Per 100g, ricotta cheese delivers 174 calories and 11g of protein. Reasonable for daily use; the per-ounce numbers are what matter most.
Calories scale with portion. Here's how a typical ricotta cheese serving translates in your tracker:
Balanced — ricotta cheese sits in a moderate range and fits weight loss, maintenance, or muscle gain when portioned to your daily target.
How ricotta cheese stacks up on calories and protein against foods people commonly compare it to:
Point your iPhone camera at ricotta cheese and Spotwell's on-device AI estimates the portion and macros in under a second — no manual entry, no barcode hunting.
Download on theApp StoreRicotta Cheese has approximately 174 calories per 100g. A typical serving — 3 oz (85g) — comes in at 148 calories.
11g of protein per 100g. That puts ricotta cheese at roughly 6.3g of protein per 100 calories — a useful lens when comparing to other dairy sources.
The simplest method: weigh it on a kitchen scale, then enter grams in your tracker. With Spotwell, you can skip the scale — point the camera at the plate and the AI estimates the portion in under a second. Adjust the value if it looks off.
It depends on your overall calorie target. Ricotta Cheese sits in a moderate calorie range. It can fit any goal — weight loss, maintenance, or muscle gain — when portioned to your daily target.