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Ricotta vs. Babassu oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between ricotta and babassu oil

  • Ricotta has more selenium, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B2, vitamin B12, zinc, and vitamin A; however, babassu oil is richer in vitamin E.
  • Babassu oil covers your daily saturated fat needs 365% more than ricotta.
  • Babassu oil contains less cholesterol.
  • Ricotta has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of ricotta is 27, while the glycemic index of babassu oil is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cheese, ricotta, whole milk and Oil, babassu.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 62% 9.3% 14% 7% 32% 68% 11% 0.78% 79%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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.
Ricotta
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 40% 2.2% 3% 3.3% 45% 2% 13% 9.9% 43% 2.8% 9% 9.5%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 382% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +17263.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ricotta Babassu oil DV% diff.
Saturated fat 8.295g 81.2g 331%
Fats 12.98g 100g 134%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 19.1mg 127%
Calories 174kcal 884kcal 36%
Selenium 14.5µg 0µg 26%
Protein 11.26g 0g 23%
Phosphorus 158mg 0mg 23%
Calcium 207mg 0mg 21%
Monounsaturated fat 3.627g 11.4g 19%
Cholesterol 51mg 0mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.195mg 0mg 15%
Vitamin B12 0.34µg 0µg 14%
Vitamin A 120µg 0µg 13%
Zinc 1.16mg 0mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.385g 1.6g 8%
Iron 0.38mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.213mg 0mg 4%
Sodium 84mg 0mg 4%
Folate 12µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.043mg 0mg 3%
Choline 17.5mg 3%
Potassium 105mg 0mg 3%
Magnesium 11mg 0mg 3%
Copper 0.021mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.1µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.013mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.104mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin D 10IU 1%
Carbs 3.04g 0g 1%
Net carbs 3.04g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.27g 0g N/A
Manganese 0.006mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.125mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.517mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.589mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 1.221mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 1.338mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.281mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.556mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.692mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.459mg 0mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 13% 3% 72%
Protein: 11.26 g
Fats: 12.98 g
Carbs: 3.04 g
Water: 71.7 g
Other: 1.02 g
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +670.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.295 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.627 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.385 g
86% 12% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 81.2 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 11.4 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.6 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +214.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +315.6%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Ricotta - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170851/nutrients
  2. Babassu oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171428/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.