Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Lowest-Calorie String Cheeses

The 10 lightest string cheeses products on this list range from 50 to 217 kcal per 100 g. The string cheeses with the fewest calories per 100 g, so you can compare energy density at a glance. We checked 109 string cheeses with complete data.

  1. 1 String Cheese

    String Cheese

    Members Mark · 30 oz
    NOVA 3 50 kcal 5.1 g sugar 6 g protein 2.5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  2. 2 Low Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese

    Low Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese

    Trader Joe's · 12 oz
    b NOVA 3 68 kcal 0 g sugar 7 g protein 5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian · No additives

  3. 3 Gourmet Snacking Cheese

    Gourmet Snacking Cheese

    Aldi · 9 oz
    d NOVA 4 70 kcal 0 g sugar 5 g protein 6 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  4. 4 String Cheese

    String Cheese

    Great Lakes Cheese · 1 oz (28g)
    b NOVA 3 80 kcal 0 g sugar 7 g protein 6 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  5. 5 String Cheese

    String Cheese

    d NOVA 4 208 kcal 0 g sugar 25 g protein 10.4 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  6. 6 Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese

    Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese

    Happy Farms · 12oz
    d NOVA 3 208 kcal 0 g sugar 25 g protein 10.4 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  7. 7 Cheeseheads light string cheese

    Cheeseheads light string cheese

    cheesehead
    d 208 kcal 4.2 g sugar 25 g protein 10.4 g fat
  8. 8 Cheese Stick

    Cheese Stick

    Good & Gather · 12 oz
    c NOVA 3 214 kcal 0 g sugar 25 g protein 10.7 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  9. 9 Light String Cheese

    Light String Cheese

    Good & Gather · 24 oz
    c NOVA 3 214 kcal 0 g sugar 25 g protein 10.7 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  10. 10 Light String Cheese Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese

    Light String Cheese Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese

    Harris Teeter
    c NOVA 3 217 kcal 26.1 g protein 10.9 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

How we built this list

We ranked all published string 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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