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Ricotta vs. Whisky — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are ricotta and whisky different?

  • Ricotta is higher than whisky in selenium, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B2, vitamin B12, zinc, and vitamin A.
  • Ricotta covers your daily need for saturated fat, 41% more than whisky.
  • Whisky is lower in saturated fat.
  • Ricotta has a higher glycemic index (27) than whisky (0).

Cheese, ricotta, whole milk and Alcoholic beverage, distilled, whiskey, 86 proof 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.
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%
Whisky
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0.09% 0.75% 4.7% 0.55% 1.3% 0% 1% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +10400%
Contains more IronIron +1800%
Contains more CopperCopper +50%
Contains more ZincZinc +5700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +5166.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +33.3%

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.
Ricotta
12
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%
Whisky
0
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% 0% 0% 2% 0.23% 0.94% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +62.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +19400%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +108%
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 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ricotta Whisky DV% diff.
Saturated fat 8.295g 0g 38%
Selenium 14.5µg 0µg 26%
Protein 11.26g 0g 23%
Phosphorus 158mg 3mg 22%
Calcium 207mg 0mg 21%
Fats 12.98g 0g 20%
Cholesterol 51mg 0mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.195mg 0.001mg 15%
Vitamin B12 0.34µg 0µg 14%
Vitamin A 120µg 0µg 13%
Zinc 1.16mg 0.02mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 3.627g 0g 9%
Iron 0.38mg 0.02mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.213mg 0mg 4%
Calories 174kcal 250kcal 4%
Sodium 84mg 0mg 4%
Magnesium 11mg 0mg 3%
Potassium 105mg 1mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.385g 0g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.043mg 0mg 3%
Folate 12µg 0µg 3%
Choline 17.5mg 3%
Copper 0.021mg 0.014mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin D 10IU 1%
Carbs 3.04g 0.1g 1%
Vitamin K 1.1µg 1%
Net carbs 3.04g 0.1g N/A
Sugar 0.27g 0.1g N/A
Manganese 0.006mg 0.008mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.013mg 0.008mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.104mg 0.05mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.125mg 0%
Threonine 0.517mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.589mg 0%
Leucine 1.221mg 0%
Lysine 1.338mg 0%
Methionine 0.281mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.556mg 0%
Valine 0.692mg 0%
Histidine 0.459mg 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
Whisky
1
64% 36%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.1 g
Water: 63.9 g
Other: 36 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2940%
Contains more WaterWater +12.2%
Contains more OtherOther +3429.4%

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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. Whisky - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174819/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.