Ricotta Cheese: Calories and Nutrition Analyse



How many calories in ricotta cheese?

100g of ricotta cheese has about 156 calories (kcal).
Calories per: ounce | standard serving size, tablespoon | teaspoon | cup | half cup

For example, standard serving size of ricotta cheese (124 g) has about 193 calories.

It is about 8% of daily calories intake for adult person with medium weight and medium activity (for calculation we assumed 2400 kcal daily intake).

Ricotta cheese - calories, kcal

Scroll down for details and nutrition tables.

To visualize how much 193 kcal actually is, take in mind that calories amount from ricotta cheese is similar to calories amount from ie.:

  • 3.5 apples
  • 2 glasses of Coca Cola (220 ml glass)
  • 1.5 slices of bread
  • 1.5 glasses of milk
  • 10 cubes of sugar

Take a look at tables below to see details about ricotta cheese nutrition.

Calories in Ricotta Cheese Based On Dairy Category

See all nutrition data of ricotta cheese on charts.

Calories156kcal/100g(44 kcal/oz)
Protein11.3g/100g(3.2 g/oz)
Carbs Total4.1g/100g(1.2 g/oz)
Fat10.4g/100g(3 g/oz)

Calories And Nutrition in Standard Serving Size of Ricotta Cheese (124 G), 100g and Ounce

per 100 gper ouncestandard serving size of ricotta cheese (124 g)
Calories156 44.23 193.4
Carbs Total4.09 g1.16 g5.1 g
Dietary fiber0 g0 g0 g
Fat10.44 g2.96 g12.9 g
Protein11.32 g3.21 g14 g
Water73.06 g20.71 g90.6 g

ricotta cheese - vitamins per 100g

  • Vit B1 (Thiamine)0.017 mg
  • Vit B2 (riboflavin)0.19 mg
  • Vit B3 (Niacin)0.091 mg
  • Vit B60.032 mg
  • Vit B9 (Folic acid)0.012 mcg
  • Vit E0.09 mg
  • Vit K0.001 mg

Energy content of ricotta cheese

  • 11% CARBS
  • 29% PROTEIN
  • 60% FAT

ricotta cheese - minerals per 100g

  • Potassium115 mg
  • Magnessium13 mg
  • Calcium240 mg
  • Sodium92 mg
  • Iron0.41 mg

How many calories in 1, 2, 3 or 5 ricotta cheese?

As I wrote before standard serving size of ricotta cheese (124 g) has 193 calories. It is easy to count that two ricotta cheese have about 386 calories and three ricotta cheese have about 579 calories. In table below you can also see calories amount for four and five ricotta cheese.

  • Standard serving size of ricotta cheese (124 g)193 kcal
  • Tablespoon of ricotta cheese (16g)25 kcal
  • Teaspoon of ricotta cheese (8g)12 kcal
  • Cup of ricotta cheese (244g)381 kcal
  • Half cup of ricotta cheese (122g)190 kcal
  • Ounce (oz) of ricotta cheese44 kcal
  • Half of medium size ricotta cheese96.5 kcal
  • Small size ricotta cheese (99g)154.4 kcal
  • Big size ricotta cheese (161g)250.9 kcal
  • Two medium size ricotta cheese386 kcal
  • Three medium size ricotta cheese579 kcal
  • Four medium size ricotta cheese772 kcal
  • Five medium size ricotta cheese965 kcal

Protein in ricotta cheese

Ricotta cheese has 11.32 g protein per 100g.
When you multiplay this value with weight of standard serving size of ricotta cheese (124 g) you can see that you will get about 14 g of protein.

Carbs in ricotta cheese

Ricotta cheese has 4.09 g carbohydrates per 100g.
In the same way as for protein we can calculate that standard serving size of ricotta cheese (124 g) has about 5.1 g of carbs.

Fat in ricotta cheese

Ricotta cheese has 10.44 g fat per 100g.
So it is easy to count that standard serving size of ricotta cheese (124 g) has about 12.9 g of fat.

Ricotta cheese - caloies, wieght

standard serving size of ricotta cheese (124 g) has:

193kcalFor burning these calories you have to:
Bike28 min.Bike
Horse ride36 min.Horse ride
Play tennis19 min.Tennis
Run19 min.Run
Swim23 min.Swim

Interesting charts - compare ricotta cheese with other dairy

When you look at charts below you will see how ricotta cheese looks like in comparsion to other products from its category. When you click on selected product you will se detailed comparsion.

Fat in Ricotta Cheese Based On Dairy Category
Iron in Ricotta Cheese Based On Dairy Category
Magnesium in Ricotta Cheese Based On Dairy Category
Potassium in Ricotta Cheese Based On Dairy Category
Protein in Ricotta Cheese Based On Dairy Category
Sodium in Ricotta Cheese Based On Dairy Category
Sugar in Ricotta Cheese Based On Dairy Category
Vitamin B1 in Ricotta Cheese Based On Dairy Category
Vitamin B2 in Ricotta Cheese Based On Dairy Category
Vitamin B3 (Niacin) in Ricotta Cheese Based On Dairy Category
Vitamin B6 in Ricotta Cheese Based On Dairy Category
Vitamin B9 (Folic Acid) in Ricotta Cheese Based On Dairy Category
Vitamin E in Ricotta Cheese Based On Dairy Category
Vitamin K in Ricotta Cheese Based On Dairy Category
Water in Ricotta Cheese Based On Dairy Category
Cholesterol in Ricotta Cheese Based On Dairy Category
Carbohydrates in Ricotta Cheese Based On Dairy Category
Calories in Ricotta Cheese Based On Dairy Category
Calcium in Ricotta Cheese Based On Dairy Category
Marcin Piotrowicz
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Marcin Piotrowicz

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Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter

All information about nutrition on this website was created with help of information from the official United States Department of Agriculture database.

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