Whole milk ricotta vs Milk

Whole milk ricottaMilk
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 67 g of whole milk ricotta or 192 g of milk. Most of the calories in whole milk ricotta come from fat.

More in whole milk ricotta: saturated fat and cholesterol. More in milk: vitamin B12, vitamin D (16×), thiamin (13×), calcium and 4 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Whole milk ricotta100 cal

66.7 g · 5 g protein · 4.8 g carbs (0.18 g sugars) · 6.8 g fat

Milk100 cal

192 g · 6.4 g protein · 9.3 g carbs (9.4 g sugars) · 4.1 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 calories 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 B120.57 µg · 1.1 µg
    24%45%
  • Vitamin D0.13 µg · 2.1 µg
    1%11%
  • Saturated fatlimit4.3 g · 2.4 g
    21%12%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.009 mg · 0.11 mg
    1%9%
  • Calcium137 mg · 240 mg
    11%18%
  • Phosphorus103 mg · 198 mg
    8%16%
  • Cholesterollimit32.7 mg · 17.3 mg
    11%6%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.2 mg · 0.26 mg
    15%20%
  • Zinc0.35 mg · 0.83 mg
    3%8%
  • Choline11.7 mg · 34.4 mg
    2%6%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.

  • Protein5 g · 6.4 g10%·13%
  • Total fat6.8 g · 4.1 g9%·5%
  • Carbohydrates4.8 g · 9.3 g2%·3%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit73.3 mg · 75 mg3%·3%
  • Potassium146 mg · 300 mg3%·6%
  • Iron0.087 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
  • Magnesium13.3 mg · 23.1 mg3%·5%
  • Copper0.012 mg · 0.002 mg1%·<1%
  • Selenium3.9 µg · 3.7 µg7%·7%
  • Vitamin A80 µg · 112 µg9%·12%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0.19 mg0%·<1%
  • Vitamin E0.073 mg · 0.058 mg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin K0.73 µg · 0.38 µg1%·<1%
  • Niacin (B3)0.091 mg · 0.21 mg1%·1%
  • Vitamin B60.065 mg · 0.12 mg4%·7%
  • Folate2.7 µg · 1.9 µg1%·<1%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: manganese, pantothenic acid (B5).

From USDA FoodData Central: Whole milk ricotta (SR Legacy 170851), Milk (Survey (FNDDS) 2705384). 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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