Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
ricotta cheese
versus
ham
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in ricotta cheese and ham:
Both ricotta cheese and ham are high in calories. Ham has 75% more calories than ricotta cheese - ricotta cheese has 150 calories per 100 grams and ham has 263 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, ricotta cheese is lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and lighter in fat compared to ham per calorie. Ricotta cheese has a macronutrient ratio of 20:19:61 and for ham, 25:3:72 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Ricotta Cheese | Ham | |
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Protein | 20% | 25% |
Carbohydrates | 19% | 3% |
Fat | 61% | 72% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Ricotta cheese and ham contain similar amounts of carbs - ricotta cheese has 7.3g of total carbs per 100 grams and ham has 1.8g of carbohydrates.
Ricotta cheese and ham contain similar amounts of sugar - ricotta cheese has 0.27g of sugar per 100 grams and ham does not contain significant amounts.
Ham is an excellent source of protein and it has 116% more protein than ricotta cheese - ricotta cheese has 7.5g of protein per 100 grams and ham has 16.3g of protein.
Both ricotta cheese and ham are high in saturated fat. Ricotta cheese is very similar to ricotta cheese for saturated fat - ricotta cheese has 6.4g of saturated fat per 100 grams and ham has 7.2g of saturated fat.
Both ricotta cheese and ham are low in trans fat - ricotta cheese has 0.33g of trans fat per 100 grams and ham does not contain significant amounts.
Ricotta cheese and ham contain similar amounts of cholesterol - ricotta cheese has 49mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and ham has 70mg of cholesterol.
Ricotta cheese is a great source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than ham - ricotta cheese has 120ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and ham does not contain significant amounts.
Ham has 160% more Vitamin D than ricotta cheese - ricotta cheese has 10iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and ham has 26iu of Vitamin D.
Ricotta cheese and ham contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - ricotta cheese has 0.11mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and ham has 0.27mg of Vitamin E.
Ricotta cheese and ham contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - ricotta cheese has 1.1ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and ham does not contain significant amounts.
Ham has more thiamin, niacin and Vitamin B6, however, ricotta cheese contains more pantothenic acid and folate. Both ricotta cheese and ham contain significant amounts of riboflavin and Vitamin B12.
Ricotta Cheese | Ham | |
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Thiamin | 0.013 MG | 0.712 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.298 MG | 0.19 MG |
Niacin | 0.137 MG | 4.162 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.461 MG | 0.18 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.097 MG | 0.26 MG |
Folate | 4 UG | 1 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.85 UG | 0.95 UG |
Ricotta cheese is an excellent source of calcium and it has 19 times more calcium than ham - ricotta cheese has 206mg of calcium per 100 grams and ham has 10mg of calcium.
Ham has 508% more iron than ricotta cheese - ricotta cheese has 0.13mg of iron per 100 grams and ham has 0.79mg of iron.
Both ricotta cheese and ham are high in potassium. Ham has 42% more potassium than ricotta cheese - ricotta cheese has 219mg of potassium per 100 grams and ham has 311mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, ham has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than ricotta cheese per 100 grams.
Ricotta Cheese | Ham | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.043 G | 0.31 G |
DHA | 0.001 G | ~ |
EPA | 0.004 G | ~ |
DPA | 0.006 G | ~ |
Total | 0.054 G | 0.31 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, ham has more linoleic acid than ricotta cheese per 100 grams.
Ricotta Cheese | Ham | |
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other omega 6 | 0.012 G | ~ |
linoleic acid | 0.356 G | 2.16 G |
Total | 0.368 G | 2.16 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
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Note: The specific food items compared are: Ricotta Cheese (Cheese, ricotta, whole milk) and Ham (Ham, minced) .
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