Cottage cheese vs. Biscuit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cottage cheese and biscuits different?

Cottage cheese is richer in vitamin B12, while biscuits are higher in iron, vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, manganese, calcium, folate, and vitamin B2.
Biscuits cover your daily need for iron, 35% more than cottage cheese.
Cottage cheese contains 5 times more vitamin B12 than biscuits. Cottage cheese contains 0.43µg of vitamin B12, while biscuits contain 0.08µg.
Cottage cheese is lower in saturated fat.
Biscuits have a higher glycemic index (44) than cottage cheese (10).

Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd and Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe types were used in this article.

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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.

Cottage cheese

Biscuit

Contains less SodiumSodium

-37.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+125%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+183.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+16.3%
Contains more IronIron	+4042.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+182.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+35%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+18800%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+101%

~equal in Phosphorus ~164mg

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.

Cottage cheese

Biscuit

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+95.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+31.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+437.5%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1218.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+90.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+2878.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+408.3%

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	0.07mg	2.9mg	35%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.123g	4.163g	27%
Vitamin B1	0.027mg	0.356mg	27%
Fats	4.3g	16.3g	18%
Vitamin B3	0.099mg	2.949mg	18%
Selenium	9.7µg	19.5µg	18%
Manganese	0.002mg	0.378mg	16%
Monounsaturated fat	0.778g	6.93g	15%
Vitamin B12	0.43µg	0.08µg	15%
Calcium	83mg	235mg	15%
Carbs	3.38g	44.6g	14%
Calories	98kcal	353kcal	13%
Saturated fat	1.718g	4.324g	12%
Folate	12µg	61µg	12%
Vitamin B2	0.163mg	0.31mg	11%
Sodium	364mg	580mg	9%
Protein	11.12g	7g	8%
Copper	0.029mg	0.082mg	6%
Fiber	0g	1.5g	6%
Vitamin B5	0.557mg	0.285mg	5%
Cholesterol	17mg	3mg	5%
Vitamin A	37µg		4%
Choline	18.4mg		3%
Magnesium	8mg	18mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.046mg	0.035mg	1%
Potassium	104mg	121mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Vitamin E	0.08mg		1%
Phosphorus	159mg	164mg	1%
Zinc	0.4mg	0.54mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	3.38g	43.1g	N/A
Vitamin D	3IU		0%
Sugar	2.67g	2.18g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.147mg	0.087mg	0%
Threonine	0.5mg	0.211mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.591mg	0.273mg	0%
Leucine	1.116mg	0.514mg	0%
Lysine	0.934mg	0.226mg	0%
Methionine	0.269mg	0.132mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.577mg	0.347mg	0%
Valine	0.748mg	0.313mg	0%
Histidine	0.326mg	0.161mg	0%