Which has more calories, Mozzarella cheese or Queso Fresco?

Queso Fresco has more calories than Mozzarella cheese: 299 kcal vs 280 kcal per 100 g.

Which has more protein, Mozzarella cheese or Queso Fresco?

Mozzarella cheese has more protein than Queso Fresco: 27.5 g vs 18.1 g per 100 g.

Which has more fat, Mozzarella cheese or Queso Fresco?

Queso Fresco has more fat than Mozzarella cheese: 23.8 g vs 17.1 g per 100 g.

Which has more carbohydrates, Mozzarella cheese or Queso Fresco?

Mozzarella cheese has more carbohydrates than Queso Fresco: 3.1 g vs 2.98 g per 100 g.

Mozzarella cheese vs Queso Fresco: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Mozzarella cheese has 280 kcal and Queso Fresco has 299 kcal, so Mozzarella cheese has 6% fewer calories.

Mozzarella cheese has more protein (27.5 g vs 18.1 g). Queso Fresco has more fat (23.8 g vs 17.1 g). Relative to calories, Mozzarella cheese is the better protein source (9.82 g vs 6.05 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Mozzarella cheese - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Mozzarella

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one mozzarella (100g)slice (18g)cup (226g)half cup (113g)

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Queso Fresco Cheese

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standard serving size (30g)slice (20g)cup (160g)half cup (80g)

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Mozzarella vs Queso Fresco Cheese 100g Compare

per 100g	Mozzarella cheese	Queso Fresco
Calories	280	299
Carbohydrates	3.1 g	2.98 g
Fat	17.1 g	23.82 g
Protein	27.5 g	18.09 g
Water	49.9 g	51.42 g
Calcium	731 mg	566 mg
Iron	0.25 mg	0.2 mg
Magnessium	26 mg	24 mg
Potassium	95 mg	129 mg
Sodium	16 mg	751 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)	0.02 mg	0.042 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)	0.34 mg	0.173 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)	0.12 mg	0.027 mg
Vitaminium B6	0.08 mg	0.076 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)	0.009 µg	0.007 µg
Vitaminium E	0.15 mg	0.37 mg
Vitaminium K	0.002 µg	0.001 µg

Less Calories in Mozzarella

At first glance, you can see that in mozzarella is just a little less calories than in Queso Fresco cheese.

Mozzarella has 280 kcal per 100g and Queso Fresco cheese 299 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 7%.

In mozzarella and in Queso Fresco cheese most calories came from fat.

See tables below to compare mozzarella with Queso Fresco cheese in details.

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Mozzarella cheese 100g

280kcal

Calories source

4% CARBS.
40% PROTEIN
56% FAT

Queso Fresco 100g

299kcal

Calories source

4% CARBS
24% PROTEIN
72% FAT

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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.