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Cheese, Ricotta: Calories & Nutrition per 100 g (Japan's Official Food Table)

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Cheese, Ricotta has 159 kcal per 100 g of edible portion, with 7.1 g protein, 11.5 g fat and 6.7 g carbohydrate, according to Japan's official Standard Tables of Food Composition.

Food number13058
Name in Japanese<牛乳及び乳製品> (チーズ類) ナチュラルチーズ リコッタ
Food groupMilk and dairy

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Nutrition per 100 g (edible portion)

Energy159 kcal
Water72.9 g
Protein7.1 g
Fat11.5 g
Carbohydrate (by difference)6.7 g
Dietary fibre(0) g
Salt equivalent0.4 g
Sodium160 mg
Potassium210 mg
Calcium340 mg
Iron0.1 mg
Vitamin C- mg
Cholesterol57 mg

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Source: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan (Eighth Revised Edition), 2023 supplement; English food names from the official English edition (2015). Compiled and reformatted by this website. This page is general information, not dietary or medical advice.

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