Brick cheese leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided · 2 ties
Brick cheese: 100 g · Cotija (queso añejo): 100 g.
The verdict
Brick cheese comes out ahead, winning 5 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Brick cheese for more protein, less sugar, less saturated fat, less sodium and more potassium.
Pick Cotija (queso añejo) for more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Evenly matched on fiber and vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy371 kcal373 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN23.24 g21.44 g
- Carbohydrate2.79 g4.63 g
- Fibermore is better0 g0 g
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0.51 g4.63 g
- Total fat29.68 g29.98 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN18.76 g19.03 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN560 mg1131 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN136 mg87 mg
- Calciummore is better674 mg680 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.43 mg0.47 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better24 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.

