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Follow Your Heart · Cheese

Alternative Cheese, Cheddar

One oz (28g) serving of Alternative Cheese, Cheddar by Follow Your Heart has 80 calories, 0g of sugars and 270mg of sodium, as submitted by Earth Island to USDA (FoodData Central 2546300, record updated Jan 19, 2018).

Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2546300, available May 25, 2023; USDA record.

Nutrition Facts

Serving size1 oz (28g)
Amount per serving
Calories80
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7g9%
Saturated Fat 4g20%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg0%
Sodium 270mg12%
Total Carbohydrate 6g2%
Dietary Fiber 1g4%
Total Sugars 0g
Includes Added Sugars not declared
Protein 0g0%
Vitamin D not declared
Calcium 250mg19%
Iron 0.4mg2%
Potassium not declared

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Protein % DV here is not corrected for protein quality.

Computed from the values per 100 g that Earth Island submitted to USDA, for the declared 28g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.

0049568570808
UPC
049568570808
Category
Cheese
Records
6 under this UPC; this page shows the newest record of this barcode

How it compares with other cheese

Per 100 g, none of the 15,853 cheese products in USDA's branded database has less sugar, and it has more sodium than 82% of them.

Where the calories come from: 28% carbohydrate, 72% fat and 0% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).

Where it sits among cheese: sugar per 100 g

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Each dot is one of 39 evenly spaced points across the middle 95% of the category; the dashed line is the median. USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Alternative Cheese, Cheddar against the 15,853 cheese products in the database
Per 100 gThis productMedian of the categoryShare of the category lower
Total sugars0 g0 g0%
Sodium964 mg643 mg82%
Protein0 g21.4 g0%
Calories28635722%

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 15,853 products, one per barcode.

Other cheese in this aisle

14,327 of the 15,853 cheese products are named cheese. Per 100 g their median is 357 calories, 643 mg of sodium and 21.4 g of protein; 11,798 have less sodium than this one.

Other brands with less sodiumSodium per 100 gCalories per 100 g
Parmela Creamery, Creamy Nutcheese, Original PARMELA CREAMERY770 mg310
Kaukauna, Spreadable Cheddar Cheese, Bacon Jalapeno KAUKAUNA769 mg346
Sartori, Parmesan Sarvecchio Cheese SARTORI768 mg364

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "cheese", one per barcode.

What is in it

Ingredients (as submitted): (VEGAN, GLUTEN-FREE, DAIRY-FREE, NON-GMO, SOY-FREE): FILTERED WATER, ORGANIC PALM FRUIT OIL*+, MODIFIED CORN AND POTATO STARCHES, NATURAL FLAVORS (PLANT SOURCES), LESS THAN 2% OF: BAMBOO FIBER, ORGANIC VEGETABLE GLYCERIN*, NUTRITIONAL YEAST, CELLULOSE, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, RICE FLOUR, SEA SALT, LACTIC ACID (VEGETABLE SOURCE), PEA FIBER, PEA STARCH, CALCIUM LACTATE (VEGETABLE SOURCE), SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, CARRAGEENAN (VEGETABLE SOURCE), CALCIUM SULFATE, CITRIC ACID, ANNATTO (FOR COLOR), XANTHAN GUM, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM CITRATE.

The statement lists 23 ingredients at the top level, beginning with (vegan, Gluten-free, Dairy-free. It has no separate "Contains" line; a major allergen (the nine the FDA requires on labels: milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, sesame) may be named inside the ingredients instead. For allergies, read the package: this is the record USDA holds (updated Jan 19, 2018), not the label on the shelf today.

Source: the ingredient statement Earth Island submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2546300).

More Follow Your Heart cheese

ProductCalories per 100 gSugars per 100 gSodium per 100 g
Mozzarella2860 g339 mg
Cheese Alternative, Mozzarella Style2860 g893 mg
Monterey Jack Cheese2860 g393 mg
Monterey Jack2860 g411 mg
Mozzarella Cheese Alternative Shreds, Vegan Gourmet2860 g1,000 mg

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.

Questions about this product

How many calories are in Follow Your Heart Alternative Cheese, Cheddar?

80 per 1 oz (28g) serving, and 286 per 100 g.

How much sodium is in Follow Your Heart Alternative Cheese, Cheddar?

270mg per serving (12% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).

Is this the label on the package today?

It is the record Earth Island submitted to USDA, last updated Jan 19, 2018. Recipes change: the package in your hand is the authority.

Sources for this page
USDA FoodData Central
this record and every record it is compared with, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
FoodData Central documentation
what branded, SR Legacy, Foundation and survey records are. fdc.nal.usda.gov
USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies
survey foods and their household portions. ars.usda.gov
21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
the label format, its rounding and the Daily Values. ecfr.gov
21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
the FDA thresholds the comparisons count. ecfr.gov
FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov