Whole milk ricotta vs Milk
In short
One serving each: 186 calories in whole milk ricotta (1/2 cup, 124 g), 127 calories in milk (1 cup, 244 g). Most of the calories in whole milk ricotta come from fat.
More in whole milk ricotta: saturated fat (2.6×), cholesterol (2.8×), total fat (2.4×) and selenium. More in milk: vitamin B12, vitamin D (11×), thiamin (8.6×) and phosphorus. 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 cup (244 g) · 8.1 g protein · 11.8 g carbs (11.9 g sugars) · 5.2 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.
- Saturated fatlimit40% vs 15%
8 g vs 3 g
- Vitamin B1244% vs 57%
1.1 µg vs 1.4 µg
- Cholesterollimit20% vs 7%
60.8 mg vs 22 mg
- Vitamin D1% vs 13%
0.25 µg vs 2.7 µg
- Thiamin (B1)1% vs 12%
0.016 mg vs 0.14 mg
- Total fat16% vs 7%
12.6 g vs 5.2 g
- Selenium13% vs 8%
7.3 µg vs 4.6 µg
- Phosphorus15% vs 20%
191 mg vs 251 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.
- Protein9.3 g · 8.1 g19%·16%
- Carbohydrates9 g · 11.8 g3%·4%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit136 mg · 95.2 mg6%·4%
- Potassium272 mg · 381 mg6%·8%
- Calcium255 mg · 305 mg20%·23%
- Iron0.16 mg · 0 mg1%·0%
- Magnesium24.8 mg · 29.3 mg6%·7%
- Zinc0.66 mg · 1 mg6%·10%
- Copper0.022 mg · 0.002 mg2%·<1%
- Vitamin A149 µg · 142 µg17%·16%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0.24 mg0%·<1%
- Vitamin E0.14 mg · 0.073 mg1%·<1%
- Vitamin K1.4 µg · 0.49 µg1%·<1%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.37 mg · 0.33 mg28%·26%
- Niacin (B3)0.17 mg · 0.27 mg1%·2%
- Vitamin B60.12 mg · 0.15 mg7%·9%
- Folate5 µg · 2.4 µg1%·1%
- Choline21.7 mg · 43.7 mg4%·8%
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.