Ricotta vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between ricotta and butter

Ricotta has more selenium, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B2, zinc, and vitamin B12, while butter has more vitamin A and vitamin E.
Butter's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 211% higher.
Butter contains 15 times less selenium than ricotta. Ricotta contains 14.5µg of selenium, while butter contains 1µg.
The amount of cholesterol 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 Cheese, ricotta, whole milk and Butter, without salt.

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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.

Ricotta

Butter

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%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-86.9%

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

Butter

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%

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

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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