Whole milk ricotta vs Edam cheese
In short
Gram for gram, there are 2.4 times as many calories in edam cheese as in whole milk ricotta (357 vs 150 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from fat.
More in edam cheese: saturated fat (2.9×), calcium (3.5×), sodium (8.8×), protein (3.3×) and 8 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
25 g protein · 1.4 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 28.6 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.
- Saturated fatlimit32% vs 93%
6.4 g vs 18.7 g
- Calcium16% vs 56%
206 mg vs 731 mg
- Sodiumlimit5% vs 42%
110 mg vs 973 mg
- Protein15% vs 50%
7.5 g vs 25 g
- Phosphorus12% vs 43%
154 mg vs 536 mg
- Zinc5% vs 34%
0.53 mg vs 3.8 mg
- Vitamin B1235% vs 64%
0.85 µg vs 1.5 µg
- Total fat13% vs 37%
10.2 g vs 28.6 g
- Selenium11% vs 26%
5.9 µg vs 14.5 µg
- Vitamin A13% vs 27%
120 µg vs 243 µg
- Cholesterollimit16% vs 30%
49 mg vs 89 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)23% vs 30%
0.3 mg vs 0.39 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Carbohydrates7.3 g · 1.4 g3%·1%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Potassium219 mg · 188 mg5%·4%
- Iron0.13 mg · 0.44 mg1%·2%
- Magnesium20 mg · 30 mg5%·7%
- Copper0.018 mg · 0.036 mg2%·4%
- Manganese0.011 mg · 0.011 mg<1%·<1%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Vitamin D0.2 µg · 0.5 µg1%·3%
- Vitamin E0.11 mg · 0.24 mg1%·2%
- Vitamin K1.1 µg · 2.3 µg1%·2%
- Thiamin (B1)0.013 mg · 0.037 mg1%·3%
- Niacin (B3)0.14 mg · 0.082 mg1%·1%
- Pantothenic acid (B5)0.46 mg · 0.28 mg9%·6%
- Vitamin B60.097 mg · 0.076 mg6%·4%
- Folate4 µg · 16 µg1%·4%
- Choline17.5 mg · 15.4 mg3%·3%
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.