Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Highest-Protein Cheese Sticks

Cheese sticks: typically 20.3 g of protein per 100 g (median of 10 products). The cheese sticks with the most protein per 100 g. Useful if you are trying to increase your protein intake. We checked 10 cheese sticks with complete data.

  1. 1 Light string cheese

    Light string cheese

    Trader Joe's · 9 oz
    d NOVA 3 214 kcal 28.6 g protein 10.7 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  2. 2 Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese Sticks

    Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese Sticks

    Wegmans Organic · 8 oz
    e NOVA 3 286 kcal 0 g sugar 25 g protein 21.4 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  3. 3 Organic Mozzarella String Cheese

    Organic Mozzarella String Cheese

    Sprouts Farmers Market · 8 oz
    e NOVA 3 286 kcal 0 g sugar 25 g protein 21.4 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  4. 4 Flagship Cheese Sticks

    Flagship Cheese Sticks

    Beecher's
    e NOVA 3 414 kcal 0 g sugar 23.8 g protein 33.3 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  5. 5 Pepper Jack Cheese Sticks

    Pepper Jack Cheese Sticks

    Sunnyside Farms · 9 oz
    e NOVA 3 381 kcal 0 g sugar 23.8 g protein 28.6 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  6. 6 Breaded Mozzarella Cheese Sticks

    Breaded Mozzarella Cheese Sticks

    Trader Joe's · 16 oz
    e NOVA 4 338 kcal 1.3 g sugar 16.9 g protein 19.5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  7. 7 Cheese Sticks

    Cheese Sticks

    d 316 kcal 0.5 g sugar 13 g protein 19 g fat
  8. 8 Beer Battered Cheese Sticks

    Beer Battered Cheese Sticks

    Farmrich · 16 oz
    e NOVA 4 364 kcal 2.6 g sugar 13 g protein 23.4 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  9. 9 Breaded Mozzarella Sticks

    Breaded Mozzarella Sticks

    Wellesley Farms
    d NOVA 4 314 kcal 2.3 g sugar 12.8 g protein 17.4 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  10. 10 Big Mozz Sticks

    Big Mozz Sticks

    BIG MOZZ
    d NOVA 4 268 kcal 1.8 g sugar 12.5 g protein 14.3 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

How we built this list

We ranked all published cheese sticks on Foodmetria that have a photo and the required nutrition data, using values per 100 g from the product label. Ties are broken by Nutri-Score and by how often shoppers scan the product. Rankings update automatically as label data changes. Read our methodology.

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