Grilled Cheese Sandwich, American Cheese on Wheat Bread

USDA composition for grilled cheese sandwich, american cheese on wheat bread, and what a Nutrition Facts panel would print at the serving you choose — rounded by the FDA’s own declaration rules.

Also calledAmerican grilled cheese wheat breadwheat grilled cheeseAmerican cheese toastie wheatgrilled cheesetoasted cheese sandwichcheese toastie

Reference basis

Label serving

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Calories

400

Protein

14 g

Total fat

24 g

Sodium

950 mg

Nutrient
Calories	395.56 kcal	400 kcal	—
Total Fat	24.36 g	24 g	31%
Saturated Fat	11.542 g	12 g	58%
Trans Fat	not reported	—	—	—
Cholesterol	55.68 mg	55 mg	19%
Sodium	947.72 mg	950 mg	41%
Total Carbohydrate	30.276 g	30 g	11%
Dietary Fiber	3.248 g	3 g	12%
Total Sugars	5.1504 g	5 g	—
Added Sugars	not reported	—	—	—
Protein	13.92 g	14 g	28%
Vitamin D	3.016 mcg	3 mcg	15%
Calcium	545.2 mg	550 mg	40%
Iron	2.204 mg	2.2 mg	10%
Potassium	204.16 mg	200 mg	4%

Label declares applies the rounding rules in 21 CFR 101.9(c) to the measured amount at this serving. Select any rounding rule for the band and its citation; select a column heading to hide that column.

Insights

Every figure below has a formula — select any heading to see it. These are properties of the ingredient, so they do not move with serving size: 55% of grilled cheese sandwich, american cheese on wheat bread’s calories come from fat whether you weigh out Quantity not specified or 1 sandwich.

These are descriptive ratios, not nutrient content claims. A claim such as “good source of calcium” or “high protein” is evaluated per RACC serving under 21 CFR 101.54 — a different calculation, on a different basis, which this page does not make.

3.5 g

14.1%

55.4%

30.6%

3.41 kcal/g

23.30 g

9.32

4.64

1.46

0.26

0.76

8.35

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Composition

USDA FoodData Central

FDC 2705803 · FNDDS · released 2024-10-31

Rounding & %DV

FDA 21 CFR 101.9

§ 101.9(c), § 101.9(d)(7) · eCFR snapshot 2026-02-12

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Naming & ratios

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