Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed Ricotta

10 of the top 10 ricotta products sit in NOVA group 3 — the least processed end of the scale. The ricotta with the lowest NOVA processing group — fewer industrial ingredients and additives. We checked 219 ricotta with complete data.

1

Requesón ricotta

Mamá Vaca · 2 x 125 g

a NOVA 3 90 kcal 2.4 g sugar 10 g protein 3.2 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian
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 fresca

Dico · 200 g 2x100

b NOVA 3 105 kcal 2.6 g sugar 9 g protein 6.5 g fat
4

Ricotta

Mercadona · 200 g

c NOVA 3 179 kcal 2.8 g sugar 9.7 g protein 14 g fat

Also: Palm oil free
5

Ricotta zanetti

Zanetti · 250g

c NOVA 3 143 kcal 2.5 g sugar 8.5 g protein 11 g fat

Also: Palm oil free
6

Ricotta

L'Italie des Fromages · 250 g

c NOVA 3 134 kcal 3 g sugar 8 g protein 10 g fat

Also: Palm oil free
7

Mia ricotta

Tonon · 250 g

c NOVA 3 102 kcal 3.4 g sugar 5.8 g protein 7 g fat

Also: Palm oil free
8

Ricotta

Milbona · 250g

c NOVA 3 96 kcal 3.2 g sugar 7 g protein 6 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian
9

Ricottina

Galbani Santa Lucia · 160 g

c NOVA 3 114 kcal 4.5 g sugar 8 g protein 5.4 g fat

Also: No additives
10

Ricottine fresche nostrane

Vallelata · 200 g (2 x 100g)

c NOVA 3 164 kcal 4.5 g sugar 8 g protein 12 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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