Does mozzarella make you fat? What is its caloric intake?

Mozzarella is a pasta filata cheese, that is to say, the curds have been heated to become extensible. We distinguish the cow’s milk mozzarella and the buffalo milk mozzarella. The taste of mozzarella made from cow’s milk is milder than that made from buffalo milk.

But we rarely eat 100g of mozzarella! “Indeed, we estimate that portion corresponds to 30 g or 68 calories for cow’s milk mozzarella and 78 calories for buffalo milk mozzarella »she adds.

• A classic ball of mozzarella of 125 g is suitable for making a salad for 4 people.
• The marbles of mozzarella weigh 8 g, so we can consume 3 to 4 max per person.

• Apart from the caloric intake, mozzarella contains proteins“up to 16 g per 100 g for that made from cow’s milk and a little less for that made from buffalo milk 14.5 g per 100 g, specifies the dietician-nutritionist.
• Side fatwhere in mind 17 g per 100 g for that made from cow’s milk and 22 g for that made from buffalo milk. »

In addition to these macronutrients which provide energy to the body, “mozzarella made from cow’s milk is a good source of calcium, 100 g provides almost half of the daily requirement, while that made from buffalo milk only provides a little more than a quarter per 100 gwarns Aurore Lavergnat. It also contains other minerals such as phosphorus, the potassium sélénium, the zincas well as vitamins A and group B.”

Here is an extract from the nutrition fact sheet concerning the calories and nutrients of cow’s milk mozzarella

No cheese makes you lose weight! “On average,cheeses provide 350 calories per 100 g and 28 g of fat, SO mozzarella has fewer calories than many other cheesesspecifies the dietitian-nutritionist. It can be consumed as part of a slimming diet, provided you do not exceed a portion of 30 g per day. »

To vary your menus, there is no question of eating mozzarella every day. What other cheeses are low in calories? “ Here are 5 relatively light cheeses, reveals the dietician-nutritionist:

• cottage cheese which provides between 49 and 80 calories per 100 g depending on whether you choose it at 0%, 20% or 40%.
• the cancoillottea melted cheese from the Jura, which contains 118 calories per 100 g.
• Another Italian cheese than mozzarella and also low in calories, ricotta, which provides 174 calories. But it is rarely eaten as is, it is rather integrated into dishes.
• The fresh goat cheese is also relatively light with its 220 calories per 100 g. »

“The cheeses which contain the least lipids are also often those which have less than 200 calories per 100 g, specifies Aurore Lavergnat. A cheese with a low fat content is considered to contain less than 20%.. These are mainly fresh cheeses. »

Here are 5 cheeses containing less than 20% fat per 100 g:

• ricotta: 8 g of lipids.
• Philadelphia: 11 g of lipids
• mozzarella: 17 g of lipids.
• fresh goat’s cheese: 18 g of lipids.
• feta: 10 g of lipids.

Like mozzarella, Burrata is an Italian fresh spun cheese.. It consists of mozzarella and cream. “It is therefore more caloric and richer in fat than mozzarella, warns the dietician-nutritionist. Burrata, with its creamy center, provides 270 calories per 100 g and 24 g of fat. It is also less rich in calcium than mozzarella. We therefore consume it occasionally. »

With more than 1,200 cheeses listed by the National Interprofessional Dairy Economy Center, there is plenty to vary your daily diet. And by respecting a portion not exceeding 30 g per day, there is no risk of seeing the needle of the scale leaning the wrong way!