Eggnog vs. Ricotta — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between eggnog and ricotta

Eggnog has more choline; however, ricotta is higher in selenium, calcium, phosphorus, zinc, and monounsaturated fat.
Ricotta covers your daily need for saturated fat, 29% more than eggnog.
Eggnog has 5 times more vitamin D* than ricotta. While eggnog has 49 IU of vitamin D*, ricotta has only 10 IU.
Eggnog has less saturated fat.
The glycemic index of eggnog is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Eggnog 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.

Eggnog

Ricotta

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+72.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+57.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-35.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+59.2%
Contains more IronIron	+90%
Contains more CopperCopper	+61.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+152.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+45%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+20%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+245.2%

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.

Eggnog

Ricotta

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+90.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+161.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+95.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+16.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+32.4%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+103.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+266.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1100%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.195mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.104mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	2.591g	8.295g	26%
Selenium	4.2µg	14.5µg	19%
Fats	4.19g	12.98g	14%
Protein	4.55g	11.26g	13%
Calcium	130mg	207mg	8%
Phosphorus	109mg	158mg	7%
Vitamin A	59µg	120µg	7%
Zinc	0.46mg	1.16mg	6%
Choline	52.2mg	17.5mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	1.302g	3.627g	6%
Vitamin D*	49 IU	10 IU	5%
Vitamin D	1.2µg	0.2µg	5%
Vitamin B12	0.45µg	0.34µg	5%
Calories	88kcal	174kcal	4%
Vitamin B5	0.417mg	0.213mg	4%
Cholesterol	59mg	51mg	3%
Folate	1µg	12µg	3%
Vitamin C	1.5mg	0mg	2%
Carbs	8.05g	3.04g	2%
Magnesium	19mg	11mg	2%
Potassium	165mg	105mg	2%
Iron	0.2mg	0.38mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.034mg	0.013mg	2%
Copper	0.013mg	0.021mg	1%
Sodium	54mg	84mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.21mg	0.11mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.05mg	0.043mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.3µg	1.1µg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.198g	0.385g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.2g	6.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	193kcal	155kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	114g	57g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.58	0.48	N/A
Net carbs	8.05g	3.04g	N/A
Sugar	8.05g	0.27g	N/A
Manganese	0.005mg	0.006mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.19mg	0.195mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.105mg	0.104mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.085mg	0.125mg	0%
Threonine	0.201mg	0.517mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.237mg	0.589mg	0%
Leucine	0.383mg	1.221mg	0%
Lysine	0.257mg	1.338mg	0%
Methionine	0.12mg	0.281mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.225mg	0.556mg	0%
Valine	0.289mg	0.692mg	0%
Histidine	0.108mg	0.459mg	0%
Fructose	0.04g		0%