Ricotta vs. Milkshake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between ricotta and milkshake?

Ricotta is higher in selenium, vitamin A, zinc, phosphorus, and calcium, yet milkshake is higher in vitamin B12.
Ricotta's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 32% more.
Ricotta has 6 times more selenium than milkshake. While ricotta has 14.5µg of selenium, milkshake has only 2.3µg.
The amount of saturated fat in milkshake is lower.

We used Cheese, ricotta, whole milk and Milk shakes, thick vanilla types 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.

Ricotta

Milkshake

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+41.8%
Contains more IronIron	+280%
Contains more ZincZinc	+197.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+37.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-11.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+530.4%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+74.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+142.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+133.3%

~equal in Magnesium ~12mg

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

Milkshake

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+380%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+120%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+450%
Contains more FolateFolate	+71.4%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+130.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+40.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+72.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+52.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.195mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.042mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	8.295g	1.886g	29%
Selenium	14.5µg	2.3µg	22%
Protein	11.26g	3.86g	15%
Fats	12.98g	3.03g	15%
Cholesterol	51mg	12mg	13%
Vitamin A	120µg	25µg	11%
Vitamin B12	0.34µg	0.52µg	8%
Zinc	1.16mg	0.39mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	3.627g	0.875g	7%
Calcium	207mg	146mg	6%
Phosphorus	158mg	115mg	6%
Carbs	3.04g	17.75g	5%
Vitamin D*	10 IU	48 IU	5%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	1.2µg	5%
Iron	0.38mg	0.1mg	4%
Calories	174kcal	112kcal	3%
Copper	0.021mg	0.051mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.213mg	0.368mg	3%
Potassium	105mg	183mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.385g	0.113g	2%
Vitamin B1	0.013mg	0.03mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.1µg	0.2µg	1%
Folate	12µg	7µg	1%
Choline	17.5mg	14.3mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.5g	3.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	155kcal	290kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	57g	89g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.48	0.52	N/A
Net carbs	3.04g	17.75g	N/A
Magnesium	11mg	12mg	0%
Sugar	0.27g	17.75g	N/A
Sodium	84mg	95mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.11mg	0.05mg	0%
Manganese	0.006mg	0.014mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.195mg	0.195mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.104mg	0.146mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.043mg	0.042mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.125mg	0.054mg	0%
Threonine	0.517mg	0.174mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.589mg	0.234mg	0%
Leucine	1.221mg	0.378mg	0%
Lysine	1.338mg	0.306mg	0%
Methionine	0.281mg	0.097mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.556mg	0.186mg	0%
Valine	0.692mg	0.258mg	0%
Histidine	0.459mg	0.105mg	0%