Whole milk ricotta vs Edam cheese
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
66.7 g · 5 g protein · 4.8 g carbs (0.18 g sugars) · 6.8 g fat
28 g · 7 g protein · 0.4 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 8 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.
- Sodiumlimit3% vs 12%
73.3 mg vs 273 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)15% vs 8%
0.2 mg vs 0.11 mg
- Zinc3% vs 10%
0.35 mg vs 1.1 mg
- Vitamin B1224% vs 18%
0.57 µg vs 0.43 µg
- Calcium11% vs 16%
137 mg vs 205 mg
- Saturated fatlimit21% vs 26%
4.3 g vs 5.2 g
- Pantothenic acid (B5)6% vs 2%
0.31 mg vs 0.079 mg
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.