Cheese
Cotija cheese: weights & conversions
A US cup of cotija cheese weighs about 132 g. 100 g is 373 calories and 21.4 g of protein.
Also written as: cotija, queso cotija, queso anejo, anejo cheese.
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1 cup of cotija cheese is about 132 grams.
Cups to grams
What each measure of cotija cheese weighs, from the cup weight above.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 132 g | 4.66 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 99 g | |
| 2/3 cup | 88 g | |
| 1/2 cup | 66 g | |
| 1/3 cup | 44 g | |
| 1/4 cup | 33 g | |
| 1 tablespoon | 8.25 g | |
| 1 teaspoon | 2.75 g |
Ounces and pounds
The weights an older recipe card is most likely to use.
| Weight | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | |
| 4 oz (1/4 lb) | 113 g | |
| 8 oz (1/2 lb) | 227 g | |
| 1 lb | 454 g | |
| 100 g | 100 g |
Nutrition
Per 100 g of edible portion, transcribed from USDA reference data, and scaled to the measures above.
| Measure | Calories | Protein | Fat | Carbs | Fiber | Sodium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g (100 g) | 373 | 21.4 g | 30 g | 4.6 g | 0 g | 1131 mg |
| Per cup (132 g) | 492 | 28.2 g | 39.6 g | 6.07 g | 0 g | 1493 mg |
| Per tablespoon (8.25 g) | 31 | 1.77 g | 2.48 g | 0.38 g | 0 g | 93 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 423 | 24.3 g | 34 g | 5.22 g | 0 g | 1283 mg |
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Common questions
- How many grams are in a cup of cotija cheese?
- One US cup of cotija cheese weighs about 132 g (4.66 oz). A tablespoon is about 8.25 g and a teaspoon about 2.75 g.
- How many cups is 100 g of cotija cheese?
- 100 g of cotija cheese is about 0.76 cups — near enough to 3/4 of a cup in a measuring cup.
- How many calories are in cotija cheese?
- Cotija cheese has about 373 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 492 calories a cup.
- How much protein is in cotija cheese?
- About 21.4 g of protein per 100 g — roughly 24.3 g in a 4 oz portion.