Whole milk ricotta vs Blue cheese
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
7.5 g protein · 7.3 g carbs (0.27 g sugars) · 10.2 g fat
21.4 g protein · 2.3 g carbs (0.5 g sugars) · 28.7 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 fatlimit32% vs 93%
6.4 g vs 18.7 g
- Sodiumlimit5% vs 50%
110 mg vs 1,146 mg
- Protein15% vs 43%
7.5 g vs 21.4 g
- Pantothenic acid (B5)9% vs 35%
0.46 mg vs 1.7 mg
- Calcium16% vs 41%
206 mg vs 528 mg
- Total fat13% vs 37%
10.2 g vs 28.7 g
- Zinc5% vs 24%
0.53 mg vs 2.7 mg
- Phosphorus12% vs 31%
154 mg vs 387 mg
- Selenium11% vs 26%
5.9 µg vs 14.5 µg
- Vitamin B1235% vs 51%
0.85 µg vs 1.2 µg
- Cholesterollimit16% vs 25%
49 mg vs 75 mg
- Vitamin A13% vs 22%
120 µg vs 198 µg
- Folate1% vs 9%
4 µg vs 36 µg
- Riboflavin (B2)23% vs 29%
0.3 mg vs 0.38 mg
- Niacin (B3)1% vs 6%
0.14 mg vs 1 mg
- Vitamin B66% vs 10%
0.097 mg vs 0.17 mg
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.