Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Highest-Protein Ricotta

Ricotta: typically 8.2 g of protein per 100 g (median of 569 products). The ricotta with the most protein per 100 g. Useful if you are trying to increase your protein intake. We checked 554 ricotta with complete data.

1

Ricotta montella

Central Formaggi

e 319 kcal 0.9 g sugar 26.1 g protein 23 g fat
2

Ricotta de brebis

La Reginella · 300 g

a NOVA 3 160 kcal 1.9 g sugar 23 g protein 8 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives
3

Ricotta di pecora salata

La fattoria del Gennargentu · 350g

d NOVA 3 389 kcal 0.5 g sugar 23 g protein 33 g fat

Also: No additives
4

Ricotta Forte mista

Cordisco · 140 g

c NOVA 4 309 kcal 0.5 g sugar 20 g protein 24.5 g fat

Also: Palm oil free
5

Ricotta crotonese

d 432 kcal 5 g sugar 20 g protein 37 g fat
6

Ricotta stagionata

Monnalisa

e 299 kcal 5 g sugar 20 g protein 22 g fat
7

Ricotta Forte

a 245 kcal 0 g sugar 19.9 g protein 16.1 g fat
8

Ricotta vela ovina bianca

Argiolas Formaggi · 2 x 100 g

c NOVA 3 224 kcal 0.6 g sugar 18.5 g protein 14.1 g fat

Also: No additives
9

Ricotta di pecora

e 222 kcal 0.6 g sugar 18 g protein 14 g fat
10

Ricotta Salata

e 270 kcal 2.2 g sugar 18 g protein 21 g fat

How we built this list

We ranked all published ricotta 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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