Welcome to the nutritional selenium content in 6 different types of mexican cheese, ranging from 17.70 µg to 14.50 µg per 100g. The basic type of mexican cheese is Cheese, Mexican blend, where the amount of selenium in 100g is 15.00 µg. 15.00 µg of selenium per 100g, from Cheese, Mexican blend corresponds to % of the selenium RDA. For a typical serving size of 0.250 cup shredded (or 28.00 g) the amount of Selenium is 4.2 µg. This corresponds to an RDA percentage of %.

The percentage of the recommended daily allowance (RDA) for selenium is based on a 70 µg RDA level for a mature adult.

Top five mexican cheese products high in selenium

Below is a summary list for the top five mexican cheese items ranked by the amount or level of selenium in 100g.

1. Cheese, mexican, queso cotija : 17.70µg
2. Cheese, Mexican, blend, reduced fat : 15.50µg
3. Cheese, Mexican blend : 15.00µg
4. Cheese, mexican, queso anejo : 14.50µg
5. Cheese, mexican, queso asadero : 14.50µg

Following on from the five top mexican cheese items or products containing selenium we have a more comprehensive break down of Cheese, Mexican blend, and the highest item containing selenium which is Cheese, mexican, queso cotija. We also give a comparison of average values, median values and lowest values along with a comparison with other food groups and assess the effects of storage and preparation on the 6 types of mexican cheese.

At the bottom of the page is the full list for the 6 different types of mexican cheese based on the content in different servings in grams and oz (and other serving sizes), providing a comprehensive analysis of the selenium content in mexican cheese.

Cheese, Mexican blend - Nutritional Content and Chart

The full nutrition content, RDA percentages and levels for Cheese, Mexican blend should be considered along with the selenium content.Other important and selenium related nutrients are Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. For this 100g serving in your diet, the amount of Energy is 358.00 kcal (18% RDA), the amount of Protein is 23.54 g (42% RDA), the amount of Total Fat is 28.51 g (44% RDA) and the amount of Carbohydrate is 1.75 g (1% RDA). The nutritional content and facts for 100g, which includes Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate is shown in the RDA chart below as percentages of the recommended daily allowance along with the selenium levels in mexican cheese.

selenium and nutrition facts in mexican cheese per 100g

Our proprietary nutritional density score gives a nutritional value out of 100 based on 9 different vitamins, minerals and macro nutrients. Cheese, Mexican blend has a nutritional value score of 14.00 out of 100.

Amount of selenium per 100 Calories

100 calories of cheese, Mexican blend is a serving size of 0 g, and the amount of Selenium is 0 µg. Other important and related nutrients and macronutrients such as Total Fat, in 100 Calories are as follows; Energy 0 kcal (0% RDA), Protein 0 g (0% RDA), Total Fat 0 g (0% RDA), Carbohydrate 0 g (0% RDA). This is shown in the selenium RDA percentage chart below, based on 100 Calories, along with the other important nutrients and macro nutrients. selenium and nutrition facts in mexican cheese per 100 calories

Content per Typical Serving Size 0.250 cup shredded (or 28.00 g)

For the food Cheese, Mexican blend the typical serving size is 0.250 cup shredded (or 28.00 g) which contains 4.2 µg of Selenium. In terms of the gram weight and total content for this serving the Energy content is 100.24 kcal, the Protein content is 6.59 g, the Total Fat content is 7.98 g and the Carbohydrate content is 0.49 g. The percentages are shown below in the selenium chart, for the typical serving of selenium and the related and important nutritional values.selenium and nutritional content in mexican cheese

Macronutrients in Cheese, Mexican blend


The amount of protein, fat and carbs from this food described above is measured in grams per 100g and grams in a typical serving size (in this case 0.250 cup shredded or 28.00 g), although it is also useful to give the number of calories from protein, fat and carbohydrate which are the most important macronutrients. For this serving in your diet here are the macronutrient calories. From protein the number of calories is 26.4 (kcal).The total calories from carbohydrate is 2.0 (kcal).selenium, calories and nutritional content in mexican cheese

µg of selenium in mexican cheese (per 100g)

This list of 6 types of mexican cheese, is brought to you by www.dietandfitnesstoday.com and ranges from Cheese, mexican, queso cotija through to Cheese, mexican, queso chihuahua where all food items are ranked by the content or amount per 100g. The nutritional selenium content can be scaled by the amount in grams, oz or typical serving sizes. Simply click on a food item or beverage from the list at the bottom of the page to give a full dietary nutritional breakdown to answer the question how much selenium in mexican cheese.

The list below gives the total selenium content in the 6 items from the general description 'mexican cheese' each of which show the selenium amount as well as Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. Below, is the top 6 food items shown in the selenium chart. This gives a quick and easy dietary comparison for the different items, where each item is listed at the bottom of the page with a nutritional summary.

mexican cheese selenium per 100g

The corresponding nutritional value for mexican cheese based on our density score out of 100 (ranked by the amount of selenium per 100g) is shown in the below nutritional density chart. mexican cheese selenium per 100g

The corresponding Calories for mexican cheese ranked by the amount of selenium per 100g is shown below in the mexican cheese calories chart. mexican cheese selenium per 100g

Average Content for mexican cheese

The average (or more correctly the arithmetic mean) amount of selenium contained in 100g of mexican cheese, based on the list below of 6 different items under the general description of mexican cheese, is 15.28 µg of selenium. The averages for the different nutrients are as follows; the average amount of Energy is 351.50 kcal, the average amount of Protein is 22.31 g, the average amount of Total Fat is 27.64 g and the average amount of Carbohydrate is g.

Median Amount

The median value of Selenium is found in Cheese, Mexican blend which in 100g contains 15.00 µg of Selenium. For this serving the amount of Energy is 358.00 kcal, the amount of Protein is 23.54 g, the amount of Total Fat is 28.51 g and the amount of Carbohydrate is 1.75 g.

Highest selenium Content per 100g

Using the list below for the 6 different mexican cheese nutrition entries in our database, the highest amount of selenium is found in Cheese, mexican, queso cotija which contains 17.70 µg of selenium per 100g. The associated percentage of RDA is %. For this 100g serving the Energy content is 366.00 kcal, the Protein content is 20.00 g, the Total Fat content is 30.00 g, the Carbohydrate content is 3.97 g. chart to show highest selenium in mexican cheese per 100g

The lowest amount of selenium in 100g is in Cheese, mexican, queso chihuahua which contains 14.50 µg. This gives as percentage of the recommended daily allowance % of the RDA. For this 100g serving the amount of Energy is 374.00 kcal, the amount of Protein is 21.56 g, the amount of Total Fat is 29.68 g, the amount of Carbohydrate is 5.56 g.

The difference between the highest and lowest values gives a selenium range of 3.2 µg per 100g. The range for the other nutrients are as follows; 8 kcal for Energy, 1.56 g for Protein, 0.32 g for Total Fat, 0 g for Carbohydrate.

Highest Amount of selenium per Serving

Please remember that the above gives an accurate value in 100g for high selenium foods in your diet. For example 100g of Cheese, Mexican blend contains 15.00 µg of selenium. However, there are other factors to consider when you are assessing your nutritional requirements. You should also take into account portion sizes when you are considering the selenium nutritional content.

The food with the highest selenium content per typical serving is Cheese, mexican, queso chihuahua which contains 19.14 µg in 1.000 cup, diced (or 132.00 g). For this serving the Energy content is 493.68 kcal, the Protein content is 28.46 g, the Total Fat content is 39.18 g and the Carbohydrate content is 7.34 g.

Nutritional Information Summary

From the list below you can find a full nutrition facts breakdown for all foods containing selenium which can be scaled for different servings and quantities. We have also sorted our complete nutritional information and vitamin database of over 7000 foods, to give a list of high content of selenium in foods.


Mexican cheese List, selenium Content per 100g

1. Cheese, mexican, queso cotija - Selenium
  Nutritional Value : 14.00 / 100     food group -
  Selenium
(%RDA)
Energy
(%RDA)
Carbohydrate
(%RDA)
Total Fat
(%RDA)
Protein
(%RDA)
  Profile for a 100g serving :
  17.70 µg366.00 kcal (18%)3.97 g (3%)30.00 g (46%)20.00 g (36%)
  Typical Serving size of 2.000 tsp (or 5.00g):
   0.89 µg 18.3 kcal (1%) 0.2 g (0%) 1.5 g (2%) 1 g (2%)
2. Cheese, Mexican, blend, reduced fat - Selenium
  Nutritional Value : 15.00 / 100     food group -
  Selenium Energy Carbohydrate Total Fat Protein
  Profile for a 100g serving :
  15.50 µg282.00 kcal (14%)3.41 g (3%)19.40 g (30%)24.69 g (44%)
  Typical Serving size of 1.000 oz (or 28.35g):
   4.39 µg 79.95 kcal (4%) 0.97 g (1%) 5.5 g (8%) 7 g (13%)
  Other serving sizes 0.250 cup (or 28.00g):
  4.34 µg 78.96 kcal (4%) 0.95 g (1%) 5.43 g (8%) 6.91 g (12%)
3. Cheese, Mexican blend - Selenium
  Nutritional Value : 14.00 / 100     food group -
  Selenium Energy Carbohydrate Total Fat Protein
  Profile for a 100g serving :
  15.00 µg358.00 kcal (18%)1.75 g (1%)28.51 g (44%)23.54 g (42%)
  Typical Serving size of 0.250 cup shredded (or 28.00g):
   4.2 µg 100.24 kcal (5%) 0.49 g (0%) 7.98 g (12%) 6.59 g (12%)
4. Cheese, mexican, queso anejo - Selenium
  Nutritional Value : 14.00 / 100     food group -
  Selenium Energy Carbohydrate Total Fat Protein
  Profile for a 100g serving :
  14.50 µg373.00 kcal (19%)4.63 g (4%)29.98 g (46%)21.44 g (38%)
  Typical Serving size of 1.000 cup and crumbled (or 132.00g):
   19.14 µg 492.36 kcal (25%) 6.11 g (5%) 39.57 g (61%) 28.3 g (51%)
  Other serving sizes 1.000 oz (or 28.35g):
  4.11 µg 105.75 kcal (5%) 1.31 g (1%) 8.5 g (13%) 6.08 g (11%)
5. Cheese, mexican, queso asadero - Selenium
  Nutritional Value : 14.00 / 100     food group -
  Selenium Energy Carbohydrate Total Fat Protein
  Profile for a 100g serving :
  14.50 µg356.00 kcal (18%)2.87 g (2%)28.26 g (43%)22.60 g (40%)
  Typical Serving size of 1.000 cup and diced (or 132.00g):
   19.14 µg 469.92 kcal (23%) 3.79 g (3%) 37.3 g (57%) 29.83 g (53%)
  Other serving sizes 1.000 cup and shredded (or 113.00g):
  16.39 µg 402.28 kcal (20%) 3.24 g (2%) 31.93 g (49%) 25.54 g (46%)
  Other serving sizes 1.000 oz (or 28.35g):
  4.11 µg 100.93 kcal (5%) 0.81 g (1%) 8.01 g (12%) 6.41 g (11%)
  Other serving sizes 1.000 cubic inch (or 18.00g):
  2.61 µg 64.08 kcal (3%) 0.52 g (0%) 5.09 g (8%) 4.07 g (7%)
  Other serving sizes 1.000 slice (1 oz) (or 28.00g):
  4.06 µg 99.68 kcal (5%) 0.8 g (1%) 7.91 g (12%) 6.33 g (11%)
6. Cheese, mexican, queso chihuahua - Selenium
  Nutritional Value : 14.00 / 100     food group -
  Selenium Energy Carbohydrate Total Fat Protein
  Profile for a 100g serving :
  14.50 µg374.00 kcal (19%)5.56 g (4%)29.68 g (46%)21.56 g (39%)
  Typical Serving size of 1.000 cup and diced (or 132.00g):
   19.14 µg 493.68 kcal (25%) 7.34 g (6%) 39.18 g (60%) 28.46 g (51%)
  Other serving sizes 1.000 cup and shredded (or 113.00g):
  16.39 µg 422.62 kcal (21%) 6.28 g (5%) 33.54 g (52%) 24.36 g (44%)
  Other serving sizes 1.000 oz (or 28.35g):
  4.11 µg 106.03 kcal (5%) 1.58 g (1%) 8.41 g (13%) 6.11 g (11%)
  Other serving sizes 1.000 cubic inch (or 17.00g):
  2.47 µg 63.58 kcal (3%) 0.95 g (1%) 5.05 g (8%) 3.67 g (7%)






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