Mozzarella

What the research shows

Not enough

published research on this page yet

A southern Italian cheese made from Italian buffalo's milk or cow's milk.

It is used for most types of pizza and several pasta dishes.12

What research says

Found in some samples or products

These come from where it was grown, how it was processed or cooked, or what it was made into. They are not about the ingredient itself, so the signal does not count them.

  • Heavy metals in cheese3

    Mozzarella sold in Slovakia had low levels of toxic metals like lead, and eating it was not found to be risky.

The signal at the top counts the findings in people and in animal and lab studies. A concern in studies of people outranks animal and lab studies, and “No concerns” needs at least one finding in people. When most findings in people point one way, the page leans that way (“Mostly”), and every finding is still shown. Findings whose study type is not stated are shown but not counted. This page is a reference, not medical advice. It describes what regulators and published research say. Talk to a doctor or dietitian about your own diet.

Products

The 6 most-scanned of 6,352 products on Open Food Facts that list mozzarella.

  • Margherita Crosta Mollica · 403 g 0 additives
  • CHICKEN ITALIA 10 CHIPOLATAS HECK · 340 g 3 additives
  • Buldak Spicy Ramen Artificial Spicy Chicken Flavor Samyang · 130 g 8 additives
  • margherita Pizza Express · 240 g 0 additives
  • Porcini Mushroom and Ricotta Tortelloni Italiamo · 250 g 1 additive
  • PIZZA FIORENTINA CROSTA MOLLICA · 453 g 0 additives

References

  1. 1mozzarella: ingredient taxonomy entry. Open Food Facts.
  2. 2Mozzarella. Wikipedia. Accessed September 29, 2026. CC BY-SA 4.0.
  3. 3Capcarova M, Frigenti M, Arvay J, et al. Levels of Essential and Trace Elements in Mozzarella Available on the Slovak Market with the Estimation of Consumer Exposure. Biol Trace Elem Res. 2024;202(5):2357-2366. doi:10.1007/s12011-023-03813-x