Milk vs. Ricotta — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are milk and ricotta different?
- Milk is richer in vitamin D and vitamin B12, while ricotta is higher in selenium, phosphorus, calcium, zinc, and monounsaturated fat.
- Ricotta covers your daily need for saturated fat, 38% more than milk.
- Milk contains 5 times more vitamin D than ricotta. Milk contains 48IU of vitamin D, while ricotta contains 10IU.
- Milk is lower in cholesterol.
Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D and Cheese, ricotta, whole milk types were used in this article.
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Mineral Comparison
Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +42.9% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -47.6% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +65.6% |
| Contains more IronIron | +1166.7% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +110% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +176.2% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +66.3% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +100% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +339.4% |
Vitamin Comparison
Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +500% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +53.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +69.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +38.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +106.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +1000% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +11.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +16.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +1000% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +140% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Saturated fat | 0.633g | 8.295g | 35% |
| Selenium | 3.3µg | 14.5µg | 20% |
| Fats | 0.97g | 12.98g | 18% |
| Protein | 3.37g | 11.26g | 16% |
| Cholesterol | 5mg | 51mg | 15% |
| Phosphorus | 95mg | 158mg | 9% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.277g | 3.627g | 8% |
| Calcium | 125mg | 207mg | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 58µg | 120µg | 7% |
| Zinc | 0.42mg | 1.16mg | 7% |
| Calories | 42kcal | 174kcal | 7% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.47µg | 0.34µg | 5% |
| Vitamin D | 48IU | 10IU | 5% |
| Vitamin D | 1.2µg | 0.2µg | 5% |
| Iron | 0.03mg | 0.38mg | 4% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.361mg | 0.213mg | 3% |
| Folate | 5µg | 12µg | 2% |
| Sodium | 44mg | 84mg | 2% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.035g | 0.385g | 2% |
| Vitamin K | 0.1µg | 1.1µg | 1% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.185mg | 0.195mg | 1% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.02mg | 0.013mg | 1% |
| Copper | 0.01mg | 0.021mg | 1% |
| Carbs | 4.99g | 3.04g | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0.01mg | 0.11mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 150mg | 105mg | 1% |
| Net carbs | 4.99g | 3.04g | N/A |
| Magnesium | 11mg | 11mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 5.2g | 0.27g | N/A |
| Manganese | 0.003mg | 0.006mg | 0% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.093mg | 0.104mg | 0% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.037mg | 0.043mg | 0% |
| Choline | 17.7mg | 17.5mg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.043mg | 0.125mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.143mg | 0.517mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.174mg | 0.589mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.319mg | 1.221mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.282mg | 1.338mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.088mg | 0.281mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.174mg | 0.556mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.22mg | 0.692mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.101mg | 0.459mg | 0% |
| Omega-3 - ALA | 0.004g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 0.027g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +64.1% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +25.4% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +234.1% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +1238.1% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +36% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -92.4% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +1209.4% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +1000% |
