How much protein is in ricotta?

One cup of ricotta (246 g) has 18 g of protein (369 kcal); 100 g has 7.5 g.

Feast Factsper 100 g

PER 100 GProtein

7.5g

Calories150

Carbohydrate7.3g

Fiber0g

Sugars0.3g

Fat10.2g

Saturated6.4g

Sodium110 mg

5.0 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central

Protein verdictGood protein source

5.0 g of protein per 100 kcal (20% of its calories): 5–10 g is good on our scale.

25 g of protein from ricotta alone takes 333 g (about 1⅓ cups) and 500 kcal.

#28 of 37 in Dairy & cheese for protein per 100 g, #29 for protein per calorie.

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Protein per portion

Protein, calories, carbs and fat in ricotta per portion
Portion	Protein	kcal	Carbs	Fat
100 g	7.5 g	150	7.3 g	10.2 g
1 oz (28 g)	2.1 g	43	2.1 g	2.9 g
1 cup (246 g)	18 g	369	18 g	25 g
1 tbsp (15 g)	1.2 g	23	1.1 g	1.6 g

One cup of ricotta (246 g) is 15% of a 120 g daily target, what our protein calculator gives a 165 lb person building muscle.

Most of its calories come from fat: about 61%.

One cup of ricotta (246 g) also has 16 g of saturated fat (79% of the 20 g Daily Value).

How it compares

The 4 foods in the same aisle closest in calories per 100 g, ranked by protein per calorie. Per calorie, it has more protein than light sour cream and half-and-half and less than reduced-fat American cheese and part-skim ricotta.

ricotta compared with similar foods, per 100 g
Food	Protein	kcal	Protein per 100 kcal
Reduced-fat American cheese	24.6 g	180	13.7 g
Part-skim ricotta	11.4 g	138	8.3 g
Ricotta	7.5 g	150	5.0 g
Light sour cream	3.5 g	136	2.6 g
Half-and-half	3.1 g	131	2.4 g

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Questions

How much protein is in a cup of ricotta?

One cup of ricotta (246 g) has 18 g of protein and 369 kcal, with 18 g of carbohydrate and 25 g of fat.

How much protein is in 100 g of ricotta?

100 g of ricotta has 7.5 g of protein, 150 kcal, 7.3 g of carbohydrate and 10.2 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 170851).

Is ricotta a good source of protein?

Good protein source: 5.0 g of protein per 100 kcal (20% of its calories): 5–10 g is good on our scale. Getting 25 g of protein from ricotta alone takes 333 g (about 1⅓ cups) and 500 kcal.

Which has more protein, ricotta or cottage cheese (2%)?

Cottage cheese (2%), with 10.4 g of protein per 100 g against 7.5 g for ricotta. Per 100 kcal: ricotta 5.0 g, cottage cheese (2%) 12.8 g.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 170851: “Cheese, ricotta, whole milk”, per 100 g. Portion numbers multiply those values by the portion weight. Estimates for information, not medical advice. How we calculate

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