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Ricotta vs. Soybean meal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between ricotta and soybean meal

  • Soybean meal is higher than ricotta in copper, iron, manganese, phosphorus, folate, magnesium, potassium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6.
  • Soybean meal covers your daily copper needs 220% more than ricotta.
  • Ricotta contains 31 times more saturated fat than soybean meal. While ricotta contains 8.295g of saturated fat, soybean meal contains only 0.268g.
  • The glycemic index of ricotta is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Cheese, ricotta, whole milk and Soy meal, defatted, raw.

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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 219% 73% 220% 514% 667% 138% 300% 0.39% 496% 18%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +339.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2681.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +17.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2271.4%
Contains more IronIron +3505.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +9423.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +336.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +343.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +63233.3%

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.
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% 0.67% 0% 0% 173% 58% 49% 119% 131% 0% 0% 227% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +5215.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +28.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2387.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +827.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1223.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +2425%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ricotta Soybean meal DV% diff.
Copper 0.021mg 2mg 220%
Iron 0.38mg 13.7mg 167%
Manganese 0.006mg 3.8mg 165%
Phosphorus 158mg 701mg 78%
Protein 11.26g 49.2g 76%
Folate 12µg 303µg 73%
Potassium 105mg 2490mg 70%
Magnesium 11mg 306mg 70%
Vitamin B1 0.013mg 0.691mg 57%
Vitamin B6 0.043mg 0.569mg 40%
Saturated fat 8.295g 0.268g 36%
Zinc 1.16mg 5.06mg 35%
Vitamin B5 0.213mg 1.976mg 35%
Selenium 14.5µg 3.3µg 20%
Cholesterol 51mg 0mg 17%
Vitamin B3 0.104mg 2.587mg 16%
Fats 12.98g 2.39g 16%
Vitamin B12 0.34µg 0µg 14%
Vitamin A 120µg 2µg 13%
Carbs 3.04g 35.89g 11%
Monounsaturated fat 3.627g 0.409g 8%
Calories 174kcal 337kcal 8%
Vitamin B2 0.195mg 0.251mg 4%
Calcium 207mg 244mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.385g 1.045g 4%
Sodium 84mg 3mg 4%
Choline 17.5mg 3%
Vitamin K 1.1µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 1%
Vitamin D 10IU 0IU 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 3.04g 35.89g N/A
Sugar 0.27g N/A
Tryptophan 0.125mg 0.653mg 0%
Threonine 0.517mg 1.952mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.589mg 2.18mg 0%
Leucine 1.221mg 3.66mg 0%
Lysine 1.338mg 2.991mg 0%
Methionine 0.281mg 0.606mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.556mg 2.346mg 0%
Valine 0.692mg 2.243mg 0%
Histidine 0.459mg 1.212mg 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
49% 2% 36% 7% 6%
Protein: 49.2 g
Fats: 2.39 g
Carbs: 35.89 g
Water: 6.94 g
Other: 5.58 g
Contains more FatsFats +443.1%
Contains more WaterWater +933.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +336.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1080.6%
Contains more OtherOther +447.1%

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
16% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.268 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.409 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.045 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +786.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +171.4%

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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. Soybean meal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172445/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.