String cheese versus fried mozzarella sticks
These records describe cheese alone. Breaded, battered or fried mozzarella sticks include other ingredients and cannot use this estimate unchanged.
Read the stick weight
Check the package weight per stick. The range combines both fat-level alternatives and both weight endpoints; actual brands may fall outside it.
USDA records: compare the same edible weight
Each reference row is per 100 g. Food states and alternatives stay separate. Additional soda rows use the recorded can weight. Missing nutrients stay Unknown; a displayed zero can be a small value rounded to one decimal.
| Food, preparation and source | Calories (kcal) | Protein (g) | Fat (g) | Carbohydrate (g) | Fiber (g) | Total sugars (g) | Sodium (mg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheese, mozzarella, low moisture, part-skim · FDC 171244100 g · 100 g reference | 295 kcal | 23.8 g | 19.8 g | 5.6 g | 0 g | 1.9 g | 666 mg |
| Cheese, mozzarella, whole milk, low moisture · FDC 170846100 g · 100 g reference | 318 kcal | 21.6 g | 24.6 g | 2.5 g | 0 g | 1 g | 710 mg |
Portion scenarios and calculation
Assumptions: one assumed 24–28 g stick. These weights are editorial models unless explicitly labeled USDA portions. Choose one alternative for each component; do not add alternative recipes together.
For every nutrient: USDA amount per 100 g × edible grams ÷ 100, summed across ingredients. The range is the minimum and maximum across the disclosed record alternatives and weight endpoints, calculated before rounding. Calories use whole kcal; g and mg use at most one decimal, with decimal ROUND_HALF_UP and no trailing zeros.
- 71 kcalFDC 171244 × 24 g
- 83 kcalFDC 171244 × 28 g
- 76 kcalFDC 170846 × 24 g
- 89 kcalFDC 170846 × 28 g
Combined scenario ranges: protein 5.2–6.7 g; fat 4.7–6.9 g; carbohydrate 0.6–1.6 g; fiber 0–0 g; total sugars 0.2–0.5 g; sodium 159.8–198.8 mg. Nutrient minima can come from different alternatives, so the low values do not necessarily describe one meal.
Plan the portion alongside other foods
Use a matching preparation and edible weight when logging each part of a meal. These guides explain separate foods or drink choices; their portion estimates are not interchangeable.
Common questions
String cheese calories?
The model uses unfried low-moisture mozzarella, with part-skim and whole-milk records as alternatives. The 24–28 g stick is an editorial assumption, not a universal brand standard.
How is this estimate calculated?
Use the listed USDA records and one assumed 24–28 g stick. Multiply each per-100-g nutrient by edible grams divided by 100, then sum components. Alternatives are separate scenarios. The range describes the disclosed scenarios, not a confidence interval or official brand nutrition.
📚 Sources and limits
USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy: April 2018 dataset, records released April 2019. Source amounts and household portions were extracted from the locally archived USDA CSV. This is historical generic food composition, not a current branded label.