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
Each dot 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 gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Vitamin B1215% vs 35%
0.36 µg vs 0.85 µg
- Riboflavin (B2)10% vs 23%
0.14 mg vs 0.3 mg
- Cholesterollimit6% vs 16%
19 mg vs 49 mg
- Saturated fatlimit23% vs 32%
4.6 g vs 6.4 g
- Protein8% vs 15%
3.8 g vs 7.5 g
- Vitamin A6% vs 13%
53 µg vs 120 µg
- Pantothenic acid (B5)4% vs 9%
0.19 mg vs 0.46 mg
- Vitamin B61% vs 6%
0.023 mg vs 0.097 mg
- Total fat9% vs 13%
6.9 g vs 10.2 g
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.