Cheddar vs Ricotta cheese: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Cheddar has 410 kcal and Ricotta cheese has 156 kcal, so Ricotta cheese has 62% fewer calories.

Cheddar has more protein (24.3 g vs 11.3 g). Cheddar has more fat (33.8 g vs 10.4 g). Ricotta cheese has more carbohydrates (4.09 g vs 2.13 g). Relative to calories, Ricotta cheese is the better protein source (7.26 g vs 5.91 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Cheddar - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Cheddar - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Cheddar
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handful (20g)slice (18g)cup, shredded (123g)
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Ricotta Cheese
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standard serving size (124g)tablespoon (16g)teaspoon (8g)cup (244g)half cup (122g)
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Cheddar vs Ricotta Cheese 100g Compare


per 100g Cheddar Ricotta cheese
Calories 410 156
Carbohydrates 2.13 g 4.09 g
Fat 33.82 g 10.44 g
Protein 24.25 g 11.32 g
Water 36.15 g 73.06 g
Calcium 711 mg 240 mg
Iron 0.16 mg 0.41 mg
Magnessium 27 mg 13 mg
Potassium 76 mg 115 mg
Sodium 644 mg 92 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.027 mg 0.017 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.434 mg 0.19 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 0.039 mg 0.091 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.075 mg 0.032 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 0.027 µg 0.012 µg
Vitaminium E 0.78 mg 0.09 mg
Vitaminium K 0.002 µg 0.001 µg

More Calories in Cheddar

At first glance, you can see that in cheddar is much more calories than in ricotta cheese.

Cheddar has 410 kcal per 100g and ricotta cheese 156 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 163%.

In cheddar and in ricotta cheese most calories came from fat.

See tables below to compare cheddar with ricotta cheese in details.

Cheddar 100g

410kcal

Calories source

  • 2% CARBS.
  • 24% PROTEIN
  • 74% FAT

Ricotta cheese 100g

156kcal

Calories source

  • 11% CARBS
  • 29% PROTEIN
  • 60% FAT

About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.