Greek yoghurt vs Ricotta cheese: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Greek yoghurt has 59 kcal and Ricotta cheese has 156 kcal, so Greek yoghurt has 62% fewer calories.

Ricotta cheese has more fat (10.4 g vs 0.39 g). Relative to calories, Greek yoghurt is the better protein source (17.3 g vs 7.26 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Greek yoghurt - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Greek yoghurt - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Greek Yoghurt
Serving size:
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tablespoon (20g)teaspoon (12g)glass (240g)cup (285g)half cup (142.5g)
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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.

Greek Yoghurt vs Ricotta Cheese 100g Compare


per 100gGreek yoghurtRicotta cheese
Calories59 156
Carbohydrates3.6 g4.09 g
Fat0.39 g10.44 g
Protein10.19 g11.32 g
Water85.1 g73.06 g
Calcium110 mg240 mg
Iron0.07 mg0.41 mg
Magnessium11 mg13 mg
Potassium141 mg115 mg
Sodium36 mg92 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.023 mg0.017 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.278 mg0.19 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.208 mg0.091 mg
Vitaminium B60.063 mg0.032 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.007 µg0.012 µg
Vitaminium E0.01 mg0.09 mg

Less Calories in Greek yoghurt

At first glance, you can see that in Greek yoghurt is much less calories than in ricotta cheese.

Greek yoghurt has 59 kcal per 100g and ricotta cheese 156 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 164%.

Additionally, it is also easy to notice that most of the calories in Greek yoghurt comes from protein and in ricotta cheese from fat.

See tables below to compare Greek yoghurt with ricotta cheese in details.

Greek yoghurt 100g

59kcal

Calories source

  • 25% CARBS.
  • 69% PROTEIN
  • 6% 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.