Mozzarella cheese vs American cheese: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Mozzarella cheese has 280 kcal and American cheese has 307 kcal, so Mozzarella cheese has 9% fewer calories.

Mozzarella cheese has more protein (27.5 g vs 16.1 g). American cheese has more fat (23.1 g vs 17.1 g). American cheese has more carbohydrates (8.85 g vs 3.1 g). Relative to calories, Mozzarella cheese is the better protein source (9.82 g vs 5.24 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Mozzarella cheese - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Mozzarella cheese - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Mozzarella
Serving size:
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one mozzarella (100g)slice (18g)cup (226g)half cup (113g)
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
American Cheese
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standard serving size (57g)slice (19g)cup (123g)half cup (61.5g)
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Mozzarella vs American Cheese 100g Compare


per 100gMozzarella cheeseAmerican cheese
Calories280 307
Carbohydrates3.1 g8.85 g
Fat17.1 g23.06 g
Protein27.5 g16.09 g
Water49.9 g45.07 g
Calcium731 mg1375 mg
Iron0.25 mg0.95 mg
Magnessium26 mg34 mg
Potassium95 mg295 mg
Sodium16 mg1279 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.02 mg0.04 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.34 mg0.425 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.12 mg0.17 mg
Vitaminium B60.08 mg0.124 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.009 µg0.018 µg
Vitaminium E0.15 mg0.84 mg
Vitaminium K0.002 µg0.003 µg

Less Calories in Mozzarella

At first glance, you can see that in mozzarella is less calories than in american cheese.

Mozzarella has 280 kcal per 100g and american cheese 307 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 10%.

In mozzarella and in american cheese most calories came from fat.

See tables below to compare mozzarella with american cheese in details.

Mozzarella cheese 100g

280kcal

Calories source

  • 4% CARBS.
  • 40% PROTEIN
  • 56% FAT

American cheese 100g

307kcal

Calories source

  • 12% CARBS
  • 21% PROTEIN
  • 68% FAT

About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.