Sheep's milk vs Whole milk ricotta

Sheep's milkWhole milk ricotta
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

Gram for gram, there are 39% more calories in whole milk ricotta than in sheep's milk (150 vs 108 in 100 g). Most of those in whole milk ricotta come from fat.

More in sheep's milk: vitamin C, riboflavin and thiamin (5×). More in whole milk ricotta: saturated fat, vitamin A (2.7×), selenium (3.5×), cholesterol and 2 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Sheep's milk108 cal

6 g protein · 5.4 g carbs · 7 g fat

Whole milk ricotta150 cal

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.

0%25%50%
  • Saturated fatlimit4.6 g · 6.4 g
    23%32%
  • Vitamin A44 µg · 120 µg
    5%13%
  • Selenium1.7 µg · 5.9 µg
    3%11%
  • Cholesterollimit27 mg · 49 mg
    9%16%
  • Vitamin B120.71 µg · 0.85 µg
    30%35%
  • Vitamin C4.2 mg · 0 mg
    5%0%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.35 mg · 0.3 mg
    27%23%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.065 mg · 0.013 mg
    5%1%
  • Total fat7 g · 10.2 g
    9%13%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein6 g · 7.5 g12%·15%
  • Carbohydrates5.4 g · 7.3 g2%·3%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit44 mg · 110 mg2%·5%
  • Potassium137 mg · 219 mg3%·5%
  • Calcium193 mg · 206 mg15%·16%
  • Iron0.1 mg · 0.13 mg1%·1%
  • Magnesium18 mg · 20 mg4%·5%
  • Phosphorus158 mg · 154 mg13%·12%
  • Zinc0.54 mg · 0.53 mg5%·5%
  • Copper0.046 mg · 0.018 mg5%·2%
  • Manganese0.018 mg · 0.011 mg1%·<1%
  • Niacin (B3)0.42 mg · 0.14 mg3%·1%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.41 mg · 0.46 mg8%·9%
  • Vitamin B60.06 mg · 0.097 mg4%·6%
  • Folate7 µg · 4 µg2%·1%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, choline.

From USDA FoodData Central: Sheep's milk (SR Legacy 170882), 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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