A typical serving of mozzarella (1 oz, 28 g) has about 85 calories. Per 100 g: 299 kcal, 22.2 g protein, 2.4 g carbs, 22.1 g fat. 1 cup (112 g) comes to 335 calories. Most of the energy comes from fat.
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28 g | 85 kcal |
| 1 cup, shredded | 112 g | 335 kcal |
| 6 slices | 170 g | 508 kcal |
| 100 g | 100 g | 299 kcal |
One of the lighter cheeses, which is part of why pizza uses so much of it. On the energy-density scale, 299 kcal per 100 g puts mozzarella at the high end. Protein density is strong: about 7.4 g of protein per 100 calories.
A typical serving (1 oz, 28 g) has about 85 calories, and 100 g has 299 kcal. Calories scale with weight, so double the portion means double the number.
There are 22.2 g of protein in 100 g of mozzarella, which works out to about 6.3 g per serving (1 oz). It contributes meaningful protein, though most of the calories come from elsewhere.
Yes, in the plain arithmetic sense: 22.1 g of fat per 100 g supplies about 67% of the calories. Whether that fits your day depends on your totals, not on the food alone.
Every value on this page comes from USDA FoodData Central, entry 170845 (SR Legacy). Serving figures are converted from the per-100-g data, so rounding can shift a total by a calorie or two.
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Nutrition data: USDA FoodData Central, FDC ID 170845 (SR Legacy). Serving calories are computed from the per-100-g values.
