Butter vs. Ricotta — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between butter and ricotta

Butter has more vitamin A and vitamin E, while ricotta has more selenium, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B2, zinc, and vitamin B12.
Butter's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 211% higher.
Ricotta contains 21 times less vitamin E than butter. Butter contains 2.32mg of vitamin E, while ricotta contains 0.11mg.
The amount of saturated fat in ricotta is lower.
Butter has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of butter is 0, while the glycemic index of ricotta is 27.

The food types used in this comparison are Butter, without salt and Cheese, ricotta, whole milk.

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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.

Butter

Ricotta

Contains less SodiumSodium

-86.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+450%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+762.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+337.5%
Contains more IronIron	+1800%
Contains more CopperCopper	+31.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1188.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+558.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1350%

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.

Butter

Ricotta

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+470%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+2009.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+536.4%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+160%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+473.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+147.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+93.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+100%
Contains more FolateFolate	+300%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	50.489g	8.295g	192%
Fats	81.11g	12.98g	105%
Vitamin A	684µg	120µg	63%
Cholesterol	215mg	51mg	55%
Monounsaturated fat	23.43g	3.627g	50%
Calories	717kcal	174kcal	27%
Selenium	1µg	14.5µg	25%
Protein	0.85g	11.26g	21%
Phosphorus	24mg	158mg	19%
Calcium	24mg	207mg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.01g	0.385g	18%
Vitamin E	2.32mg	0.11mg	15%
Vitamin B2	0.034mg	0.195mg	12%
Zinc	0.09mg	1.16mg	10%
Vitamin B12	0.17µg	0.34µg	7%
Iron	0.02mg	0.38mg	5%
Vitamin K	7µg	1.1µg	5%
Sodium	11mg	84mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.003mg	0.043mg	3%
Magnesium	2mg	11mg	2%
Potassium	24mg	105mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.11mg	0.213mg	2%
Folate	3µg	12µg	2%
Carbs	0.06g	3.04g	1%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	10 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.2µg	1%
Copper	0.016mg	0.021mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.005mg	0.013mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.12g	6.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	8435kcal	155kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	14g	57g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.52	0.48	N/A
Net carbs	0.06g	3.04g	N/A
Sugar	0.06g	0.27g	N/A
Manganese	0.004mg	0.006mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.042mg	0.104mg	0%
Choline	18.8mg	17.5mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.012mg	0.125mg	0%
Threonine	0.038mg	0.517mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.051mg	0.589mg	0%
Leucine	0.083mg	1.221mg	0%
Lysine	0.067mg	1.338mg	0%
Methionine	0.021mg	0.281mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.041mg	0.556mg	0%
Valine	0.057mg	0.692mg	0%
Histidine	0.023mg	0.459mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.315g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.166g		N/A