Calories & Macros in Ricotta Cheese

Calories in any amount of Ricotta Cheese

Weigh your portion and type it in, in grams or ounces; it starts at 1/2 cup (124 g). Every value scales from the USDA figures per 100 g, so 250 g has two and a half times the calories of 100 g.

Ricotta Cheese nutrition facts per 100 g

% Daily Value is how much 100 g contributes to the FDA Daily Values for adults and children 4 years and older, the figures on US nutrition labels; a dash means there is no Daily Value for that nutrient. "Not reported" means USDA has no measurement for this food, not that it contains none.

How Ricotta Cheese fits common diet targets

Net carbs

7.3g

per 100 g

Protein per 100 kcal

5g

Energy density

1.5kcal/g

medium

• Net carbs are total carbohydrate minus fiber: 7.3 g − 0 g = 7.3 g per 100 g. Low-carb plans usually count these.
• Protein per 100 kcal compares how much protein each food gives for the same calories: Ricotta Cheese gives 5 g.
• Energy density is calories per gram. At 1.5 kcal/g, Ricotta Cheese is medium on the CDC's scale (very low below 0.6, low to 1.5, medium to 4, high above 4); lower-density foods give a larger portion for the same calories.

Logging Ricotta Cheese: what to know

This is whole-milk ricotta, soft and wet, with 73.7 g of water per 100 g, so it spoons rather than slices. Half a cup is 124 g and 186 kcal, and a heaped spoon is not the same as a slice of hard cheese. Cottage cheese carries only 2.3 g of fat per 100 g where ricotta carries 10.2.