Whole milk ricotta vs Feta cheese

Whole milk ricottaFeta cheese
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

One serving each: 186 calories in whole milk ricotta (1/2 cup, 124 g), 75 calories in feta cheese (1 oz, 28.4 g). Both get most of their calories from fat.

More in whole milk ricotta: vitamin B12 (2.2×), saturated fat (2.1×), vitamin A (4.2×), cholesterol (2.4×) and 9 more. More in feta cheese: sodium (2.4×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Whole milk ricotta186 cal

1/2 cup (124 g) · 9.3 g protein · 9 g carbs (0.33 g sugars) · 12.6 g fat

Feta cheese75 cal

1 oz (28.4 g) · 4 g protein · 1.1 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 6.1 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length 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 difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%25%50%
  • Vitamin B121.1 µg · 0.48 µg
    44%20%
  • Saturated fatlimit8 g · 3.8 g
    40%19%
  • Vitamin A149 µg · 35.4 µg
    17%4%
  • Cholesterollimit60.8 mg · 25.2 mg
    20%8%
  • Protein9.3 g · 4 g
    19%8%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.37 mg · 0.24 mg
    28%18%
  • Calcium255 mg · 140 mg
    20%11%
  • Total fat12.6 g · 6.1 g
    16%8%
  • Sodiumlimit136 mg · 323 mg
    6%14%
  • Phosphorus191 mg · 95.5 mg
    15%8%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)0.57 mg · 0.27 mg
    11%5%
  • Selenium7.3 µg · 4.3 µg
    13%8%
  • Potassium272 mg · 17.6 mg
    6%<1%
  • Magnesium24.8 mg · 5.4 mg
    6%1%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.

  • Carbohydrates9 g · 1.1 g3%·<1%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Iron0.16 mg · 0.18 mg1%·1%
  • Zinc0.66 mg · 0.82 mg6%·7%
  • Copper0.022 mg · 0.009 mg2%·1%
  • Manganese0.014 mg · 0.008 mg1%·<1%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0.25 µg · 0.11 µg1%·1%
  • Vitamin E0.14 mg · 0.051 mg1%·<1%
  • Vitamin K1.4 µg · 0.51 µg1%·<1%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.016 mg · 0.044 mg1%·4%
  • Niacin (B3)0.17 mg · 0.28 mg1%·2%
  • Vitamin B60.12 mg · 0.12 mg7%·7%
  • Folate5 µg · 9.1 µg1%·2%
  • Choline21.7 mg · 4.4 mg4%·1%

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.

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