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Blue cheese dressing is a prepared sauce containing blue cheese, typically served with salads or other foods. It mainly provides fat, with smaller amounts of carbohydrate and protein. Per 100g, it contains 36g of fat, including 6.6g of saturated fat, alongside 9.8g of carbohydrate and 2.1g of salt.

Fat provides energy and helps the body absorb fat-soluble vitamins. The fat, saturated fat and salt content of this dressing are worth noting for people monitoring their energy, saturated fat or salt intake. The amount consumed determines how much it contributes to overall intake. Full nutrient figures are shown in the tables below.

Nutrition per 100g

Nutrient

Per 100g

Energy

368 kcal

Energy

1519 kJ

Fat

36g

of which saturates

6.6g

Carbohydrate

9.8g

of which sugars

7.7g

Fibre

1.3g

Protein

2g

Salt

2.1g

Alcohol

0g

Water

51g

Cholesterol

32mg

Vitamins and minerals per 100g

Nutrient

Per 100g

Vitamin D

0.2µg

Vitamin E

4.6mg

Vitamin C

0mg

Thiamin (B1)

0.01mg

Riboflavin (B2)

0.04mg

Niacin (B3)

0mg

Vitamin B6

0.01mg

Vitamin B12

0µg

Folate

5µg

Calcium

58mg

Iron

0.6mg

Magnesium

7mg

Phosphorus

61mg

Potassium

52mg

Sodium

840mg

Zinc

0.4mg

Copper

0.02mg

Selenium

1µg

Iodine

6µg

Other types of dressing

Food

Calories per 100g

Protein per 100g

Fat per 100g

Fibre per 100g

Dressing, French

335 kcal

0.3g

32g

0.5g

Dressing, French, fat free

33 kcal

0.1g

Trace

0.5g

Dressing, thousand island

210 kcal

0.7g

16g

0.4g

Dressing, French, homemade

680 kcal

0.1g

75g

0g

Dressing, oil and lemon, homemade

652 kcal

0.1g

72g

0.1g

Dressing, yogurt, homemade

72 kcal

5.3g

2.7g

0.1g

Dressing, 'fat free', assorted flavours

67 kcal

0.8g

1.2g

–

Dressing, low fat, assorted flavours

71 kcal

1.6g

3.3g

–

Dressing, thousand island, reduced calorie

195 kcal

0.7g

15g

–

About these figures

Values are per 100g of the food as described (7 samples, 2 brands). "Trace" means only a very small amount was found. Nutrients that were not measured are not shown. Salt is calculated from sodium.

Further reading and references

  • Public Health England. McCance and Widdowson's The Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset 2021. GOV.UK.

Article history

The information on this page is written and peer reviewed by qualified clinicians.
  • 4 Nov 2026 | Latest version
  • 3 Nov 2026 | Originally published