Whole milk ricotta vs Feta cheese
In short
Gram for gram, there are 77% more calories in feta cheese than in whole milk ricotta (265 vs 150 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from fat.
More in feta cheese: sodium (10×), riboflavin (2.8×), vitamin B12, saturated fat (2.1×) and 12 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
14.2 g protein · 3.9 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 21.5 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 g 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.
- Sodiumlimit110 mg · 1,139 mg5%50%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.3 mg · 0.84 mg23%65%
- Vitamin B120.85 µg · 1.7 µg35%70%
- Saturated fatlimit6.4 g · 13.3 g32%67%
- Calcium206 mg · 493 mg16%38%
- Zinc0.53 mg · 2.9 mg5%26%
- Vitamin B60.097 mg · 0.42 mg6%25%
- Selenium5.9 µg · 15 µg11%27%
- Phosphorus154 mg · 337 mg12%27%
- Total fat10.2 g · 21.5 g13%28%
- Protein7.5 g · 14.2 g15%28%
- Cholesterollimit49 mg · 89 mg16%30%
- Thiamin (B1)0.013 mg · 0.15 mg1%13%
- Pantothenic acid (B5)0.46 mg · 0.97 mg9%19%
- Folate4 µg · 32 µg1%8%
- Niacin (B3)0.14 mg · 0.99 mg1%6%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Carbohydrates7.3 g · 3.9 g3%·1%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Potassium219 mg · 62 mg5%·1%
- Iron0.13 mg · 0.65 mg1%·4%
- Magnesium20 mg · 19 mg5%·5%
- Copper0.018 mg · 0.032 mg2%·4%
- Manganese0.011 mg · 0.028 mg<1%·1%
- Vitamin A120 µg · 125 µg13%·14%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Vitamin D0.2 µg · 0.4 µg1%·2%
- Vitamin E0.11 mg · 0.18 mg1%·1%
- Vitamin K1.1 µg · 1.8 µg1%·2%
- Choline17.5 mg · 15.4 mg3%·3%
From USDA FoodData Central: Whole milk ricotta (SR Legacy 170851), Feta cheese (SR Legacy 173420). 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.