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Cottage cheese vs. Beef Stroganoff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cottage cheese and beef Stroganoff

  • Cottage cheese has more phosphorus, vitamin B12, calcium, and vitamin B2; however, beef Stroganoff is richer in vitamin K, folate, vitamin A, iron, copper, and zinc.
  • Beef Stroganoff's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 86% more.
  • Cottage cheese contains 4 times more calcium than beef Stroganoff. Cottage cheese contains 83mg of calcium, while beef Stroganoff contains 20mg.
  • Beef Stroganoff has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of beef Stroganoff is 53, while the glycemic index of cottage cheese is 10.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd and Soup, beef stroganoff, canned, chunky style, ready-to-serve.

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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 1.4% 6% 12% 33% 33% 30% 21% 57% 0% 41%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +315%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +218%
Contains less SodiumSodium -16.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +27.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +34.6%
Contains more IronIron +1157.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +244.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +175%

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 0% 28% 8.2% 0% 10% 21% 1.9% 0% 14% 33% 257% 50% 9.8%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +81.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +65.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +127%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +412.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +48.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +30.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +458.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.1mg
~equal in Choline ~18mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cottage cheese Beef Stroganoff DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0µg 102.8µg 86%
Phosphorus 159mg 50mg 16%
Folate 12µg 67µg 14%
Protein 11.12g 5.1g 12%
Vitamin B5 0.557mg 11%
Iron 0.07mg 0.88mg 10%
Copper 0.029mg 0.1mg 8%
Vitamin B12 0.43µg 0.26µg 7%
Zinc 0.4mg 1.1mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.163mg 0.09mg 6%
Calcium 83mg 20mg 6%
Vitamin A 37µg 84µg 5%
Selenium 9.7µg 7.6µg 4%
Sodium 364mg 435mg 3%
Saturated fat 1.718g 2.324g 3%
Carbs 3.38g 9g 2%
Fiber 0g 0.6g 2%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.41mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.778g 1.556g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.06mg 1%
Cholesterol 17mg 21mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.123g 0.246g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.04mg 1%
Potassium 104mg 140mg 1%
Magnesium 8mg 2mg 1%
Calories 98kcal 98kcal 0%
Fats 4.3g 4.6g 0%
Net carbs 3.38g 8.4g N/A
Vitamin D 3IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 2.67g 1.68g N/A
Manganese 0.002mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.099mg 0.1mg 0%
Choline 18.4mg 18mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.147mg 0%
Threonine 0.5mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.591mg 0%
Leucine 1.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.934mg 0%
Methionine 0.269mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.577mg 0%
Valine 0.748mg 0%
Histidine 0.326mg 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
5% 5% 9% 80%
Protein: 5.1 g
Fats: 4.6 g
Carbs: 9 g
Water: 79.9 g
Other: 1.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +118%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +166.3%
~equal in Fats ~4.6g
~equal in Water ~79.9g
~equal in Other ~1.4g

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
56% 38% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.324 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.556 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.246 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -26.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +100%

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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. Beef Stroganoff - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171612/nutrients

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

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