Cotija (queso añejo) leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided · 2 ties
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Cotija (queso añejo) comes out ahead, winning 5 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Blue cheese for less sugar, less saturated fat and more potassium.
Pick Cotija (queso añejo) for more protein, less sodium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Evenly matched on fiber and vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy353 kcal373 kcal
- Proteinmore is better21.4 g21.44 gWIN
- Carbohydrate2.34 g4.63 g
- Fibermore is better0 g0 g
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0.5 g4.63 g
- Total fat28.74 g29.98 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN18.67 g19.03 g
- Sodiumless is better1146 mg1131 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN256 mg87 mg
- Calciummore is better528 mg680 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.31 mg0.47 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better23 mg28 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg0 mg
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

