Whole milk ricotta vs Blue cheese
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
66.7 g · 5 g protein · 4.8 g carbs (0.18 g sugars) · 6.8 g fat
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
Each dot 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 gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Sodiumlimit3% vs 14%
73.3 mg vs 325 mg
- Vitamin B1224% vs 14%
0.57 µg vs 0.35 µg
- Riboflavin (B2)15% vs 8%
0.2 mg vs 0.11 mg
- Saturated fatlimit21% vs 26%
4.3 g vs 5.3 g
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.