Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Dairy
  4. Ricotta
  5. Compare
  6. Ricotta vs. Tilsit cheese

Ricotta vs. Tilsit cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

What are the differences between ricotta and tilsit cheese?

  • Tilsit cheese is richer than ricotta in vitamin B12, calcium, phosphorus, protein, zinc, fats, and vitamin A.
  • Tilsit cheese's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 73% more.

We used Cheese, ricotta, whole milk and Cheese, tilsit types in this article.

Infographic

Ricotta vs Tilsit cheese infographic
Infographic link

Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 210% 5.7% 8.6% 8.7% 95% 214% 98% 1.7% 79%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +61.5%
Contains more IronIron +65.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +238.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +23.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +201.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +216.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +116.7%
~equal in Selenium ~14.5µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 3% 40% 2.2% 3.3% 45% 2% 13% 9.9% 43% 2.8% 9%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 83% 0% 15% 83% 3.8% 21% 15% 263% 0% 15%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +107.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +369.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +84.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +97.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +62.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +51.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +517.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +66.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ricotta Tilsit cheese DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.34µg 2.1µg 73%
Calcium 207mg 700mg 49%
Phosphorus 158mg 500mg 49%
Saturated fat 8.295g 16.775g 39%
Sodium 84mg 753mg 29%
Protein 11.26g 24.41g 26%
Zinc 1.16mg 3.5mg 21%
Fats 12.98g 25.98g 20%
Cholesterol 51mg 102mg 17%
Vitamin A 120µg 249µg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.195mg 0.359mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 3.627g 7.136g 9%
Calories 174kcal 340kcal 8%
Vitamin B1 0.013mg 0.061mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.213mg 0.346mg 3%
Choline 17.5mg 3%
Iron 0.38mg 0.23mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.043mg 0.065mg 2%
Folate 12µg 20µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.385g 0.721g 2%
Vitamin D* 10 IU 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 1%
Potassium 105mg 65mg 1%
Copper 0.021mg 0.026mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.104mg 0.205mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.1µg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 6.5g 7.2g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 155kcal 139kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 57g 29g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 0.48 0.47 N/A
Net carbs 3.04g 1.88g N/A
Carbs 3.04g 1.88g 0%
Magnesium 11mg 13mg 0%
Sugar 0.27g N/A
Manganese 0.006mg 0.013mg 0%
Selenium 14.5µg 14.5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.125mg 0.352mg 0%
Threonine 0.517mg 0.899mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.589mg 1.484mg 0%
Leucine 1.221mg 2.548mg 0%
Lysine 1.338mg 2.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.281mg 0.754mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.556mg 1.358mg 0%
Valine 0.692mg 1.752mg 0%
Histidine 0.459mg 0.704mg 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
24% 26% 2% 43% 5%
Protein: 24.41 g
Fats: 25.98 g
Carbs: 1.88 g
Water: 42.86 g
Other: 4.87 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +61.7%
Contains more WaterWater +67.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +116.8%
Contains more FatsFats +100.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.295 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.627 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.385 g
68% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 16.775 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.136 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.721 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +96.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +87.3%

People also compare

Ricotta
Ricotta vs Romano cheese
Romano cheese
Ricotta
Ricotta vs Roquefort
Roquefort
Ricotta
Ricotta vs Swiss cheese
Swiss cheese
Tilsit cheese
Tilsit cheese vs Swiss cheese
Swiss cheese
Tilsit cheese
Tilsit cheese vs Monterey Jack
Monterey Jack
Tilsit cheese
Tilsit cheese vs Feta
Feta

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. Tilsit cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170852/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.