Ricotta cheese
USDA name: Cheese, Ricotta
364 calories in 1 cup (246 g). Per 100 g, protein: 9.6 g, carbohydrates: 6 g, fat: 9.5 g.
Ricotta cheese, 1 cup
364 calories
- Protein
- 23.6 g
- Carbs
- 14.8 g
- Fat
- 23.3 g
- Fiber
- 0 g
- Sugars
- 0.71 g
Nutrition Facts
Calories364
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. — means not reported. Estimates use the assumptions explained on this page.
vitamins
% of the Daily Value in this serving
- Vitamin B1255% 1.3 µg
- Riboflavin (B2)48% 0.63 mg
- Vitamin A32% 288 µg
- Vitamin B69% 0.15 mg
- Choline8% 41.6 mg
- Thiamin (B1)7% 0.079 mg
- Folate5% 19.7 µg
- Vitamin E3% 0.42 mg
- Vitamin D2% 0.49 µg
- Niacin (B3)2% 0.3 mg
- Vitamin K1% 1.5 µg
Little or none: Vitamin C.
minerals
% of the Daily Value in this serving
- Selenium50% 27.3 µg
- Calcium47% 610 mg
- Phosphorus34% 423 mg
- Zinc21% 2.3 mg
- Sodium11% 251 mg
- Magnesium11% 44.3 mg
- Potassium9% 438 mg
- Copper5% 0.042 mg
- Iron4% 0.66 mg
How it compares
Against other records in Cottage/ricotta cheese, per 100 g. Each nutrient uses only records with a value; matching values are counted separately. Percentages are rounded.
Sugars
Lower than 100%
Same value as 0 of 15 other records.
leastmostPotassium
Higher than 100%
Same value as 0 of 15 other records.
leastmostIron
Higher than 100%
Same value as 0 of 15 other records.
leastmostSodium
Lower than 93%
Same value as 0 of 15 other records.
leastmostCalcium
Higher than 93%
Same value as 0 of 15 other records.
leastmostCalories
Higher than 87%
Same value as 1 of 15 other records.
leastmost
Questions
- How many calories are in ricotta cheese?
- 1 cup (246 g): 364 calories; protein: 23.6 g, carbohydrates: 14.8 g, fat: 23.3 g.
- How much protein is in ricotta cheese?
- 9.6 g per 100 g. Its estimated share of calories is 26%, using 4 kcal per gram of protein.
- How many net carbs are in ricotta cheese?
- 6 g per 100 g. Calculated as carbohydrate minus fiber, floored at zero.
All 65 reported nutrients, per 100 g+
| Water | 73.7 g |
| Energy | 148 kcal |
| Protein | 9.6 g |
| Total lipid (fat) | 9.5 g |
| Carbohydrate, by difference | 6 g |
| Fiber, total dietary | 0 g |
| Total Sugars | 0.29 g |
| Calcium, Ca | 248 mg |
| Iron, Fe | 0.27 mg |
| Magnesium, Mg | 18 mg |
| Phosphorus, P | 172 mg |
| Potassium, K | 178 mg |
| Sodium, Na | 102 mg |
| Zinc, Zn | 0.95 mg |
| Copper, Cu | 0.017 mg |
| Selenium, Se | 11.1 µg |
| Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid | 0 mg |
| Thiamin | 0.032 mg |
| Riboflavin | 0.26 mg |
| Niacin | 0.12 mg |
| Vitamin B-6 | 0.06 mg |
| Folate, total | 8 µg |
| Folic acid | 0 µg |
| Folate, food | 8 µg |
| Folate, DFE | 8 µg |
| Choline, total | 16.9 mg |
| Vitamin B-12 | 0.54 µg |
| Vitamin B-12, added | 0 µg |
| Vitamin A, RAE | 117 µg |
| Retinol | 116 µg |
| Carotene, beta | 10 µg |
| Carotene, alpha | 0 µg |
| Cryptoxanthin, beta | 0 µg |
| Lycopene | 0 µg |
| Lutein + zeaxanthin | 0 µg |
| Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) | 0.17 mg |
| Vitamin E, added | 0 mg |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0.2 µg |
| Vitamin K (phylloquinone) | 0.6 µg |
| Fatty acids, total saturated | 5.9 g |
| SFA 4:0 | 0.25 g |
| SFA 6:0 | 0.13 g |
| SFA 8:0 | 0.099 g |
| SFA 10:0 | 0.23 g |
| SFA 12:0 | 0.23 g |
| SFA 14:0 | 0.98 g |
| SFA 16:0 | 2.9 g |
| SFA 18:0 | 0.94 g |
| Fatty acids, total monounsaturated | 2.4 g |
| MUFA 16:1 | 0.25 g |
| MUFA 18:1 | 2.2 g |
| MUFA 20:1 | 0.01 g |
| MUFA 22:1 | 0.001 g |
| Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated | 0.32 g |
| PUFA 18:2 | 0.28 g |
| PUFA 18:3 | 0.056 g |
| PUFA 18:4 | 0 g |
| PUFA 20:4 | 0.008 g |
| PUFA 20:5 n-3 (EPA) | 0.002 g |
| PUFA 22:5 n-3 (DPA) | 0.004 g |
| PUFA 22:6 n-3 (DHA) | 0 g |
| Cholesterol | 40 mg |
| Alcohol, ethyl | 0 g |
| Caffeine | 0 mg |
| Theobromine | 0 mg |
Source: USDA Survey foods (FNDDS): foods as Americans report eating them, from What We Eat in America. FDC ID 2705750, published 2024-10-31. Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. How we process USDA's data.