g sugar 17 g protein 15 g fat
  4. 4 Authentic Mexican Crumbling Cheese

    Authentic Mexican Crumbling Cheese

    Verole Queso · 24 oz
    d NOVA 3 250 kcal 0 g sugar 21.4 g protein 16.1 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  5. 5 Queso panela bajo en grasa en rebanadas cuadradas

    Queso panela bajo en grasa en rebanadas cuadradas

    Fud · 300g
    d NOVA 4 252 kcal 3.5 g sugar 19 g protein 18 g fat
  6. 6 Chalupa cheese cream

    Chalupa cheese cream

    El Tequito
    d 281 kcal 0.6 g sugar 5.6 g protein 14.6 g fat
  7. 7 Queso panela

    Queso panela

    Bar-S Foods Co.
    c NOVA 4 286 kcal 3.6 g sugar 17.9 g protein 21.4 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  8. 8 Panela Mexican Style Part Skim Milk Cheese

    Panela Mexican Style Part Skim Milk Cheese

    La Chona · 20 oz
    d NOVA 3 286 kcal 0 g sugar 17.9 g protein 21.4 g fat
  9. 9 Cotija Part Skim Milk Cheese

    Cotija Part Skim Milk Cheese

    Cacique
    e NOVA 3 321 kcal 0 g sugar 25 g protein 28.6 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  10. 10 Cotija

    Cotija

    Nuestro Queso · 5 oz
    e 321 kcal 0 g sugar 25 g protein 25 g fat

How we built this list

We ranked all published mexican 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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