How Much Queso Cotija for 40g of Protein?

You need about 168 g of queso cotija (5.9 oz), about 1 1/2 cups of queso cotija, to get 40 g of protein.

That amount has 589 calories, 46 g of fat and 4.6 g of carbohydrates. Queso cotija gets 27% of its calories from protein, at 24 g of protein per 100 g.

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168 g of queso cotija gives 40 g of protein.

Protein40 g27% of calories

Fat46 g70% of calories

Carbs4.6 g3% of calories

29% of a 2,000 calorie day

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How much queso cotija for other protein targets

Target	Weight	About	Calories
20 g protein	84 g	3/4 cup of queso cotija	294
30 g protein	126 g	1 1/2 cups of queso cotija	442
40 g protein	168 g	1 1/2 cups of queso cotija	589

Queso Cotija calories by serving size

Common amounts of queso cotija with calories and macros. Tap a row for its full nutrition page.

Serving	Weight	Calories	Protein	Fat	Carbs
1 tbsp	6 g	22	1.5 g	1.7 g	0.2 g
50g	50 g	176	12 g	14 g	1.4 g
1/2 cup	50 g	176	12 g	14 g	1.4 g
100g	100 g	351	24 g	27 g	2.7 g
1 cup	100 g	351	24 g	27 g	2.7 g
4 oz	113 g	398	27 g	31 g	3.1 g
200g	200 g	702	48 g	54 g	5.4 g

Queso Cotija vs similar foods

Calories per 100 g compared with other dairy and cheese.

Queso Cotija351

Whole Milk Greek Yogurt94

Plain Yogurt78

Greek Yogurt67

Low Fat Greek Yogurt67

Whole Milk61

2% Milk50

Queso Cotija: common questions

How much queso cotija has 40g of protein?

About 168 g of queso cotija (about 1 1/2 cups of queso cotija) has 40 g of protein.

How many calories are in 40g of protein from queso cotija?

Getting 40 g of protein from queso cotija comes with 589 calories.

How much protein is in 100 g of queso cotija?

100 g of queso cotija has 24 g of protein.

More about queso cotija

Source: USDA FoodData Central, FNDDS 2021-2023. FDC ID 2705746. Original description: Queso cotija. Portion weights are USDA household measures.