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Cottage cheese vs. Beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between cottage cheese and beer

  • Beer has less phosphorus, vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, and calcium.
  • Cottage cheese covers your daily phosphorus needs 21% more than beer.
  • The glycemic index of beer is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd and Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all.

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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%
Beer
Beer
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.2% 2.4% 0.75% 1.7% 0.27% 6% 0.52% 1% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1975%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +285.2%
Contains more IronIron +250%
Contains more CopperCopper +480%
Contains more ZincZinc +3900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1035.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1516.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +300%

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%
Beer
Beer
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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% 1.3% 5.8% 9.6% 2.5% 11% 2.5% 0% 4.5% 5.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +440%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +552%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1258.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +2050%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more CholineCholine +82.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +418.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.046mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cottage cheese Beer DV% diff.
Protein 11.12g 0.46g 21%
Phosphorus 159mg 14mg 21%
Selenium 9.7µg 0.6µg 17%
Vitamin B12 0.43µg 0.02µg 17%
Sodium 364mg 4mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.163mg 0.025mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.557mg 0.041mg 10%
Saturated fat 1.718g 0g 8%
Calcium 83mg 4mg 8%
Fats 4.3g 0g 7%
Cholesterol 17mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin A 37µg 0µg 4%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.01mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.099mg 0.513mg 3%
Calories 98kcal 43kcal 3%
Copper 0.029mg 0.005mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.005mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.778g 0g 2%
Folate 12µg 6µg 2%
Potassium 104mg 27mg 2%
Choline 18.4mg 10.1mg 2%
Iron 0.07mg 0.02mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.123g 0g 1%
Carbs 3.38g 3.55g 0%
Net carbs 3.38g 3.55g N/A
Vitamin D 3IU 0IU 0%
Magnesium 8mg 6mg 0%
Sugar 2.67g 0g N/A
Manganese 0.002mg 0.008mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.046mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.147mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.5mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.591mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 1.116mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.934mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.269mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.577mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.748mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.326mg 0mg 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
Beer
Beer
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4% 92% 4%
Protein: 0.46 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 3.55 g
Water: 91.96 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2317.4%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +15.3%
Contains more OtherOther +185.8%
~equal in Carbs ~3.55g

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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. Beer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168746/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.