Whole milk ricotta vs Sheep's milk
In short
Gram for gram, there are 39% more calories in whole milk ricotta than in sheep's milk (150 vs 108 in 100 g). Most of the calories in whole milk ricotta come from fat.
More in whole milk ricotta: saturated fat, vitamin A (2.7×), selenium (3.5×), cholesterol and 2 more. More in sheep's milk: vitamin C, riboflavin and thiamin (5×). 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
6 g protein · 5.4 g carbs · 7 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 23%
6.4 g vs 4.6 g
- Vitamin A13% vs 5%
120 µg vs 44 µg
- Selenium11% vs 3%
5.9 µg vs 1.7 µg
- Cholesterollimit16% vs 9%
49 mg vs 27 mg
- Vitamin B1235% vs 30%
0.85 µg vs 0.71 µg
- Vitamin C0% vs 5%
0 mg vs 4.2 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)23% vs 27%
0.3 mg vs 0.35 mg
- Thiamin (B1)1% vs 5%
0.013 mg vs 0.065 mg
- Total fat13% vs 9%
10.2 g vs 7 g
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Protein7.5 g · 6 g15%·12%
- Carbohydrates7.3 g · 5.4 g3%·2%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit110 mg · 44 mg5%·2%
- Potassium219 mg · 137 mg5%·3%
- Calcium206 mg · 193 mg16%·15%
- Iron0.13 mg · 0.1 mg1%·1%
- Magnesium20 mg · 18 mg5%·4%
- Phosphorus154 mg · 158 mg12%·13%
- Zinc0.53 mg · 0.54 mg5%·5%
- Copper0.018 mg · 0.046 mg2%·5%
- Manganese0.011 mg · 0.018 mg<1%·1%
- Niacin (B3)0.14 mg · 0.42 mg1%·3%
- Pantothenic acid (B5)0.46 mg · 0.41 mg9%·8%
- Vitamin B60.097 mg · 0.06 mg6%·4%
- Folate4 µg · 7 µg1%·2%
Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin K, choline.
From USDA FoodData Central: Whole milk ricotta (SR Legacy 170851), Sheep's milk (SR Legacy 170882). 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.