Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Highest-Protein Italian Cheeses

Italian cheeses: typically 22.9 g of protein per 100 g (median of 467 products). The italian cheeses with the most protein per 100 g. Useful if you are trying to increase your protein intake. We checked 451 italian cheeses with complete data.

1

Geriebener Hartkäse

Amor d' Italia · 125 g

d NOVA 3 513 kcal 0 g sugar 45 g protein 37 g fat

Also: Palm oil free
2

Parmesan

Grancucina · 250 g

e 467 kcal 2 g sugar 43.2 g protein 31.7 g fat

Also: No additives
3

Parmelini aus Italien

parmelini · 80 g

e NOVA 3 467 kcal 2 g sugar 42.2 g protein 31.7 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives
4

Grated Parmesan Cheese

Belgioioso Park Cheese Llc

d NOVA 3 400 kcal 0 g sugar 40 g protein 20 g fat

Also: No additives
5

Parmesan cheese

Kraft

e NOVA 4 400 kcal 0 g sugar 40 g protein 30 g fat
6

Parmesan Romano Cheese

Winco Foods

e NOVA 3 400 kcal 0 g sugar 40 g protein 30 g fat

Also: No additives
7

Grated Parmesan Cheese

· 12 oz

e 400 kcal 0 g sugar 40 g protein 30 g fat
8

Hartkäse gerieben & getrocknet

Gut & Günstig · 1pcs

e 450 kcal 2 g sugar 39.2 g protein 31.7 g fat
9

Parmesan

Fresca D’oro · 1pcs

e 446 kcal 1.8 g sugar 38 g protein 32 g fat

Also: No additives
10

Biraghini snack

Biraghini · 100 g

d NOVA 3 0 g sugar 37 g protein 30 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives

How we built this list

We ranked all published italian cheeses 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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