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Cottage cheese vs. Green beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between cottage cheese and green beans

  • Cottage cheese has more phosphorus, vitamin B12, selenium, and vitamin B5; however, green beans are higher in vitamin K, fiber, manganese, vitamin C, and vitamin A.
  • Green beans cover your daily vitamin K needs 40% more than cottage cheese.
  • Green beans have less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd and Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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 13% 13% 13% 24% 19% 6.8% 12% 0.13% 37% 1.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +88.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +60%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +448.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4750%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +125%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +40.4%
Contains more IronIron +828.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +96.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +14150%

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 32% 11% 9.2% 0% 19% 22% 12% 4.4% 13% 0% 120% 25% 9.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +15.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +68%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +652.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +475%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +174.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +520.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +21.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +175%
~equal in Choline ~16.9mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cottage cheese Green beans DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0µg 47.9µg 40%
Phosphorus 159mg 29mg 19%
Protein 11.12g 1.89g 18%
Vitamin B12 0.43µg 0µg 18%
Selenium 9.7µg 0.2µg 17%
Sodium 364mg 1mg 16%
Fiber 0g 3.2g 13%
Manganese 0.002mg 0.285mg 12%
Vitamin C 0mg 9.7mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.557mg 0.074mg 10%
Saturated fat 1.718g 0.064g 8%
Iron 0.07mg 0.65mg 7%
Cholesterol 17mg 0mg 6%
Fats 4.3g 0.28g 6%
Folate 12µg 33µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.163mg 0.097mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.074mg 4%
Calcium 83mg 44mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.099mg 0.614mg 3%
Calories 98kcal 35kcal 3%
Copper 0.029mg 0.057mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.46mg 3%
Carbs 3.38g 7.88g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.778g 0.011g 2%
Magnesium 8mg 18mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin A 37µg 32µg 1%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.25mg 1%
Potassium 104mg 146mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.056mg 1%
Net carbs 3.38g 4.68g N/A
Vitamin D 3IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 2.67g 3.63g N/A
Choline 18.4mg 16.9mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.123g 0.145g 0%
Tryptophan 0.147mg 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.5mg 0.082mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.591mg 0.069mg 0%
Leucine 1.116mg 0.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.934mg 0.091mg 0%
Methionine 0.269mg 0.023mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.577mg 0.069mg 0%
Valine 0.748mg 0.093mg 0%
Histidine 0.326mg 0.035mg 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
2% 8% 89%
Protein: 1.89 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 7.88 g
Water: 89.22 g
Other: 0.73 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +488.4%
Contains more FatsFats +1435.7%
Contains more OtherOther +93.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +133.1%
Contains more WaterWater +11.8%

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
29% 5% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.064 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.145 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +6972.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +17.9%

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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. Green beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169141/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.