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Biscuit vs. Cottage cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are biscuits and cottage cheese different?

  • Biscuits are richer in iron, vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, manganese, calcium, folate, and vitamin B2, while cottage cheese is higher in vitamin B12.
  • Biscuits cover your daily need for iron, 35% more than cottage cheese.
  • Biscuits contain 189 times more manganese than cottage cheese. Biscuits contain 0.378mg of manganese, while cottage cheese contains 0.002mg.
  • Cottage cheese is lower in saturated fat.
  • Biscuits have a higher glycemic index (44) than cottage cheese (10).

Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe and Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 71% 11% 109% 27% 15% 70% 76% 49% 106%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 25% 9.2% 2.6% 9.7% 11% 68% 47% 0.26% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +125%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +183.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +16.3%
Contains more IronIron +4042.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +182.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +35%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +18800%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +101%
Contains less SodiumSodium -37.2%
~equal in Phosphorus ~159mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0.67% 0% 0% 0% 89% 72% 55% 17% 8.1% 10% 0% 46% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 12% 1.6% 1.5% 6.8% 38% 1.9% 33% 11% 54% 0% 9% 10%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1218.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +90.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2878.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +408.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +95.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +31.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +437.5%
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Biscuit Cottage cheese DV% diff.
Iron 2.9mg 0.07mg 35%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.163g 0.123g 27%
Vitamin B1 0.356mg 0.027mg 27%
Fats 16.3g 4.3g 18%
Vitamin B3 2.949mg 0.099mg 18%
Selenium 19.5µg 9.7µg 18%
Manganese 0.378mg 0.002mg 16%
Monounsaturated fat 6.93g 0.778g 15%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 0.43µg 15%
Calcium 235mg 83mg 15%
Carbs 44.6g 3.38g 14%
Calories 353kcal 98kcal 13%
Saturated fat 4.324g 1.718g 12%
Folate 61µg 12µg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.31mg 0.163mg 11%
Sodium 580mg 364mg 9%
Protein 7g 11.12g 8%
Copper 0.082mg 0.029mg 6%
Fiber 1.5g 0g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.285mg 0.557mg 5%
Cholesterol 3mg 17mg 5%
Vitamin A 37µg 4%
Choline 18.4mg 3%
Magnesium 18mg 8mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 0.046mg 1%
Potassium 121mg 104mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Phosphorus 164mg 159mg 1%
Zinc 0.54mg 0.4mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 43.1g 3.38g N/A
Vitamin D 3IU 0%
Sugar 2.18g 2.67g N/A
Tryptophan 0.087mg 0.147mg 0%
Threonine 0.211mg 0.5mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.273mg 0.591mg 0%
Leucine 0.514mg 1.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.226mg 0.934mg 0%
Methionine 0.132mg 0.269mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.347mg 0.577mg 0%
Valine 0.313mg 0.748mg 0%
Histidine 0.161mg 0.326mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 16% 45% 29% 3%
Protein: 7 g
Fats: 16.3 g
Carbs: 44.6 g
Water: 28.9 g
Other: 3.2 g
11% 4% 3% 80%
Protein: 11.12 g
Fats: 4.3 g
Carbs: 3.38 g
Water: 79.79 g
Other: 1.41 g
Contains more FatsFats +279.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1219.5%
Contains more OtherOther +127%
Contains more ProteinProtein +58.9%
Contains more WaterWater +176.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 45% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.324 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.93 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.163 g
66% 30% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.718 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.778 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.123 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +790.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3284.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -60.3%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Biscuit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172670/nutrients
  2. Cottage cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172179/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.