Whole milk ricotta vs Edam cheese

Whole milk ricottaEdam cheese
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 67 g of whole milk ricotta or 28 g of edam cheese. Both get most of their calories from fat.

More in whole milk ricotta: riboflavin, vitamin B12 and pantothenic acid (3.9×). More in edam cheese: sodium (3.7×), zinc (3×), calcium and saturated fat. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Whole milk ricotta100 cal

66.7 g · 5 g protein · 4.8 g carbs (0.18 g sugars) · 6.8 g fat

Edam cheese100 cal

28 g · 7 g protein · 0.4 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 8 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 calories 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%25%50%
  • Sodiumlimit73.3 mg · 273 mg
    3%12%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.2 mg · 0.11 mg
    15%8%
  • Zinc0.35 mg · 1.1 mg
    3%10%
  • Vitamin B120.57 µg · 0.43 µg
    24%18%
  • Calcium137 mg · 205 mg
    11%16%
  • Saturated fatlimit4.3 g · 5.2 g
    21%26%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.31 mg · 0.079 mg
    6%2%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Protein5 g · 7 g10%·14%
  • Total fat6.8 g · 8 g9%·10%
  • Cholesterollimit32.7 mg · 24.9 mg11%·8%
  • Carbohydrates4.8 g · 0.4 g2%·<1%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Potassium146 mg · 52.7 mg3%·1%
  • Iron0.087 mg · 0.12 mg<1%·1%
  • Magnesium13.3 mg · 8.4 mg3%·2%
  • Phosphorus103 mg · 150 mg8%·12%
  • Copper0.012 mg · 0.01 mg1%·1%
  • Manganese0.007 mg · 0.003 mg<1%·<1%
  • Selenium3.9 µg · 4.1 µg7%·7%
  • Vitamin A80 µg · 68.1 µg9%·8%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0.13 µg · 0.14 µg1%·1%
  • Vitamin E0.073 mg · 0.067 mg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin K0.73 µg · 0.64 µg1%·1%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.009 mg · 0.01 mg1%·1%
  • Niacin (B3)0.091 mg · 0.023 mg1%·<1%
  • Vitamin B60.065 mg · 0.021 mg4%·1%
  • Folate2.7 µg · 4.5 µg1%·1%
  • Choline11.7 mg · 4.3 mg2%·1%

From USDA FoodData Central: Whole milk ricotta (SR Legacy 170851), Edam cheese (SR Legacy 173419). 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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