Calories In Low-fat Ricotta Cheese

Calories in Low-Fat Ricotta Cheese

Jun 14, 2011 | By James Gapinski

Made from part-skim milk, low-fat ricotta cheeses provide ricotta flavor without ruining your diet. However, before you eat too much low-fat cheese, it's important to calculate just how many calories you're actually consuming and how many you're avoiding.

Total Calories

One cup of low-fat ricotta cheese contains about 340 calories, according to the "Nutrition Almanac." Comparatively, regular ricotta cheese contains 428 calories per cup.

Daily Value

A cup of low-fat ricotta cheese represents 17 percent of your daily recommended calories. Regular ricotta cheese is about 21.4 percent of your daily value.

Considerations

Any daily value percentage over 20 is considered "high," according to MayoClinic.com. Regular ricotta cheese is high-calorie, but low-fat ricotta is not. However, if paired with other fatty foods or eaten excessively, a cup of low-fat ricotta cheese could push the caloric content over your daily recommendation. It's important to eat low-fat ricotta cheese in moderation.