Protein content
A 1 stick serving of string cheese contains 6.7 g of protein - a moderate source of protein, about 13% of the 50 g Daily Value.
Share of this food's calories that come from protein - it is moderately protein-dense.
| Serving | 1 stick (28.4 g) |
|---|---|
| Protein per serving | 6.7 g |
| Protein per 100 g | 23.7 g |
| Calories per serving | 84 kcal |
| Protein density | 32% of calories |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 13% |
| Protein quality | Complete protein |
| Category | Dairy |
| Food type | Whole food |
| USDA record | FoodData Central #2705723 |
A typical 1 stick serving of string cheese contains 6.7 grams of protein (23.7 g per 100 g), which makes it a moderate source of protein. That covers roughly 13% of the 50 g reference Daily Value, so it adds toward your protein total for the day.
Protein accounts for roughly 32% of the calories in string cheese, making it moderately protein-dense. The rest comes from fat and carbohydrate, so it adds a solid amount of protein while still carrying real energy - useful when you are eating to a calorie target rather than under one.
Among the 81 dairy foods in the database, string cheese ranks 46th by protein per serving, and 399th out of all 796 foods on the site. Set against fruit yogurt (lowfat), another dairy food entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.7 g less protein (fruit yogurt (lowfat) has 7.4 g per 1 container).
It is a complete protein - it supplies all nine essential amino acids in adequate amounts, so it can carry a meal's protein on its own. The serving above is counted by piece at 28.4 g. Because pieces vary, the per-100 g figure is the one to use when comparing this against a food measured a different way.
Source: USDA FoodData Central #2705723 - "Cheese, Mozzarella, part skim" (Survey (FNDDS), published 10/31/2024). Values are the published reference figures for that record, not lab measurements for a specific brand or batch.
Quick answers
String cheese has 23.7 g of protein per 100 g. A typical 1 stick serving (28.4 g) provides 6.7 g.
Yes. String cheese is a complete protein - it supplies all nine essential amino acids in adequate amounts, so it can carry a meal's protein on its own.
A 1 stick serving of string cheese contains 6.7 g of protein, about 13% of the 50 g reference Daily Value.
String cheese is a moderate source of protein, and about 32% of its calories come from protein, which makes it moderately protein-dense. Set against fruit yogurt (lowfat), another dairy food entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.7 g less protein (fruit yogurt (lowfat) has 7.4 g per 1 container).
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