Plain whole milk Greek yogurt vs Ricotta cheese
In short
Gram for gram, there are 57% more calories in ricotta cheese than in plain whole milk Greek yogurt (148 vs 94 in 100 g). More in plain whole milk Greek yogurt: vitamin B12.
More in ricotta cheese: saturated fat (2.5×), calcium (2.2×), vitamin A (3.1×), cholesterol (2.4×) and 2 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
8.8 g protein · 4.8 g carbs (3.3 g sugars) · 4.4 g fat
9.6 g protein · 6 g carbs (0.29 g sugars) · 9.5 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.
- Saturated fatlimit12% vs 30%
2.4 g vs 5.9 g
- Calcium9% vs 19%
111 mg vs 248 mg
- Vitamin A4% vs 13%
38 µg vs 117 µg
- Vitamin B1231% vs 23%
0.75 µg vs 0.54 µg
- Cholesterollimit6% vs 13%
17 mg vs 40 mg
- Total fat6% vs 12%
4.4 g vs 9.5 g
- Zinc4% vs 9%
0.47 mg vs 0.95 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Protein8.8 g · 9.6 g18%·19%
- Carbohydrates4.8 g · 6 g2%·2%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit34 mg · 102 mg1%·4%
- Potassium147 mg · 178 mg3%·4%
- Iron0 mg · 0.27 mg0%·2%
- Magnesium11 mg · 18 mg3%·4%
- Phosphorus126 mg · 172 mg10%·14%
- Copper0.01 mg · 0.017 mg1%·2%
- Selenium9.7 µg · 11.1 µg18%·20%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0.2 µg0%·1%
- Vitamin E0.01 mg · 0.17 mg<1%·1%
- Vitamin K0 µg · 0.6 µg0%·1%
- Thiamin (B1)0.055 mg · 0.032 mg5%·3%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.24 mg · 0.26 mg19%·20%
- Niacin (B3)0.23 mg · 0.12 mg1%·1%
- Vitamin B60.044 mg · 0.06 mg3%·4%
- Folate5 µg · 8 µg1%·2%
- Choline15.1 mg · 16.9 mg3%·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.