Whole milk ricotta vs Buffalo milk
In short
For the same 100 calories you eat 67 g of whole milk ricotta or 103 g of buffalo milk. Both get most of their calories from fat.
More in whole milk ricotta: vitamin B12, riboflavin and cholesterol. More in buffalo milk: magnesium (2.4×). 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
103 g · 3.9 g protein · 5.3 g carbs · 7.1 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.
- Vitamin B1224% vs 15%
0.57 µg vs 0.37 µg
- Riboflavin (B2)15% vs 11%
0.2 mg vs 0.14 mg
- Magnesium3% vs 8%
13.3 mg vs 32 mg
- Cholesterollimit11% vs 7%
32.7 mg vs 19.6 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.
- Protein5 g · 3.9 g10%·8%
- Total fat6.8 g · 7.1 g9%·9%
- Saturated fatlimit4.3 g · 4.7 g21%·24%
- Carbohydrates4.8 g · 5.3 g2%·2%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit73.3 mg · 53.6 mg3%·2%
- Potassium146 mg · 184 mg3%·4%
- Calcium137 mg · 174 mg11%·13%
- Iron0.087 mg · 0.12 mg<1%·1%
- Phosphorus103 mg · 121 mg8%·10%
- Zinc0.35 mg · 0.23 mg3%·2%
- Copper0.012 mg · 0.047 mg1%·5%
- Manganese0.007 mg · 0.019 mg<1%·1%
- Vitamin A80 µg · 54.6 µg9%·6%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 2.4 mg0%·3%
- Thiamin (B1)0.009 mg · 0.054 mg1%·4%
- Niacin (B3)0.091 mg · 0.094 mg1%·1%
- Pantothenic acid (B5)0.31 mg · 0.2 mg6%·4%
- Vitamin B60.065 mg · 0.024 mg4%·1%
- Folate2.7 µg · 6.2 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.