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Mozzarella cheese: what's actually in it?

The short answer is: it depends which mozzarella you mean. Fresh mozzarella in brine is usually just milk, salt, a coagulant and sometimes citric acid or a culture. Low-moisture block mozzarella is the same idea, firmer and drier, made for slicing and melting. Pre-shredded mozzarella adds anti-caking agents and usually a preservative. And anything called a “blend”, a “pizza topping” or “mozzarella-style” is a different product — read it as its own list, not as mozzarella.

This page does not give a health score, a ranking, or a “best” pick. It shows the ingredient list as printed, flags milk type, brine/whey, added sugar (none found in any panelled mozzarella here) and allergens, and explains the jargon in plain English, so you can compare like with like. Blends are kept in their own section and are never merged into a pure mozzarella list.

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At a glance

ProductForm / milkFirst ingredientNotable extras / flagsPack size (as printed)Country of manufacture (as printed)
That's Amore Baby Bocconcini 200gFresh, cowPasteurised cow's milkNon-animal rennet; citric acid; in brine/whey format200gAustralia
That's Amore Buffalo Bocconcini 150gFresh, buffalo + cowPasteurised buffalo milk (80%)Also 19.5% cow's milk — not pure buffalo150gAustralia
That's Amore Smoked Bocconcini 200gFresh, smoked, cowPasteurised cow milkBeechwood smoke; list via Australian listing — see panel200gAustralia
Valcolatte Mozzarella Fior di Latte 125gFresh, cowPasteurised cow's milkRennet type not stated; list via Open Food Facts — see panel125gItaly
Zott Zottarella Classic Ball 125gFresh, cowMilkMicrobial rennet; citric acid; EU listings — SG pack not seen125gGermany
Carrefour Mozzarella 125gFresh, cow (EU)Pasteurized cows milk (EU origin)Microbial coagulant; citric acid (330)125gFrance
Perfect Italiano Mozzarella Block 250gLow-moisture block, cowCow's milkVegetarian rennet; no anti-caking agent, no preservative250gNew Zealand
Perfect Italiano Mozzarella Grated 250g (also 450g)Shredded, cowCheese (pasteurised cow's milk…)Microcrystalline cellulose (460); sorbic acid (200)250g (also 450g)Australia
Emborg Natural Shredded Mozzarella 200g / 500gShredded, cowMozzarella cheesePotato starch; brand gives “main ingredients” only200g / 500gEurope (made in Europe; country not stated)
Emborg Natural Mozzarella Slices 150gSliced, cowCow's milkMicrobial rennet; no anti-caking agent listed150gEurope (made in Europe; country not stated)
That's Amore Shredded Mozzarella 250gShredded, cowPasteurised cow's milkTapioca anti-caking; preservative (202)250gAustralia
Redman Shredded Mozzarella 1kg (Le Petit Depot)Shredded, cowPasteurised cow's milkPotato starch; calcium chloride (E509); origin fields conflict1kgnot stated
Perfect Italiano Perfect PizzaBlend: mozzarella + cheddarCheese (milk…)Anticaking agent (460); preservative (200); no split givennot statedAustralia
Galbani Shredded Mozzarella & CheddarBlend: mozzarella + cheddarPasteurized cow's milkAnti-caking (E460); preservative (E235); origin as printed: Saudi Arabianot statedSaudi Arabia
Emborg 3 Cheese Bake 200gBlend: mozzarella + cheddar + goudaCheese blend (mozzarella…)Potato starch; no proportions given200gnot stated
Arla Pro Mozzarella & Cheddar 1kg (frozen)Blend: mozzarella + cheddarMilkPotato starch; beta-carotene (colours the cheddar); professional line sold via SG retailer1kgDenmark
Emborg Pizza Topping (shredded / block)Analogue — not mozzarella cheeseAnalogue product / skimmed milk + vegetable fatDo not compare with natural mozzarella listsnot statednot stated

No prices are shown here: they change weekly and would go stale. This site compares ingredients only.

Fresh mozzarella, bocconcini and fior di latte

Fresh mozzarella is sold in brine, whey or water to keep it moist — the liquid is packaging, not an extra cheese ingredient, but the pack list does not always name it. Where a list names whey (as a starter/whey culture), this page says so. “Fior di latte” means cow's-milk mozzarella (“flower of milk”); “mozzarella di bufala” means buffalo-milk mozzarella. The two names are not interchangeable, and a mixed-milk product is flagged as mixed.

That's Amore Baby Bocconcini 200g — Little Farms, Australia

Pack size: 200g · Made in: Australia (as printed)

Ingredients: Pasteurised Cow's Milk, Rennet (Non Animal), Citric Acid, Salt.

Fresh “little mouthfuls” of cow's-milk mozzarella moulded into 4g balls, per Little Farms. Milk: cow Allergen: milk Rennet: non-animal Fresh, in liquid

What to notice: the shortest list among the fresh products panelled, and the only one where the Singapore retailer's own page gives the full list. Citric acid here is an acidity regulator that helps the curd stretch — it is not a preservative in the sorbate sense.

That's Amore Buffalo Bocconcini 150g — Little Farms, Australia

Pack size: 150g · Made in: Australia (as printed)

Ingredients: Pasteurised Buffalo Milk (80%), Pasteurised Cow's Milk (19.5%), Rennet (Non Animal), Start Culture, Salt.

Little Farms describes these as “super soft buffalo mozzarella” and states that buffalo milk cheese is higher in calcium and protein and lower in cholesterol than cow milk cheese — that is the retailer's claim, quoted here, not this page's finding. Milk: buffalo 80% + cow 19.5% Allergen: milk (buffalo and cow) Rennet: non-animal

What to notice: this is the page's clearest labelling lesson. A shopper buying “buffalo bocconcini” could reasonably assume 100% buffalo milk; the printed list says otherwise (80% buffalo, 19.5% cow — the remaining 0.5% is the rennet, culture and salt, which carry no percentage). Do not describe this product as pure buffalo mozzarella.

That's Amore Smoked Bocconcini 200g — Little Farms, Australia (list via Australian listing)

Pack size: 200g · Made in: Australia (as printed)

Ingredients: Pasteurised cow milk, Salt, Rennet (non-animal), Citric acid, Beechwood smoke.

Little Farms' Singapore page confirms the product (cow's milk, beechwood smoking, 200g pot) but its fetched text gives no ingredient list, so the verbatim list above is from the same brand's Australian delivery listing for That's Amore Smoked Bocconcini. It matches the unsmoked baby bocconcini list plus beechwood smoke, which is consistent with Little Farms' description of “a gentle smoking over traditional Beechwood”. Milk: cow Allergen: milk Smoked: beechwood

What to notice: smoking here is listed as an ingredient (beechwood smoke), not just a process word on the front of the pack. Verify against the Singapore pack before publishing this panel as a Singapore pack transcription.

Valcolatte Mozzarella Fior di Latte 125g — Little Farms, Italy (list via Open Food Facts)

Pack size: 125g · Made in: Italy (as printed)

Ingredients: Pasteurized Cow's Milk, Salt, Rennet, Lactic Cultures.

Little Farms lists Valcolatte Mozzarella Fior di Latte 125g; the ingredient list above is from Open Food Facts for Valcolatte Fiordilatte (Italian listing, origin Italy), cross-checked against a second database entry giving the same four items in the same order. The brand is described as using natural lactic ferments rather than citric acid, and 100% Italian Friesian cow's milk — brand background, not part of the ingredient list. Milk: cow Allergen: milk Fior di latte

What to notice: unlike That's Amore, this list has no citric acid — the acidity comes from lactic cultures instead. That is a real formulation difference between fresh mozzarellas, and it is why this page does not collapse all fresh mozzarella into one row. The rennet type (animal vs microbial) is not stated in this list — do not assume it.

Zott Zottarella Classic Ball 125g — Cold Storage, Germany (list via EU retail listings; SG pack not seen)

Pack size: 125g · Made in: Germany (as printed)

Ingredients: Milk, salt, microbial rennet, acidity regulator: citric acid.

Cold Storage lists Zott Zottarella Mozzarella Ball Classic 125g (Germany); its page gave no ingredient section in this pass. The list above is the version given consistently across several EU retail listings for the same 125g classic ball, which also describe it as pasteurised-milk mozzarella stored in a lightly salted brine, made without fermentation cultures. Milk: cow (as described) Allergen: milk Fresh, in brine

What to notice: no cultures at all — compare Valcolatte (lactic cultures, no citric acid) and That's Amore (citric acid, plus starter culture in the shredded/buffalo lines). Three fresh mozzarellas, three different acid/culture routes to the same stretched curd. Verify on the Singapore pack before publishing.

Carrefour Mozzarella 125g — Le Petit Depot, France (EU milk)

Pack size: 125g · Made in: France (as printed)

Ingredients: Pasteurized Cows Milk (Eu Origin), Salt, Microbial Coagulant, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid (330).

Le Petit Depot's Singapore listing gives this list in full, describing the cheese as made from pasteurized cow's milk sourced from within the EU. Milk: cow (EU) Allergen: milk Fresh

What to notice: the microbial coagulant wording is the vegetarian-friendly form of rennet, stated explicitly — unlike Valcolatte, where rennet type is unstated. “Coagulant”, “rennet” and “enzyme” on different packs can mean the same job; this page quotes each pack's own word rather than normalising them.

Low-moisture block, sliced and shredded mozzarella (pure)

Low-moisture mozzarella is firmer and drier than fresh mozzarella, which is why it shreds, slices and melts on pizza without releasing as much water. The block list is usually the cleanest; slicing keeps it clean; shredding is where anti-caking agents and preservatives appear, because loose shreds need to stay free-flowing and mould-free in the bag.

Perfect Italiano Mozzarella Block 250g — FairPrice, origin as printed: New Zealand

Pack size: 250g · Made in: New Zealand (as printed)

Ingredients: Cow's Milk, Salt, Cultures, Vegetarian Rennet.

FairPrice ingredient section. The brand describes this block as a natural cheese for slicing or grating at home. Milk: cow Allergen: milk Rennet: vegetarian Low-moisture block

What to notice: if you grate your own mozzarella, this is the list you get — and the grated bag below is the list you avoid. The only differences are the anti-caking agent and the preservative, both added for the pre-grated format.

Perfect Italiano Mozzarella Grated 250g (also sold as 450g) — FairPrice, origin as printed: Australia

Pack size: 250g (also 450g) · Made in: Australia (as printed)

Ingredients: Cheese [Pasteurised Cow's Milk, Salt, Cultures, Enzyme (Non-Animal Rennet)], Anti-Caking Agent (Microcrystalline Cellulose, 460), Preservative (Sorbic Acid, 200).

FairPrice ingredient section. Note the origin printed for the grated bag (Australia) differs from the block (New Zealand) — both are quoted as printed, not harmonised. Milk: cow Allergen: milk Anti-caking: cellulose (460) Preservative: sorbic acid (200)

What to notice: microcrystalline cellulose is powdered plant fibre that coats the shreds so they do not clump; sorbic acid (200) is a mould inhibitor. Neither is present in the block. Same brand, same cheese idea, different list — which is exactly why variants are separate rows on this page.

Emborg Natural Shredded Mozzarella 200g / 500g — FairPrice and Emborg Singapore, made in Europe

Pack size: 200g / 500g · Made in: Europe (made in Europe; country not stated) (as printed)

Ingredients (as given by the brand): Mozzarella cheese, potato starch.

Emborg's Singapore product page gives “main ingredients” only — mozzarella cheese plus potato starch as the anti-caking agent — and does not publish the sub-list breaking down the mozzarella cheese itself on that page. FairPrice lists the 200g shredded mozzarella in its Emborg range. Milk: cow (brand: “fresh cow's milk”) Allergen: milk Anti-caking: potato starch

What to notice: this is a summary list, not a full pack transcription, and this page flags it as such. Do not read “mozzarella cheese, potato starch” as proof that no preservative is present — the brand page simply does not break the cheese down. Check the pack. See also the separate Emborg Pizza Topping panel: a different Emborg product whose list is analogue, not mozzarella.

Emborg Natural Mozzarella Slices 150g — Emborg Singapore, made in Europe

Pack size: 150g · Made in: Europe (made in Europe; country not stated) (as printed)

Ingredients (as given by the brand): Cow's milk, salt, lactic culture, microbial rennet.

Emborg's Singapore page lists this as natural cheese made from cow's milk, available in Asia. Milk: cow Allergen: milk Sliced

What to notice: sliced mozzarella keeps the block-style list — no anti-caking agent, no preservative — because slices do not need to stay free-flowing. If the choice is between Emborg shredded and Emborg slices, the ingredient difference is the potato starch (and whatever the shredded pack's unbroken-down cheese sub-list contains).

That's Amore Shredded Mozzarella 250g — Little Farms, Australia

Pack size: 250g · Made in: Australia (as printed)

Ingredients: Pasteurised Cow's Milk, Salt, Rennet (Non Animal), Starter Culture, Anti-Caking Agent (Tapioca), Preservative (202).

Little Farms ingredient section. Milk: cow Allergen: milk Anti-caking: tapioca Preservative: potassium sorbate (202)

What to notice: compare with Perfect Italiano grated: same job (keep shreds loose, stop mould), different agents — tapioca instead of cellulose, potassium sorbate (202) instead of sorbic acid (200). Both are sorbates; the number differs because one is the acid and the other is its potassium salt.

Redman Shredded Mozzarella 1kg — Le Petit Depot, Singapore listing (origin fields conflict)

Pack size: 1kg · Made in: not stated (as printed)

Ingredients: Pasteurised cow's milk, salt, cultures, rennet, E509, anti-caking agent (potato starch).

Le Petit Depot's Singapore listing gives this list. Its origin fields conflict on the same page (country of origin shown as United Kingdom in one field and Singapore in another), so this page does not state an origin for this product. Milk: cow Allergen: milk Anti-caking: potato starch

What to notice: E509 is calcium chloride, added to help pasteurised milk set a firm curd — a processing aid that appears in the list, unlike in most other shredded mozzarellas here. No preservative is listed for this product, unlike Perfect Italiano grated and That's Amore shredded — but it is sold frozen, which changes the preservation logic. Check whether the chilled/frozen format on the day matches this listing.

Mozzarella blends — kept separate, never merged into pure mozzarella

A blend's list is not a mozzarella list with something added at the end: the first ingredient is usually a combined “cheese” or “cheese blend”, and the pack often gives no mozzarella-to-cheddar (or gouda) ratio. That is why blends get their own section. Do not use a blend's list to judge pure mozzarella, or vice versa.

Perfect Italiano Perfect Pizza (mozzarella + cheddar) — FairPrice, origin as printed: Australia

Pack size: not stated · Made in: Australia (as printed)

Ingredients: Cheese (Milk, Salt, Cultures, Enzyme), Anticaking Agent (460), Preservative (200).

FairPrice ingredient section. The brand describes Perfect Pizza as a blend of mozzarella and cheddar, pre-grated. The list itself does not split the two cheeses or give their proportions. Blend: mozzarella + cheddar Allergen: milk Anticaking: 460 Preservative: 200

What to notice: this list is structurally identical to the pure Perfect Italiano grated list, except the cheese is a blend rather than mozzarella alone. If you want mozzarella only, this is not it, even though the anti-caking agent and preservative numbers match.

Galbani Shredded Mozzarella & Cheddar — FairPrice, origin as printed: Saudi Arabia

Pack size: not stated · Made in: Saudi Arabia (as printed)

Ingredients: Pasteurized Cow's Milk, Salt, Microbial Rennet, Anti-Caking Agent (E460), Preservative (E235).

FairPrice ingredient section. The brand describes this as the mix of plain cheddar taste and mozzarella stringiness, for pizzas, bakes, melting and grilling. Blend: mozzarella + cheddar Allergen: milk Anti-caking: E460 Preservative: natamycin (E235)

What to notice: two things stand out. First, the preservative is natamycin (E235), a mould inhibitor, rather than a sorbate — the only natamycin on this page. Second, the origin printed on the FairPrice page is Saudi Arabia, which is unexpected for an Italian brand and is quoted exactly as printed; it likely reflects where this particular pack was made/packed, not the brand's home. Do not “correct” it without a pack check.

Emborg 3 Cheese Bake 200g (mozzarella + cheddar + gouda) — Emborg, available in Asia

Pack size: 200g · Made in: not stated (as printed)

Ingredients (as given by the brand): Cheese blend (mozzarella cheese, coloured cheddar cheese, gouda cheese), potato starch.

Emborg describes this as a blend of traditional mozzarella, tasty gouda and red cheddar, for baked dishes such as lasagna. As with Emborg shredded, the brand page gives main ingredients only and no sub-lists or proportions. Blend: mozzarella + cheddar + gouda Allergen: milk Anti-caking: potato starch

What to notice: “coloured cheddar” means the cheddar portion carries a colour (typically annatto/beta-carotene in red cheddar) — the brand page does not name the colouring here, so this page does not guess it. Compare the Arla Pro blend below, where beta-carotene is named.

Arla Pro Mozzarella & Cheddar 1kg, frozen — sold in Singapore via a local online retailer, Denmark

Pack size: 1kg · Made in: Denmark (as printed)

Ingredients: Milk, potato starch (anti-caking agent), salt, lactic acid culture, rennet (microbial), beta-carotene.

Arla Pro is Arla's professional/foodservice line; this 1kg frozen bag is listed for sale in Singapore by a Singapore online retailer, which is why it is included — but it is a professional-format bag, not a supermarket chilled shelf pack, so check the pack format before treating it as an everyday retail equivalent. Arla Pro's own product page gives the same list. Blend: mozzarella + cheddar Allergen: milk Anti-caking: potato starch Colour: beta-carotene

What to notice: beta-carotene is the orange colour of the red cheddar portion — it is listed last, after the cheese components, which is normal for a colour present only in part of the blend. No preservative is listed; the product is sold frozen.

Analogue / “pizza topping” — not mozzarella cheese

This section exists because the most confusing products in this category look like mozzarella, sit next to mozzarella, and are not mozzarella. An “analogue” cheese replaces some or all milk fat with vegetable fat. It may still contain milk protein, and it still carries a milk allergen flag — but its first ingredient is not cheese.

Emborg Pizza Topping — shredded and block versions (Emborg, available in Asia)

Pack size: not stated · Made in: not stated (as printed)

Ingredients (shredded, as given by the brand): Analogue product, potato starch.

Ingredients (block, as given by the brand): Pasteurized skimmed milk, vegetable fat, salt, lactic culture, microbial rennet.

Emborg describes the shredded version as “natural cheese made from fresh cow's milk and certified palm oil” on its product page, while simultaneously listing its main ingredient as “analogue product” — a contradiction in the brand's own wording that this page preserves rather than resolves. The block version's list makes the analogue logic explicit: skimmed milk plus vegetable fat, instead of whole milk whose own fat becomes the cheese fat. Analogue — not pure mozzarella Allergen: milk Contains: vegetable fat

What to notice: if a bag says “pizza topping” and its list starts with skimmed milk and vegetable fat, it is not a cheaper mozzarella — it is a different product class. This matters because Emborg's natural shredded mozzarella (panelled above) and its pizza topping sit in the same brand range and can look alike on a shelf or a search results page. Check the front-of-pack wording, not just the brand.

Le Petit Depot Shredded Pizza Topping Cheese Blend 1kg — Le Petit Depot, Singapore listing

Pack size: 1kg · Made in: not stated (as printed)

Ingredients: Mozzarella (milk), pasteurised cow's milk, salt, cultures, rennet, analogue (water, palm oil, milk protein, starch, salt, emulsifiers), cheddar.

Le Petit Depot describes this as a blend of pre-shredded mozzarella, analogue, and mild white cheddar. The list is quoted as printed, including its slightly jumbled order (mozzarella named first, then its own components, then the analogue components). Blend: mozzarella + analogue + cheddar Allergen: milk Analogue contains: palm oil

What to notice: this is a three-way mix, and the analogue portion is spelled out — water, palm oil, milk protein, starch, salt, emulsifiers — so a shopper can see exactly what “analogue” means here. It is included because Le Petit Depot sells it in Singapore as a pizza topping, not because it is mozzarella: do not count it as a mozzarella panel in any summary of this page.

Seen but not verified — do not panel until checked

These products were found listed for sale/delivery in Singapore in this pass, but no verbatim ingredient list could be verified from a Singapore-facing retailer ingredient section, the brand's Singapore page, or a cross-checked Open Food Facts entry for the same pack. They are listed here so the gap is visible, not hidden. Reasons are given per product; a pack photo or a retailer ingredient section is what would move each one into a panel.

Channels checked with no additional verified product: Giant (Meadows Shredded Mozzarella is now its own seen-but-not-verified entry above; no current Giant listing or list was verified in the 5 Nov 2026 re-audit), Sheng Siong (Tradition above; its recipe pages also use Emborg Shredded Mozzarella, already panelled), Mustafa (no mozzarella product with a verifiable list found in its online listings in this pass), RedMart (no mozzarella product with a verifiable list isolated in this pass — its grocery search surfaces the same supermarket brands), and Lazada/Shopee Singapore (listings found were mostly overseas-market or reseller listings for brands already covered, or unidentifiable reseller packs; no additional brand with a verifiable list was added from them).

Nutrition — what the numbers say

Nutrition figures below are a second layer on top of the ingredient panels, checked 5–6 November 2026. Where a pack or retailer gives per-100g figures they are quoted per 100g; where only a per-serving figure was found it is quoted exactly as per serving and flagged as such — per-serving figures are not converted to per-100g. Salt = sodium × 2.5. Sodium is shown as printed, with the salt equivalent in brackets. Sugars figures are total sugars as printed, not added sugars — and no panelled mozzarella lists added sugar, so the sugars figure here is lactose naturally present in the cheese. No Nutri-Grade is assigned here and no health verdict is given.

ProductBasisEnergyProteinTotal fatSaturated fatCarbohydrateSugarsSodium (salt equiv.)
Perfect Italiano Mozzarella (brand official AU panel; pack format not distinguished on the brand page — do not assume it matches both the SG block and grated packs)Per 100g, as sold1,260 kJ24.8 g22.3 g15.5 g1.2 g1.2 g576 mg (salt 1.44 g)
Perfect Italiano Perfect Pizza, mozzarella + cheddar blend (FairPrice SG nutrition section)Per 100g, as sold1,380 kJ26.3 g25.1 g16.1 g0.1 g0.1 g617 mg (salt equiv. 1.54 g)
That's Amore Buffalo Bocconcini 150g (Little Farms SG panel)Per 100g, as sold1,110 kJ (264 kcal)16.0 g22.0 g15.0 g<1.0 g<1.0 g210 mg (salt equiv. 0.53 g)
That's Amore Baby Bocconcini (manufacturer specification, 2019, secondary)Per 100g, as sold1,025 kJ15.6 g19.9 g13.3 g1.5 g1.4 g210 mg (salt equiv. 0.53 g)
Galbani Mozzarella 125g ball (Open Food Facts, cow mozzarella; market not confirmed as the SG pack)Per 100g, as sold920 kJ (220 kcal)17 g16 g11 g2 g1 g280 mg (salt 0.7 g)
Galbani Mozzarella 125g ball (EU retailer listing, added in re-audit 5 Nov 2026 — conflicts with the row above)Per 100g, as sold1,043 kJ (251 kcal)18 g19 g15 g2 g1.3 g180 mg, computed from printed salt 0.45 g (salt equiv. 0.45 g)
Emborg Mozzarella Shredded Cheese (secondary database entry, serving weight 100g — sugars and sodium not stated in source)Per 100g, as sold — partial297 kcal26 g21 g14 g1 gNot statedNot stated
Emborg Mozzarella Cheese (secondary database entry, form not specified beyond mozzarella cheese)Per serving, not per 100g — serving 25g as printed76 kcal per 25g6 g per 25g5.5 g per 25g3.5 g per 25g0 g per 25g0 g per 25g140 mg per 25g (salt equiv. 0.35 g)

Observed numbers, no verdict: across the per-100g rows above, total sugars run from 0.1 g per 100g (Perfect Pizza blend, FairPrice) to 1.4 g per 100g (That's Amore Baby Bocconcini, manufacturer specification), and sodium from 180 mg per 100g (Galbani 125g ball, EU retailer listing, computed from printed salt) to 617 mg per 100g (Perfect Pizza blend, FairPrice). Conflicts flagged: a NZ retailer listing for Perfect Italiano Mozzarella gives sodium 511 mg, saturated fat 13.2 g, fat 22.0 g and protein 26.1 g per 100g, differing from the brand panel above; a secondary database entry for That's Amore Buffalo Bocconcini gives 279 kcal, protein 14 g, fat 24.4 g, sugars 4.0 g and salt 1.0 g per 100g, differing from the Little Farms panel above; and the two Galbani 125g ball rows above disagree with each other (220 kcal / 16 g fat / 280 mg sodium vs 251 kcal / 19 g fat / 180 mg sodium). None of these conflicts is resolved here — check the SG pack.

Seen but not verified (nutrition) — do not fill from another product: Perfect Italiano Block 250g and Grated 250g/450g as separate SG packs (the brand panel above is not tied to either pack); Emborg Natural Slices 150g (no usable nutrition panel found); That's Amore Smoked Bocconcini and Shredded Mozzarella 250g; Valcolatte Fior di Latte 125g; Zott Zottarella Classic 125g; Carrefour Mozzarella 125g; Redman Shredded 1kg; the blends Emborg 3 Cheese Bake and Arla Pro Mozzarella & Cheddar; and both analogue/pizza-topping panels (analogue nutrition must not be borrowed from natural mozzarella). The Galbani shredded blend's SG-pack nutrition was not retrieved either — the 125g ball row above is a different Galbani format and does not stand in for it.

How to read an ingredient list — the jargon, in plain English

Fior di latte
“Flower of milk” — fresh mozzarella made from cow's milk. If the pack says fior di latte, the milk should be cow's milk; if it says di bufala, it should be buffalo milk. A mixed-milk product should say so in its list, as That's Amore's buffalo bocconcini does.
Bocconcini / ciliegine
Small balls of fresh mozzarella. Bocconcini means “little mouthfuls”; ciliegine are smaller still, cherry-sized. The size changes the eating experience, not the ingredient logic — but each size is still a separate product row if its list differs.
Brine / whey / water
The liquid fresh mozzarella is packed in, to keep it moist and hold its shape. Brine is salted water; whey is the liquid left after curdling milk. The liquid is usually not listed as a cheese ingredient, which is why this page notes the format separately rather than inventing a “water” ingredient.
Low-moisture mozzarella
Mozzarella made drier than fresh mozzarella, so it is firmer, shreds cleanly and releases less water when melted — the usual pizza mozzarella. “Low-moisture part-skim” is the same idea made with part-skimmed milk, so it is lower in fat than whole-milk low-moisture mozzarella.
Rennet / coagulant / enzyme
The ingredient that curdles milk into curd. “Rennet” on its own may be animal-derived; “microbial rennet”, “non-animal rennet”, “vegetarian rennet” and “microbial coagulant” are the non-animal forms. Packs use different words for the same job — this page quotes the pack's word.
Cultures / starter culture / lactic cultures / lactic ferments
Live bacteria that acidify the milk and develop flavour. Some fresh mozzarellas use cultures alone (Valcolatte), some use citric acid alone (Zott), some use both (That's Amore shredded/buffalo lines). “Whey culture” / “whey starter” means the culture was carried in whey.
Citric acid (E330)
An acidity regulator. In fresh mozzarella it helps the curd reach the acidity at which it stretches. It is not a preservative in the sorbate/natamycin sense, and its presence does not make a mozzarella “processed”.
Calcium chloride (E509)
A firming aid added to pasteurised milk, which sets a weaker curd than raw milk. It appears in the Redman shredded list and in some sliced mozzarellas; its presence is a processing note, not a flavour ingredient.
Anti-caking agents — potato starch, tapioca, microcrystalline cellulose (460)
Powders that coat shreds so they stay free-flowing instead of clumping. Potato starch and tapioca are starches; microcrystalline cellulose (460) is powdered plant fibre. They are the reason pre-shredded cheese behaves differently from cheese you grate yourself.
Preservatives — sorbic acid (200), potassium sorbate (202), natamycin (E235)
Mould inhibitors. Sorbic acid (200) and its potassium salt (202) are sorbates — same family, different form. Natamycin (E235) is a different mould inhibitor, used in the Galbani blend. A preservative in shredded cheese is about the bag's shelf life, not about the cheese being “fake”.
Analogue / pizza topping
A cheese-like product in which milk fat is partly or fully replaced by vegetable fat (palm oil in the examples here). It may still contain milk protein and must still flag milk as an allergen. If the front of the pack says “pizza topping” and the list starts with skimmed milk and vegetable fat, it is an analogue — compare it with other analogues, not with mozzarella.
Beta-carotene
An orange colour, used in red cheddar. In a mozzarella-and-cheddar blend it colours only the cheddar portion, which is why it appears at the end of the Arla Pro blend list.
Added sugar
None of the panelled products lists sugar, sucrose or syrup. Lactose on a nutrition panel is milk sugar naturally present in the cheese, not added sugar.

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Sources and method

Checked 5–6 November 2026 from: NTUC FairPrice product pages (ingredient sections for Perfect Italiano block, grated and Perfect Pizza, and Galbani shredded blend); Cold Storage product pages (listings for Galbani Santa Lucia, Galbani Bufala, Zott Zottarella and Ora Life — listings only, no ingredient sections retrieved); Little Farms Singapore product pages (ingredient sections for That's Amore baby bocconcini, buffalo bocconcini and shredded mozzarella; listing only for smoked bocconcini and Ponte Reale); Le Petit Depot Singapore listings (ingredient sections for Carrefour mozzarella, Redman shredded and the pizza-topping blend; listings only for Alba shredded and Italie mozzarella); Emborg Singapore product pages (main ingredients for natural shredded, natural slices, 3 Cheese Bake and pizza topping); Arla Pro product pages (mozzarella-and-cheddar blend); Open Food Facts (Valcolatte fior di latte, cross-checked); and Australian delivery listings for That's Amore smoked bocconcini. Full per-fact source list, including URLs and conflicts, is in the accompanying research notes. Where a full pack list could not be verified, the page says so instead of filling the gap, and where a list comes from a non-Singapore source it is flagged as such on the panel.

Nutrition addition, 5–6 November 2026: a “Nutrition — what the numbers say” section has been added above, standardised to per 100g/100ml wherever the source gives per-100 figures, with per-serving figures quoted exactly as per serving and flagged, never converted. Sugars are total sugars as printed, not added sugars; sodium is shown as printed with the salt equivalent (salt = sodium × 2.5) in brackets; no Nutri-Grade or health score is assigned. Products whose nutrition could not be verified are listed in the nutrition section's seen-but-not-verified list, not filled from another product.