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
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.
- Vitamin B1235% vs 15%
0.85 µg vs 0.36 µg
- Riboflavin (B2)23% vs 10%
0.3 mg vs 0.14 mg
- Cholesterollimit16% vs 6%
49 mg vs 19 mg
- Saturated fatlimit32% vs 23%
6.4 g vs 4.6 g
- Protein15% vs 8%
7.5 g vs 3.8 g
- Vitamin A13% vs 6%
120 µg vs 53 µg
- Pantothenic acid (B5)9% vs 4%
0.46 mg vs 0.19 mg
- Vitamin B66% vs 1%
0.097 mg vs 0.023 mg
- Total fat13% vs 9%
10.2 g vs 6.9 g
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.