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Brie vs. Cottage cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are brie and cottage cheese different?

  • Brie is higher than cottage cheese in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, zinc, vitamin B6, folate, calcium, and vitamin A.
  • Brie covers your daily need for saturated fat, 78% more than cottage cheese.
  • Brie contains 6 times more zinc than cottage cheese. Brie contains 2.38mg of zinc, while cottage cheese contains 0.4mg.
  • Cottage cheese is lower in saturated fat.

Cheese, brie 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.
Brie
Brie
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 55% 13% 19% 6.3% 65% 81% 82% 4.4% 79%
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 +150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +121.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +46.2%
Contains more IronIron +614.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +495%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +18.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1600%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +49.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +52.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -42.1%

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.
Brie
Brie
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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% 58% 4.8% 7.5% 18% 120% 7.1% 41% 54% 206% 5.8% 49% 8.4%
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 AVitamin A +370.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +200%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +159.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +219%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +283.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +23.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +410.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +283.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +441.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +19.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brie Cottage cheese DV% diff.
Saturated fat 17.41g 1.718g 71%
Vitamin B12 1.65µg 0.43µg 51%
Fats 27.68g 4.3g 36%
Cholesterol 100mg 17mg 28%
Vitamin B2 0.52mg 0.163mg 27%
Protein 20.75g 11.12g 19%
Monounsaturated fat 8.013g 0.778g 18%
Zinc 2.38mg 0.4mg 18%
Vitamin A 174µg 37µg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.235mg 0.046mg 15%
Folate 65µg 12µg 13%
Sodium 629mg 364mg 12%
Calories 334kcal 98kcal 12%
Calcium 184mg 83mg 10%
Selenium 14.5µg 9.7µg 9%
Iron 0.5mg 0.07mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.826g 0.123g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.027mg 4%
Phosphorus 188mg 159mg 4%
Magnesium 20mg 8mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.69mg 0.557mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0.1µg 2%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin D 20IU 3IU 2%
Vitamin B3 0.38mg 0.099mg 2%
Potassium 152mg 104mg 1%
Copper 0.019mg 0.029mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 0.08mg 1%
Choline 15.4mg 18.4mg 1%
Manganese 0.034mg 0.002mg 1%
Carbs 0.45g 3.38g 1%
Net carbs 0.45g 3.38g N/A
Sugar 0.45g 2.67g N/A
Tryptophan 0.322mg 0.147mg 0%
Threonine 0.751mg 0.5mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.015mg 0.591mg 0%
Leucine 1.929mg 1.116mg 0%
Lysine 1.851mg 0.934mg 0%
Methionine 0.592mg 0.269mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.158mg 0.577mg 0%
Valine 1.34mg 0.748mg 0%
Histidine 0.716mg 0.326mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Brie
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21% 28% 48% 3%
Protein: 20.75 g
Fats: 27.68 g
Carbs: 0.45 g
Water: 48.42 g
Other: 2.7 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 ProteinProtein +86.6%
Contains more FatsFats +543.7%
Contains more OtherOther +91.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +651.1%
Contains more WaterWater +64.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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66% 31% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 17.41 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.826 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 +929.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +571.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.1%

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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. Brie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172177/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.