Sheep's milk vs Whole milk ricotta
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
6 g protein · 5.4 g carbs · 7 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.
- Saturated fatlimit23% vs 32%
4.6 g vs 6.4 g
- Vitamin A5% vs 13%
44 µg vs 120 µg
- Selenium3% vs 11%
1.7 µg vs 5.9 µg
- Cholesterollimit9% vs 16%
27 mg vs 49 mg
- Vitamin B1230% vs 35%
0.71 µg vs 0.85 µg
- Vitamin C5% vs 0%
4.2 mg vs 0 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)27% vs 23%
0.35 mg vs 0.3 mg
- Thiamin (B1)5% vs 1%
0.065 mg vs 0.013 mg
- Total fat9% vs 13%
7 g vs 10.2 g
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.