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Calories · American & British

Calories in mozzarella sticks

A typical restaurant serving of mozzarella sticks (one appetizer of 7 to 8 sticks, before marinara, about 245 g) is about 800 calories, usually 300–1,100.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called fried mozzarella, cheese sticks.

~800
Mozzarella sticks

The usual range

Drawn on one 0–2,000 scale shared by every dish page, so plates compare at a glance.

Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein36 g
  • Carbs61 g
  • Fat45 g

One serving

Serving
one appetizer of 7 to 8 sticks, before marinara
Weight
~245 g
Per 100 g
~325

The dish

About mozzarella sticks

Mozzarella sticks are cheese in breadcrumbs, deep-fried, so both the cheese and the frying oil add fat. One stick is about 100; it's the full appetizer plate that adds up.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Mozzarella sticks · rough numbers

  • Three sticks (about 95 g)~300

What moves the number

Why one plate is 300 and another 1,100

  • Whole-milk mozzarella
  • Breadcrumbs and deep-frying
  • Ranch instead of marinara

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Share the plate as a starter
  • Dip in marinara, not ranch
  • Have two or three and pass them on

Side by side

Next to other American & British dishes

American & British · typical restaurant servingAll about American & British food →

  • Hot dog~300one beef hot dog in a white bun with mustard · usually 250–650
  • Mac and cheese~340one restaurant side, roughly a heaped cup · usually 250–1,000
  • Clam chowder~350one bowl of New England chowder, about 1½ cups · usually 200–900
  • Sausage roll~350one bakery sausage roll in flaky pastry · usually 250–550
  • Caesar salad~400one starter salad with about 45 g of dressing · usually 250–800
  • Grilled cheese sandwich~400one grilled cheese on white bread · usually 300–750
  • BLT~420one café or diner BLT, no sides · usually 300–650
  • Onion rings~420one side order of 8 to 10 rings · usually 300–1,000
  • Grilled salmon~440one restaurant fillet, no sides · usually 300–650
  • French fries~490one restaurant side of fries · usually 250–700
  • Shepherd's pie~490one pub portion · usually 350–750
  • BBQ ribs~530a half rack of sauced pork ribs, about 6 ribs · usually 450–1,400

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How these numbers were made

Method and sources

Last reviewed

Restaurant portions and cooking vary, so these are typical estimates for one serving, built from the sources below. Treat it as a rough number: your plate may land anywhere in the range.

If you manage a health condition, ask a doctor or registered dietitian.

AI helped draft this page; every number was checked against the sources.

  1. USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) — Restaurant, family style, fried mozzarella sticks, FDC 169015 (245 g serving, 31 g per piece)
  2. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023) — Mozzarella sticks, breaded, baked, or fried, FDC 2705817
  3. USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) — APPLEBEE'S, mozzarella sticks, FDC 169011

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in mozzarella sticks?

A typical restaurant serving of mozzarella sticks (one appetizer of 7 to 8 sticks, before marinara, about 245 g) is about 800 calories, usually 300–1,100. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories are in one mozzarella stick?

About 100, so three are about 300.

Are mozzarella sticks a starter for one?

A full plate is about 800, so they work best shared across the table.

What changes the calories in mozzarella sticks?

Whole-milk mozzarella. Breadcrumbs and deep-frying.

How can I order mozzarella sticks lighter?

Share the plate as a starter. Dip in marinara, not ranch.

Can PlateDiary show calories for the dishes I eat out?

Yes, if you want it to: calories in PlateDiary are off unless you turn them on. Switch them on and each dish you save from a photo of the table gets one rough “~” number you can accept or change.