Whole milk ricotta vs Blue cheese

Whole milk ricottaBlue cheese
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

Gram for gram, there are 2.4 times as many calories in blue cheese as in whole milk ricotta (353 vs 150 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from fat.

More in blue cheese: saturated fat (2.9×), sodium (10×), protein (2.8×), pantothenic acid (3.8×) and 12 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Whole milk ricotta150 cal

7.5 g protein · 7.3 g carbs (0.27 g sugars) · 10.2 g fat

Blue cheese353 cal

21.4 g protein · 2.3 g carbs (0.5 g sugars) · 28.7 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 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%50%100%
  • Saturated fatlimit6.4 g · 18.7 g
    32%93%
  • Sodiumlimit110 mg · 1,146 mg
    5%50%
  • Protein7.5 g · 21.4 g
    15%43%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.46 mg · 1.7 mg
    9%35%
  • Calcium206 mg · 528 mg
    16%41%
  • Total fat10.2 g · 28.7 g
    13%37%
  • Zinc0.53 mg · 2.7 mg
    5%24%
  • Phosphorus154 mg · 387 mg
    12%31%
  • Selenium5.9 µg · 14.5 µg
    11%26%
  • Vitamin B120.85 µg · 1.2 µg
    35%51%
  • Cholesterollimit49 mg · 75 mg
    16%25%
  • Vitamin A120 µg · 198 µg
    13%22%
  • Folate4 µg · 36 µg
    1%9%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.3 mg · 0.38 mg
    23%29%
  • Niacin (B3)0.14 mg · 1 mg
    1%6%
  • Vitamin B60.097 mg · 0.17 mg
    6%10%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Carbohydrates7.3 g · 2.3 g3%·1%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Potassium219 mg · 256 mg5%·5%
  • Iron0.13 mg · 0.31 mg1%·2%
  • Magnesium20 mg · 23 mg5%·5%
  • Copper0.018 mg · 0.04 mg2%·4%
  • Manganese0.011 mg · 0.009 mg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0.2 µg · 0.5 µg1%·3%
  • Vitamin E0.11 mg · 0.25 mg1%·2%
  • Vitamin K1.1 µg · 2.4 µg1%·2%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.013 mg · 0.029 mg1%·2%
  • Choline17.5 mg · 15.4 mg3%·3%

From USDA FoodData Central: Whole milk ricotta (SR Legacy 170851), Blue cheese (SR Legacy 172175). 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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