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.
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.
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% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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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
Protein:
11.12 g
Fats:
4.3 g
Carbs:
3.38 g
Water:
79.79 g
Other:
1.41 g
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% |
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Fats
~4.6g
~equal in
Water
~79.9g
~equal in
Other
~1.4g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
1.718 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.778 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.123 g
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% |