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Ricotta vs. Wine — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between ricotta and wine

  • Ricotta has more selenium, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, zinc, and vitamin A; however, wine is richer in manganese.
  • Ricotta covers your daily saturated fat needs 41% more than wine.
  • Wine contains less saturated fat.
  • Ricotta has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of ricotta is 27, while the glycemic index of wine is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cheese, ricotta, whole milk and Alcoholic beverage, wine, table, all.

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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%
Wine
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 2.4% 8.7% 14% 2.3% 3.5% 8.6% 0.65% 16% 1.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2487.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +200%
Contains more ZincZinc +792.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +690%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +7150%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1966.7%
~equal in Magnesium ~11mg
~equal in Potassium ~99mg
~equal in Iron ~0.37mg

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
10
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%
Wine
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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% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 5.3% 3.1% 2.2% 12% 0% 0% 0.75% 2.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +160%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +747.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +475.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1100%
Contains more CholineCholine +250%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +59.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +25.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ricotta Wine DV% diff.
Saturated fat 8.295g 0g 38%
Selenium 14.5µg 0.2µg 26%
Protein 11.26g 0.07g 22%
Calcium 207mg 8mg 20%
Fats 12.98g 0g 20%
Phosphorus 158mg 20mg 20%
Cholesterol 51mg 0mg 17%
Vitamin B12 0.34µg 0µg 14%
Vitamin A 120µg 0µg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.195mg 0.023mg 13%
Zinc 1.16mg 0.13mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 3.627g 0g 9%
Manganese 0.006mg 0.124mg 5%
Calories 174kcal 83kcal 5%
Vitamin B5 0.213mg 0.037mg 4%
Folate 12µg 1µg 3%
Sodium 84mg 5mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.385g 0g 3%
Choline 17.5mg 5mg 2%
Copper 0.021mg 0.007mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.1µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.043mg 0.054mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.013mg 0.005mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin D 10IU 0IU 1%
Net carbs 3.04g 2.72g N/A
Carbs 3.04g 2.72g 0%
Magnesium 11mg 11mg 0%
Potassium 105mg 99mg 0%
Iron 0.38mg 0.37mg 0%
Sugar 0.27g 0.79g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.104mg 0.166mg 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
Wine
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3% 87% 11%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 2.72 g
Water: 86.58 g
Other: 10.63 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +15985.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +11.8%
Contains more WaterWater +20.8%
Contains more OtherOther +942.2%

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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. Wine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173185/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.