Plain whole milk Greek yogurt vs Ricotta cheese
In short
One serving each: 141 calories in plain whole milk Greek yogurt (1 5.3 oz container, 150 g), 168 calories in ricotta cheese (4 oz, 113 g). More in plain whole milk Greek yogurt: vitamin B12, riboflavin and protein.
More in ricotta cheese: saturated fat, calcium, vitamin A (2.3×), cholesterol and total fat. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
1 5.3 oz container (150 g) · 13.2 g protein · 7.1 g carbs (4.9 g sugars) · 6.6 g fat
4 oz (113 g) · 10.9 g protein · 6.8 g carbs (0.33 g sugars) · 10.7 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in one serving 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 B121.1 µg · 0.61 µg47%26%
- Saturated fatlimit3.6 g · 6.7 g18%34%
- Calcium167 mg · 281 mg13%22%
- Vitamin A57 µg · 133 µg6%15%
- Cholesterollimit25.5 mg · 45.4 mg9%15%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.37 mg · 0.29 mg28%22%
- Total fat6.6 g · 10.7 g8%14%
- Protein13.2 g · 10.9 g26%22%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.
- Carbohydrates7.1 g · 6.8 g3%·2%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit51 mg · 116 mg2%·5%
- Potassium221 mg · 202 mg5%·4%
- Iron0 mg · 0.31 mg0%·2%
- Magnesium16.5 mg · 20.4 mg4%·5%
- Phosphorus189 mg · 195 mg15%·16%
- Zinc0.7 mg · 1.1 mg6%·10%
- Copper0.015 mg · 0.019 mg2%·2%
- Selenium14.6 µg · 12.6 µg26%·23%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0.23 µg0%·1%
- Vitamin E0.015 mg · 0.19 mg<1%·1%
- Vitamin K0 µg · 0.68 µg0%·1%
- Thiamin (B1)0.083 mg · 0.036 mg7%·3%
- Niacin (B3)0.34 mg · 0.14 mg2%·1%
- Vitamin B60.066 mg · 0.068 mg4%·4%
- Folate7.5 µg · 9.1 µg2%·2%
- Choline22.6 mg · 19.2 mg4%·3%
From USDA FoodData Central: Plain whole milk Greek yogurt (Survey (FNDDS) 2705422), Ricotta cheese (Survey (FNDDS) 2705750). 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.