Whole milk ricotta vs Brie cheese
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
7.5 g protein · 7.3 g carbs (0.27 g sugars) · 10.2 g fat
20.8 g protein · 0.45 g carbs (0.45 g sugars) · 27.7 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 87%
6.4 g vs 17.4 g
- Vitamin B1235% vs 69%
0.85 µg vs 1.6 µg
- Protein15% vs 42%
7.5 g vs 20.8 g
- Sodiumlimit5% vs 27%
110 mg vs 629 mg
- Total fat13% vs 35%
10.2 g vs 27.7 g
- Riboflavin (B2)23% vs 40%
0.3 mg vs 0.52 mg
- Cholesterollimit16% vs 33%
49 mg vs 100 mg
- Zinc5% vs 22%
0.53 mg vs 2.4 mg
- Selenium11% vs 26%
5.9 µg vs 14.5 µg
- Folate1% vs 16%
4 µg vs 65 µg
- Vitamin B66% vs 14%
0.097 mg vs 0.23 mg
- Vitamin A13% vs 19%
120 µg vs 174 µg
- Thiamin (B1)1% vs 6%
0.013 mg vs 0.07 mg
- Pantothenic acid (B5)9% vs 14%
0.46 mg vs 0.69 mg
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.