Whole milk ricotta vs Buffalo milk
In short
Gram for gram, there are 55% more calories in whole milk ricotta than in buffalo milk (150 vs 97 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from fat.
More in whole milk ricotta: vitamin B12 (2.4×), riboflavin (2.2×), cholesterol (2.6×), saturated fat and 5 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
3.8 g protein · 5.2 g carbs · 6.9 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.
- Vitamin B120.85 µg · 0.36 µg35%15%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.3 mg · 0.14 mg23%10%
- Cholesterollimit49 mg · 19 mg16%6%
- Saturated fatlimit6.4 g · 4.6 g32%23%
- Protein7.5 g · 3.8 g15%8%
- Vitamin A120 µg · 53 µg13%6%
- Pantothenic acid (B5)0.46 mg · 0.19 mg9%4%
- Vitamin B60.097 mg · 0.023 mg6%1%
- Total fat10.2 g · 6.9 g13%9%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Carbohydrates7.3 g · 5.2 g3%·2%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit110 mg · 52 mg5%·2%
- Potassium219 mg · 178 mg5%·4%
- Calcium206 mg · 169 mg16%·13%
- Iron0.13 mg · 0.12 mg1%·1%
- Magnesium20 mg · 31 mg5%·7%
- Phosphorus154 mg · 117 mg12%·9%
- Zinc0.53 mg · 0.22 mg5%·2%
- Copper0.018 mg · 0.046 mg2%·5%
- Manganese0.011 mg · 0.018 mg<1%·1%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 2.3 mg0%·3%
- Thiamin (B1)0.013 mg · 0.052 mg1%·4%
- Niacin (B3)0.14 mg · 0.091 mg1%·1%
- Folate4 µg · 6 µg1%·2%
Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: selenium, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, choline.
From USDA FoodData Central: Whole milk ricotta (SR Legacy 170851), Buffalo milk (SR Legacy 171280). 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.