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Cottage cheese vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cottage cheese and butter?

  • Cottage cheese is higher in phosphorus, selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5, yet butter is higher in vitamin A and vitamin E.
  • Butter's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 244% more.
  • Cottage cheese has 33 times more sodium than butter. While cottage cheese has 364mg of sodium, butter has only 11mg.

We used Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd and Butter, without salt types 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.
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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +245.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +333.3%
Contains more IronIron +250%
Contains more CopperCopper +81.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +344.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +562.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +870%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +100%

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%
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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% 228% 46% 0% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3% 10%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +440%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +379.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +135.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +406.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +152.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1748.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2800%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Choline ~18.8mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cottage cheese Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 1.718g 50.489g 222%
Fats 4.3g 81.11g 118%
Vitamin A 37µg 684µg 72%
Cholesterol 17mg 215mg 66%
Monounsaturated fat 0.778g 23.43g 57%
Calories 98kcal 717kcal 31%
Protein 11.12g 0.85g 21%
Phosphorus 159mg 24mg 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.123g 3.01g 19%
Selenium 9.7µg 1µg 16%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 2.32mg 15%
Sodium 364mg 11mg 15%
Vitamin B12 0.43µg 0.17µg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.163mg 0.034mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.557mg 0.11mg 9%
Vitamin K 0µg 7µg 6%
Calcium 83mg 24mg 6%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.09mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.003mg 3%
Folate 12µg 3µg 2%
Potassium 104mg 24mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.005mg 2%
Copper 0.029mg 0.016mg 1%
Magnesium 8mg 2mg 1%
Carbs 3.38g 0.06g 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Iron 0.07mg 0.02mg 1%
Net carbs 3.38g 0.06g N/A
Vitamin D 3IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 2.67g 0.06g N/A
Manganese 0.002mg 0.004mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.099mg 0.042mg 0%
Choline 18.4mg 18.8mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.147mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.5mg 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.591mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 1.116mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.934mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.269mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.577mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.748mg 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.326mg 0.023mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

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
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81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1208.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +5533.3%
Contains more WaterWater +344.8%
Contains more OtherOther +3425%
Contains more FatsFats +1786.3%

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
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2911.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2347.2%

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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. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/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.