Ricotta vs. Rib eye steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between ricotta and rib eye steak

Ricotta has more calcium and vitamin A; however, rib eye steak is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, selenium, iron, and vitamin B2.
Rib eye steak covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 73% more than ricotta.
Ricotta has 19 times more calcium than rib eye steak. While ricotta has 207mg of calcium, rib eye steak has only 11mg.
Ricotta has less cholesterol.
The glycemic index of ricotta is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cheese, ricotta, whole milk and Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled.

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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.

Ricotta

Rib eye steak

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+1781.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+147.6%
Contains more IronIron	+489.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+281%
Contains more ZincZinc	+409.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-35.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1233.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+104.8%

~equal in Phosphorus ~152mg

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

Rib eye steak

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1400%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+446.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+47.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+4619.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+151.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1009.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+517.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+45.5%
Contains more CholineCholine	+178.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.1mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0.2µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.34µg	2.1µg	73%
Zinc	1.16mg	5.91mg	43%
Vitamin B6	0.043mg	0.477mg	33%
Vitamin B3	0.104mg	4.908mg	30%
Selenium	14.5µg	29.7µg	28%
Protein	11.26g	23.69g	25%
Iron	0.38mg	2.24mg	23%
Calcium	207mg	11mg	20%
Monounsaturated fat	3.627g	10.519g	17%
Fats	12.98g	21.81g	14%
Vitamin A	120µg	8µg	12%
Cholesterol	51mg	80mg	10%
Copper	0.021mg	0.08mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.195mg	0.287mg	7%
Choline	17.5mg	48.8mg	6%
Saturated fat	8.295g	9.684g	6%
Vitamin B5	0.213mg	0.536mg	6%
Calories	174kcal	291kcal	6%
Vitamin B1	0.013mg	0.071mg	5%
Potassium	105mg	260mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.385g	1.027g	4%
Manganese	0.006mg	0.08mg	3%
Magnesium	11mg	22mg	3%
Folate	12µg	6µg	2%
Sodium	84mg	54mg	1%
Phosphorus	158mg	152mg	1%
Carbs	3.04g	0g	1%
Net carbs	3.04g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D	10IU	7IU	0%
Sugar	0.27g	0g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.11mg	0.1mg	0%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	0.2µg	0%
Vitamin K	1.1µg	1.6µg	0%
Trans fat		1.478g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.125mg	0.265mg	0%
Threonine	0.517mg	1.116mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.589mg	1.103mg	0%
Leucine	1.221mg	2.041mg	0%
Lysine	1.338mg	2.269mg	0%
Methionine	0.281mg	0.641mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.556mg	0.95mg	0%
Valine	0.692mg	1.184mg	0%
Histidine	0.459mg	0.888mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.038g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.024g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.7g	N/A