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Cottage cheese vs. Baby food — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cottage cheese and baby food?

  • Baby food is richer than cottage cheese in iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, calcium, copper, phosphorus, fiber, selenium, and vitamin E.
  • Baby food's daily need coverage for iron is 593% more.
  • The glycemic index of cottage cheese is lower.

We used Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd and Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified types 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 5.7% 25% 9.2% 2.6% 9.7% 11% 68% 47% 0.26% 53%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 71% 220% 39% 1781% 111% 65% 168% 0.39% 0% 141%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +783.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +320.2%
Contains more IronIron +67757.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +1051.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +146.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +167%

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% 12% 1.6% 1.5% 6.8% 38% 1.9% 33% 11% 54% 0% 9% 10%
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 7.7% 0.33% 74% 0% 610% 627% 651% 64% 44% 0% 3.8% 32% 13%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3600%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +4500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +8929.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1566.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +34964.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +92.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +310.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +258.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +26.1%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cottage cheese Baby food DV% diff.
Iron 0.07mg 47.5mg 593%
Vitamin B3 0.099mg 34.714mg 216%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 2.438mg 201%
Vitamin B2 0.163mg 2.717mg 196%
Calcium 83mg 733mg 65%
Copper 0.029mg 0.334mg 34%
Phosphorus 159mg 392mg 33%
Fiber 0g 7.5g 30%
Selenium 9.7µg 25.9µg 29%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 3.68mg 24%
Carbs 3.38g 73.4g 23%
Magnesium 8mg 100mg 22%
Zinc 0.4mg 2.4mg 18%
Vitamin B12 0.43µg 0µg 18%
Sodium 364mg 3mg 16%
Calories 98kcal 379kcal 14%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.189mg 11%
Potassium 104mg 437mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.557mg 1.074mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.123g 1.697g 10%
Folate 12µg 43µg 8%
Cholesterol 17mg 0mg 6%
Saturated fat 1.718g 0.769g 4%
Vitamin A 37µg 1µg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.3mg 3%
Protein 11.12g 12.2g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.778g 1.206g 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.5µg 1%
Choline 18.4mg 23.2mg 1%
Fats 4.3g 4.4g 0%
Net carbs 3.38g 65.9g N/A
Vitamin D 3IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 2.67g 0.87g N/A
Manganese 0.002mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.147mg 0.158mg 0%
Threonine 0.5mg 0.4mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.591mg 0.477mg 0%
Leucine 1.116mg 1.041mg 0%
Lysine 0.934mg 0.404mg 0%
Methionine 0.269mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.577mg 0.672mg 0%
Valine 0.748mg 0.653mg 0%
Histidine 0.326mg 0.286mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 4% 3% 80%
Protein: 11.12 g
Fats: 4.3 g
Carbs: 3.38 g
Water: 79.79 g
Other: 1.41 g
12% 4% 73% 7% 3%
Protein: 12.2 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 73.4 g
Water: 6.7 g
Other: 3.3 g
Contains more WaterWater +1090.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2071.6%
Contains more OtherOther +134%
~equal in Protein ~12.2g
~equal in Fats ~4.4g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
66% 30% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.718 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.778 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.123 g
21% 33% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.769 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.206 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.697 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -55.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +55%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1279.7%

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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. Cottage cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172179/nutrients
  2. Baby food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170964/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.