Whole milk ricotta vs Edam cheese
In short
One serving each: 186 calories in whole milk ricotta (1/2 cup, 124 g), 101 calories in edam cheese (1 oz, 28.4 g). Both get most of their calories from fat.
More in whole milk ricotta: vitamin B12 (2.4×), riboflavin (3.4×), saturated fat, cholesterol (2.4×) and 7 more. More in edam cheese: sodium (2×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
1/2 cup (124 g) · 9.3 g protein · 9 g carbs (0.33 g sugars) · 12.6 g fat
1 oz (28.4 g) · 7.1 g protein · 0.41 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 8.1 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in one serving 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 B1244% vs 18%
1.1 µg vs 0.44 µg
- Riboflavin (B2)28% vs 8%
0.37 mg vs 0.11 mg
- Saturated fatlimit40% vs 26%
8 g vs 5.3 g
- Cholesterollimit20% vs 8%
60.8 mg vs 25.2 mg
- Pantothenic acid (B5)11% vs 2%
0.57 mg vs 0.08 mg
- Vitamin A17% vs 8%
149 µg vs 68.9 µg
- Sodiumlimit6% vs 12%
136 mg vs 276 mg
- Selenium13% vs 7%
7.3 µg vs 4.1 µg
- Vitamin B67% vs 1%
0.12 mg vs 0.022 mg
- Total fat16% vs 10%
12.6 g vs 8.1 g
- Potassium6% vs 1%
272 mg vs 53.3 mg
- Protein19% vs 14%
9.3 g vs 7.1 g
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.
- Carbohydrates9 g · 0.41 g3%·<1%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Calcium255 mg · 207 mg20%·16%
- Iron0.16 mg · 0.12 mg1%·1%
- Magnesium24.8 mg · 8.5 mg6%·2%
- Phosphorus191 mg · 152 mg15%·12%
- Zinc0.66 mg · 1.1 mg6%·10%
- Copper0.022 mg · 0.01 mg2%·1%
- Manganese0.014 mg · 0.003 mg1%·<1%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Vitamin D0.25 µg · 0.14 µg1%·1%
- Vitamin E0.14 mg · 0.068 mg1%·<1%
- Vitamin K1.4 µg · 0.65 µg1%·1%
- Thiamin (B1)0.016 mg · 0.01 mg1%·1%
- Niacin (B3)0.17 mg · 0.023 mg1%·<1%
- Folate5 µg · 4.5 µg1%·1%
- Choline21.7 mg · 4.4 mg4%·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.