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

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Differences between cottage cheese and beef tenderloin

  • Cottage cheese contains less vitamin B12, iron, zinc, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and choline than beef tenderloin.
  • Beef tenderloin's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 85% higher.
  • Beef tenderloin contains 6 times less sodium than cottage cheese. Cottage cheese contains 364mg of sodium, while beef tenderloin contains 57mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd and Beef, tenderloin, roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, roasted.

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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 16% 2.7% 29% 117% 41% 110% 87% 7.4% 1.8% 125%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +822.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +175%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +218.3%
Contains more IronIron +4342.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +324.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +907.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +27.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +600%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +136.1%

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.
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% 0% 0% 0% 23% 60% 56% 15% 58% 308% 0% 6% 50%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +122.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +59.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2930.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +443.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +472.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +394.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cottage cheese Beef tenderloin DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.43µg 2.46µg 85%
Iron 0.07mg 3.11mg 38%
Saturated fat 1.718g 9.72g 36%
Zinc 0.4mg 4.03mg 33%
Fats 4.3g 24.6g 31%
Protein 11.12g 23.9g 26%
Selenium 9.7µg 22.9µg 24%
Monounsaturated fat 0.778g 10.27g 24%
Cholesterol 17mg 85mg 23%
Vitamin B3 0.099mg 3mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.25mg 16%
Choline 18.4mg 91mg 13%
Sodium 364mg 57mg 13%
Calories 98kcal 324kcal 11%
Copper 0.029mg 0.123mg 10%
Calcium 83mg 9mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.163mg 0.26mg 7%
Potassium 104mg 331mg 7%
Phosphorus 159mg 203mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.123g 1g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.557mg 0.25mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.09mg 5%
Vitamin A 37µg 0µg 4%
Magnesium 8mg 22mg 3%
Carbs 3.38g 0g 1%
Folate 12µg 8µg 1%
Manganese 0.002mg 0.014mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Net carbs 3.38g 0g N/A
Vitamin D 3IU 0%
Sugar 2.67g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.147mg 0.268mg 0%
Threonine 0.5mg 1.044mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.591mg 1.075mg 0%
Leucine 1.116mg 1.889mg 0%
Lysine 0.934mg 1.989mg 0%
Methionine 0.269mg 0.612mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.577mg 0.933mg 0%
Valine 0.748mg 1.163mg 0%
Histidine 0.326mg 0.818mg 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
24% 25% 48% 3%
Protein: 23.9 g
Fats: 24.6 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 48.37 g
Other: 3.13 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +65%
Contains more ProteinProtein +114.9%
Contains more FatsFats +472.1%
Contains more OtherOther +122%

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
46% 49% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.72 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 10.27 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1220.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +713%

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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 tenderloin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169544/nutrients

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

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