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Cheese, Ricotta, Whole Milk

157 calories and 7.8 g of protein per 100 g.

USDA FoundationPublished Dec 2019

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Cheese, ricotta, whole milk

Source category
Dairy and Egg Products
Nutrition basis
Per 100 g
Source record
USDA FDC 746766
Publication date
Dec 2019

On a 100 g basis, this record has more protein than 12% of 236 other complete cheese profiles.

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101calories
in 64.6 g
NutrientAmountDaily value
Protein5 g—
Carbohydrate4.4 g2%
Fat7.1 g9%
Fiber——
Total sugars——
Sodium68 mg3%
Saturated fat4.5 g23%
Potassium149 mg3%
Calcium145 mg11%
Iron0.06 mg0%
Magnesium13 mg3%
Vitamin C——
Vitamin D——
Estimated energy from macros
Protein 20%Carbs 17%Fat 63%

Uses 4 kcal/g for protein and carbohydrate, 9 for fat. Fiber, alcohol, and label rounding can make this differ from reported calories.

Daily values use the FDA adult reference for a 2,000-calorie diet. Your needs may differ. A dash means no reported value or no daily value shown.

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NutrientDisplayed valueReported minimumReported maximumData points
WaterPer 100 g72.9 g72.1 g75.1 g11
NitrogenPer 100 g1.22 g0.82 g1.7 g11
ProteinPer 100 g7.81 g5.23 g10.8 g—
Total lipid (fat)Per 100 g11 g8.2 g12.6 g11
AshPer 100 g1.36 g1.16 g1.77 g11
Calcium, CaPer 100 g224 mg148 mg375 mg11
Iron, FePer 100 g0.1 mg0 mg0.15 mg11
Magnesium, MgPer 100 g19.7 mg14.6 mg22.2 mg11

These are source-reported summary fields, not a predicted range for your particular food or a statistical confidence interval.

All 120 reported nutrient values Per 100 g
NutrientAmountUSDA identifier
Water72.9 g1051
Energy (Atwater General Factors)158 kcal2047
Energy (Atwater Specific Factors)157 kcal2048
Energy157 kcal1008
Energy657 kj1062
Nitrogen1.22 g1002
Protein7.81 g1003
Total lipid (fat)11 g1004
Total fat (NLEA)10.3 g1085
Ash1.36 g1007
Carbohydrate, by difference6.86 g1005
Calcium, Ca224 mg1087
Iron, Fe0.1 mg1089
Magnesium, Mg19.7 mg1090
Phosphorus, P162 mg1091
Potassium, K230 mg1092
Sodium, Na105 mg1093
Zinc, Zn0.56 mg1095
Copper, Cu0 mg1098
Manganese, Mn0 mg1101
Selenium, Se5.5 µg1103
Thiamin0.043 mg1165
Riboflavin0.327 mg1166
Niacin0.168 mg1167
Pantothenic acid0.673 mg1170
Vitamin B-60.099 mg1175
Folate, total4 µg1177
Vitamin B-120.78 µg1178
Vitamin A, RAE127 µg1106
Retinol127 µg1105
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)0.27 mg1109
Tocopherol, beta0 mg1125
Tocopherol, gamma0 mg1126
Tocopherol, delta0 mg1127
Tocotrienol, alpha0 mg1128
Tocotrienol, beta0 mg1129
Tocotrienol, gamma0 mg1130
Tocotrienol, delta0 mg1131
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)0.6 µg1185
Vitamin K (Dihydrophylloquinone)0 µg1184
Vitamin K (Menaquinone-4)3.1 µg1183
Fatty acids, total saturated6.97 g1258
SFA 4:00.251 g1259
SFA 6:00.199 g1260
SFA 8:00.125 g1261
SFA 10:00.306 g1262
SFA 11:00 g1335
SFA 12:00.36 g1263
SFA 14:01.15 g1264
SFA 15:00.116 g1299
SFA 16:03.36 g1265
SFA 17:00.067 g1300
SFA 18:01.02 g1266
SFA 20:00.014 g1267
SFA 22:00.006 g1273
SFA 24:00.004 g1301
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated2.56 g1292
MUFA 14:1 c0.117 g2009
MUFA 15:10 g1333
MUFA 16:1 c0.184 g1314
MUFA 17:10.021 g1323
MUFA 17:1 c0.021 g2010
MUFA 18:1 c2.22 g1315
MUFA 20:1 c0.02 g2012
MUFA 22:1 c0.002 g1317
MUFA 22:1 n-90.002 g2014
MUFA 24:1 c0 g1312
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated0.389 g1293
PUFA 18:2 c0.308 g2016
PUFA 18:2 n-6 c,c0.259 g1316
PUFA 18:2 CLAs0.049 g1311
PUFA 18:3 c0.042 g2018
PUFA 18:3 n-3 c,c,c (ALA)0.042 g1404
PUFA 18:3 n-6 c,c,c0 g1321
PUFA 18:40.001 g1276
PUFA 20:2 c0.001 g2026
PUFA 20:2 n-6 c,c0.001 g1313
PUFA 20:3 c0.012 g2020
PUFA 20:3 n-30 g1405
PUFA 20:4 n-60.012 g1406
PUFA 20:3 n-90 g1414
PUFA 20:40.015 g1271
PUFA 20:4c0.015 g2022
PUFA 20:5c0.005 g2023
PUFA 20:5 n-3 (EPA)0.005 g1278
PUFA 22:20 g1334
PUFA 22:5 c0.007 g2024
PUFA 22:40.003 g1411
PUFA 22:5 n-3 (DPA)0.007 g1280
PUFA 22:6 c0 g2025
PUFA 22:6 n-3 (DHA)0 g1272
Fatty acids, total trans0.351 g1257
Fatty acids, total trans-monoenoic0.283 g1329
TFA 16:1 t0.032 g1303
TFA 18:1 t0.251 g1304
TFA 22:1 t0 g1305
Fatty acids, total trans-dienoic0.068 g1330
TFA 18:2 t not further defined0.068 g1306
Fatty acids, total trans-polyenoic0.001 g1331
TFA 18:3 t0.001 g2019
Cholesterol48 mg1253
Tryptophan0.115 g1210
Threonine0.395 g1211
Isoleucine0.365 g1212
Leucine0.785 g1213
Lysine0.655 g1214
Methionine0.17 g1215
Phenylalanine0.27 g1217
Tyrosine0.25 g1218
Valine0.325 g1219
Arginine0.21 g1220
Histidine0.175 g1221
Alanine0.325 g1222
Aspartic acid0.735 g1223
Glutamic acid1.3 g1224
Glycine0.135 g1225
Proline0.565 g1226
Serine0.365 g1227
Hydroxyproline0 g1228
Cysteine0.18 g1232

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