Buffalo milk vs Whole milk ricotta
In short
Gram for gram, there are 55% more calories in whole milk ricotta than in buffalo milk (150 vs 97 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from fat.
More in whole milk ricotta: vitamin B12 (2.4×), riboflavin (2.2×), cholesterol (2.6×), saturated fat and 5 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
3.8 g protein · 5.2 g carbs · 6.9 g fat
7.5 g protein · 7.3 g carbs (0.27 g sugars) · 10.2 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 g of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Vitamin B120.36 µg · 0.85 µg15%35%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.14 mg · 0.3 mg10%23%
- Cholesterollimit19 mg · 49 mg6%16%
- Saturated fatlimit4.6 g · 6.4 g23%32%
- Protein3.8 g · 7.5 g8%15%
- Vitamin A53 µg · 120 µg6%13%
- Pantothenic acid (B5)0.19 mg · 0.46 mg4%9%
- Vitamin B60.023 mg · 0.097 mg1%6%
- Total fat6.9 g · 10.2 g9%13%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Carbohydrates5.2 g · 7.3 g2%·3%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit52 mg · 110 mg2%·5%
- Potassium178 mg · 219 mg4%·5%
- Calcium169 mg · 206 mg13%·16%
- Iron0.12 mg · 0.13 mg1%·1%
- Magnesium31 mg · 20 mg7%·5%
- Phosphorus117 mg · 154 mg9%·12%
- Zinc0.22 mg · 0.53 mg2%·5%
- Copper0.046 mg · 0.018 mg5%·2%
- Manganese0.018 mg · 0.011 mg1%·<1%
- Vitamin C2.3 mg · 0 mg3%·0%
- Thiamin (B1)0.052 mg · 0.013 mg4%·1%
- Niacin (B3)0.091 mg · 0.14 mg1%·1%
- Folate6 µg · 4 µg2%·1%
Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: selenium, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, choline.
From USDA FoodData Central: Buffalo milk (SR Legacy 171280), Whole milk ricotta (SR Legacy 170851). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.