Buffalo milk vs Whole milk ricotta

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 103 g of buffalo milk or 67 g of whole milk ricotta. Both get most of their calories from fat.

More in buffalo milk: magnesium (2.4×). More in whole milk ricotta: vitamin B12, riboflavin and cholesterol. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Buffalo milk100 cal

103 g · 3.9 g protein · 5.3 g carbs · 7.1 g fat

Whole milk ricotta100 cal

66.7 g · 5 g protein · 4.8 g carbs (0.18 g sugars) · 6.8 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 calories of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

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  • Vitamin B1215% vs 24%

    0.37 µg vs 0.57 µg

  • Riboflavin (B2)11% vs 15%

    0.14 mg vs 0.2 mg

  • Magnesium8% vs 3%

    32 mg vs 13.3 mg

  • Cholesterollimit7% vs 11%

    19.6 mg vs 32.7 mg

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.

  • Protein3.9 g · 5 g8%·10%
  • Total fat7.1 g · 6.8 g9%·9%
  • Saturated fatlimit4.7 g · 4.3 g24%·21%
  • Carbohydrates5.3 g · 4.8 g2%·2%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit53.6 mg · 73.3 mg2%·3%
  • Potassium184 mg · 146 mg4%·3%
  • Calcium174 mg · 137 mg13%·11%
  • Iron0.12 mg · 0.087 mg1%·<1%
  • Phosphorus121 mg · 103 mg10%·8%
  • Zinc0.23 mg · 0.35 mg2%·3%
  • Copper0.047 mg · 0.012 mg5%·1%
  • Manganese0.019 mg · 0.007 mg1%·<1%
  • Vitamin A54.6 µg · 80 µg6%·9%
  • Vitamin C2.4 mg · 0 mg3%·0%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.054 mg · 0.009 mg4%·1%
  • Niacin (B3)0.094 mg · 0.091 mg1%·1%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.2 mg · 0.31 mg4%·6%
  • Vitamin B60.024 mg · 0.065 mg1%·4%
  • Folate6.2 µg · 2.7 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.

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