Whole milk ricotta vs Brie cheese

Whole milk ricottaBrie cheese
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

Gram for gram, there are 2.2 times as many calories in brie cheese as in whole milk ricotta (334 vs 150 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from fat.

More in brie cheese: saturated fat (2.7×), vitamin B12, protein (2.8×), sodium (5.7×) and 10 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

Brie cheese334 cal

20.8 g protein · 0.45 g carbs (0.45 g sugars) · 27.7 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 · 17.4 g
    32%87%
  • Vitamin B120.85 µg · 1.6 µg
    35%69%
  • Protein7.5 g · 20.8 g
    15%42%
  • Sodiumlimit110 mg · 629 mg
    5%27%
  • Total fat10.2 g · 27.7 g
    13%35%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.3 mg · 0.52 mg
    23%40%
  • Cholesterollimit49 mg · 100 mg
    16%33%
  • Zinc0.53 mg · 2.4 mg
    5%22%
  • Selenium5.9 µg · 14.5 µg
    11%26%
  • Folate4 µg · 65 µg
    1%16%
  • Vitamin B60.097 mg · 0.23 mg
    6%14%
  • Vitamin A120 µg · 174 µg
    13%19%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.013 mg · 0.07 mg
    1%6%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.46 mg · 0.69 mg
    9%14%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Carbohydrates7.3 g · 0.45 g3%·<1%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Potassium219 mg · 152 mg5%·3%
  • Calcium206 mg · 184 mg16%·14%
  • Iron0.13 mg · 0.5 mg1%·3%
  • Magnesium20 mg · 20 mg5%·5%
  • Phosphorus154 mg · 188 mg12%·15%
  • Copper0.018 mg · 0.019 mg2%·2%
  • Manganese0.011 mg · 0.034 mg<1%·1%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0.2 µg · 0.5 µg1%·3%
  • Vitamin E0.11 mg · 0.24 mg1%·2%
  • Vitamin K1.1 µg · 2.3 µg1%·2%
  • Niacin (B3)0.14 mg · 0.38 mg1%·2%
  • Choline17.5 mg · 15.4 mg3%·3%

From USDA FoodData Central: Whole milk ricotta (SR Legacy 170851), Brie cheese (SR Legacy 172177). 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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