Lidl cheese ranked by protein density

Productkcal/100gProtein/100kcalCarbs/100kcalFat/100kcal
Lidl Milbona High Protein Cottage Cheese 450g7017.9g4.4g1.1g
Lidl Milbona High Protein Mozzarella Cheese15114.6g0.7g4.3g
Lidl Milbona High Protein Cheese Slices 100g21414.5g0g4.7g
Lidl Valley Spire High Protein Mature Cheese Slices 160g23514.5g1.1g4.3g
Lidl Milbona High Protein Cottage Cheese 250g9013.9g4.2g3.1g
Lidl Simply Low Fat Cottage Cheese 300g8113.6g5.8g2.3g
Lidl Valley Spire High Protein Grated Mature Cheese 180g27012.6g3.9g3.7g
Lidl Milbona Bio Organic Cottage Cheese 200g10012.5g3.5g4g
Lidl Milbona High Protein Soft Cheese 150g20411.8g0g5.9g
Lidl Birchwood Cheese & Leek Chicken Gratin 340g17511.7g2.2g4.8g
Lidl Milbona Cottage Cheese 200g9811.7g2.9g4.6g
Lidl Milbona Natural Cottage Cheese 300g9911.6g2.8g4.5g
Lidl Milbona Light Havarti Cheese Slices 300g27911.1g0.2g6.1g
Lidl Milbona Grated Mozzarella Cheese 250g27410.6g1.1g5.8g
Lidl Valley Spire Low Fat Pineapple Cottage Cheese 300g8310.6g9.2g2.3g
Lidl Milbona Grated Light Gratin Cheese Mix 200g25810.1g0.8g6.2g
Lidl Rathdaragh Grated Irish Lighter Mature White Cheese 250g3089.2g0.8g6.7g
Lidl Milbona Light Spreadable Cheese 140g1648.7g3g5.7g
Lidl Chef Select High Protein Cheese Sticks 320g2488.5g7.9g3.8g
Lidl Milbona Edam Cheese 500g3058.4g0g7.4g
Lidl Valley Spire Lighter Cheese Triangles 400g1448.4g4.2g5.4g
Lidl Milbona Grana Padano Italian Hard Cheese Grated 200g3988.3g0g7.3g
Lidl Milbona Grated Grana Padano PDO Cheese 150g4008.2g0g7.2g
Lidl Milbona Edam Cheese 12 Slices 400g3128.1g0.1g7.4g
Lidl Lovilio Parmigiano Reggiano Parmesan Cheese Shavings 125g4008g0g7.2g
Lidl Dulano Serrano 8 Iberico Cheese Rollitos 88g3057.9g0.2g7.5g
Lidl Milbona Grated Cheese Mix 500g3267.9g0.6g7.4g
Lidl Milbona Emmental Cheese Slices 400g3777.7g0g7.7g
Lidl Valley Spire Grated Mozzarella Cheese 250g3107.5g0.9g7.3g
Lidl Milbona German Emmental Grated Cheese 500g3577.4g0.6g7.6g
Lidl Milbona Classic Camembert Cheese 275g2737.3g0.4g7.7g
Lidl Milbona Cheese Mix3457.2g0.1g7.8g
Lidl Milbona Maasdam Cheese 12 Slices 400g3487.2g0.1g7.7g
Lidl Milbona Smoked Cheese Slices with Ham 200g3007.1g0.7g7.6g
Lidl Deluxe Ragu Topped with a Grana Padano Cheese 400g1177g12.6g2.1g
Lidl Simply Greek Style Salad Cheese 200g2597g0.2g7.7g
Lidl Milbona XXL Gouda Cheese Slices 1kg3706.8g0g8.1g
Lidl Milbona Maasdam Sliced Cheese 200g3666.7g0g8.1g
Lidl Chef Select Goats' Cheese & Butternut Squash Frittata 130g1186.6g7.3g4.8g
Lidl Deluxe Cheese Salami Minis 60g5176.6g0.8g7.9g
Lidl Milbona Smoked Cheese Slices with Paprika & Chilli 150g3046.6g1.3g7.6g
Lidl Deluxe 6 Chilli Cheese Big Dog Hotdog Sausages 600g2566.5g0.6g7.8g
Lidl Milbona Gouda Cheese 12 Slices 400g3546.5g0.1g8.2g
Lidl Milbona Light Cream Cheese Spread 200g1166.5g2.8g6.9g
Lidl Milbona Salad Cheese 400g2476.5g0.3g8.1g
Lidl Deluxe Reserve Le Gruyere Aop Cheese 170g4216.4g0.4g8.1g
Lidl Milbona Old Holland Cheese 250g4106.4g0g8.3g
Lidl Dulano Cheese Mini Kabanossi Sausages 2 x 125g3806.3g0.3g8.2g
Lidl Milbona 12 Gouda Cheese Slices 400g3676.3g0g8.2g
Lidl Milbona 8 Classic Spreadable Cheese Triangles 140g2156.3g2.8g7.1g

Showing the top 50 of the 150 Lidl cheese products that carry a comparable calorie figure, ranked by protein per 100 calories.

What Lidl's cheese looks like next to everyone else's

Median across the 150 Lidl cheese products with usable figures is 5.7g of protein per 100 calories. That is ahead of the 4.5g median for cheese across every chain and brand in the database, which is 698 products.

16 clear 10g of protein per 100 calories — about one in nine, and 10g is the line Keith uses for a food that pays for its calories.

Of the four chains carrying enough cheese to compare, Lidl comes fourth, behind SuperValu on 6.7g.

The best Lidl option here reaches 17.9g of protein per 100 calories; somewhere in the wider cheese group something reaches 18.9g, so Lidl is not where the ceiling is.

Calories run from 70 to 547 per 100g across the Lidl cheese range, an 8-fold spread, so “Lidl cheese” on its own tells you almost nothing about what a portion costs you.

What to pick in Lidl

On the numbers the pick is Lidl Milbona High Protein Cottage Cheese 450g: 17.9g of protein per 100 calories, 3.1 times the 5.7g median for the group.

37 of the 150 carry 400 calories or more per 100g — the ones worth weighing rather than eyeballing.

Where this fits

Cheese across every Irish store is the wider group this sits in, and everything else Lidl sells is the other half of the comparison.

A protein-per-calorie number is only useful once you know the target, and that is how much protein a day actually works out to.

For one specific item rather than a shortlist, the 20,000-product database is searchable on Calories in Ireland and built into the free calorie tracker.

FAQ

How many cheese products does Lidl have?

We track 150 Lidl cheese products with full label figures. 150 of them carry 20 calories or more per 100g, so those are the ones ranked and averaged here; 16 clear 10g of protein per 100 calories.

Is Lidl the best place to buy cheese?

On protein per calorie alone, Lidl's median is 5.7g against 4.5g for cheese across every chain and brand we track. That is one number out of several — price and taste are not in this database — but it is the one nobody prints on the shelf.