Mozzarella Calories and Macros — Nutrition Facts per 1 oz (28g)

A serving of mozzarella — 1 oz (28g) — comes to 84 calories, with 6.2g of protein, 0.7g of carbs, and 6.2g of fat. Below is the complete USDA-sourced breakdown, plus how those numbers play with typical calorie and macro targets.

Mozzarella nutrition facts

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000-calorie diet. Source: USDA FoodData Central.

Whole-milk mozzarella. Part-skim versions used on most pizzas are slightly leaner; fresh mozzarella balls (in water) are lower-calorie still thanks to higher moisture.

How does mozzarella fit your goals?

Most of the calories in mozzarella come from fat (6.2g per 1 oz (28g)), which makes it calorie-dense — easy to under-portion if you're eyeballing. Dietary fat is essential for hormone production and absorbing fat-soluble vitamins, but at 9 calories per gram it's also the macro most people accidentally over-consume when they stop weighing portions.

Diet-wise, mozzarella fits keto, low-carb, and vegetarian eating patterns.

Micronutrients worth noting

Beyond the macros, mozzarella pulls real weight on calcium (11% DV) per 1 oz (28g) — the kind of micronutrient density that calorie counts alone don't show.

How mozzarella compares to other dairy

Tracking mozzarella in Bento Bunny

Logging foods like mozzarella manually means digging through a database, picking the right entry, and adjusting the serving size — multiple taps per meal. With Bento Bunny's AI photo tracking, you snap one picture and the macros land in your daily total automatically. For mozzarella specifically, the model recognises typical portion sizes well, so the numbers above will land within a few percent of what you'd get from manual weighing.

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