Whole milk ricotta vs Blue cheese

Whole milk ricottaBlue cheese
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 67 g of whole milk ricotta or 28 g of blue cheese. Both get most of their calories from fat.

More in whole milk ricotta: vitamin B12 and riboflavin. More in blue cheese: sodium (4.4×) and saturated fat. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Whole milk ricotta100 cal

66.7 g · 5 g protein · 4.8 g carbs (0.18 g sugars) · 6.8 g fat

Blue cheese100 cal

28.3 g · 6.1 g protein · 0.66 g carbs (0.14 g sugars) · 8.1 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 calories 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%
  • Sodiumlimit73.3 mg · 325 mg
    3%14%
  • Vitamin B120.57 µg · 0.35 µg
    24%14%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.2 mg · 0.11 mg
    15%8%
  • Saturated fatlimit4.3 g · 5.3 g
    21%26%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein5 g · 6.1 g10%·12%
  • Total fat6.8 g · 8.1 g9%·10%
  • Cholesterollimit32.7 mg · 21.2 mg11%·7%
  • Carbohydrates4.8 g · 0.66 g2%·<1%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Potassium146 mg · 72.5 mg3%·2%
  • Calcium137 mg · 150 mg11%·12%
  • Iron0.087 mg · 0.088 mg<1%·<1%
  • Magnesium13.3 mg · 6.5 mg3%·2%
  • Phosphorus103 mg · 110 mg8%·9%
  • Zinc0.35 mg · 0.75 mg3%·7%
  • Copper0.012 mg · 0.011 mg1%·1%
  • Manganese0.007 mg · 0.003 mg<1%·<1%
  • Selenium3.9 µg · 4.1 µg7%·7%
  • Vitamin A80 µg · 56.1 µg9%·6%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0.13 µg · 0.14 µg1%·1%
  • Vitamin E0.073 mg · 0.071 mg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin K0.73 µg · 0.68 µg1%·1%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.009 mg · 0.008 mg1%·1%
  • Niacin (B3)0.091 mg · 0.29 mg1%·2%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.31 mg · 0.49 mg6%·10%
  • Vitamin B60.065 mg · 0.047 mg4%·3%
  • Folate2.7 µg · 10.2 µg1%·3%
  • Choline11.7 mg · 4.4 mg2%·1%

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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