547241 Sun Aug 10 05:40:02 -0700 2008 4 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 3944452 I recently noticed that the mediocre cow's milk ricotta that I had in my fridge ... had twice the percentage of fat as the creamy wonderful ricotta di bulfala I also had. Ricotta di bufala is only 10% fat?!?! This is the perfect dairy product in those weeks leading up to a beachside vacation. Am I the only one who's shocked here? Sun Aug 10 05:40:03 -0700 2008 177724 tmso 1 4797326 >>>""Am I the only one who's shocked here?""<<< tmso, i'm sorry to say ..... "apparently." :-). Tue Jun 23 05:25:32 -0700 2009 3944452 105717 alkapal 1 4799041 Yup. I think you are. Not been rading many labels lately, eh? American cows are fat.fat.fat! Italian carabao are lean, mean grazing machines. Tue Jun 23 13:26:44 -0700 2009 3944452 225234 KiltedCook 1 4801023 Ricotta is originally a whey cheese, and would be very low in fat. Seems like the supermarket version is made from whole milk and would therefore be much higher in fat. I've never seen proper whey cheese ricotta for sale, but then I haven't tried to seek it out at cheese stores. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricotta Wed Jun 24 05:01:52 -0700 2009 3944452 13619 Sharuf 1 4801056 fat stats: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/547241 -- we're lookin' at 45-50% fat on u.s. ricotta brands. (0% for "fat-free"). the wiki on ricotta says the authentic whey "ricotta cheese" is 5% fat. Wed Jun 24 05:22:14 -0700 2009 3944452 105717 alkapal