Cottage cheese vs. Butter cookie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cottage cheese and butter cookie?

Cottage cheese is higher in phosphorus, yet butter cookie is higher in vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, copper, folate, vitamin B2, and vitamin A.
Butter cookie's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 47% more.
Cottage cheese has 2 times more phosphorus than butter cookie. While cottage cheese has 159mg of phosphorus, butter cookie has only 102mg.
The amount of saturated fat in cottage cheese is lower.
The glycemic index of cottage cheese is lower.

We used Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd and Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched 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.

Cottage cheese

Butter cookie

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+186.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+55.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+15.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+50%
Contains more IronIron	+3071.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+589.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-22.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+8400%

~equal in Potassium ~111mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.38mg

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

Butter cookie

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+14.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+27.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+19.4%
Contains more CholineCholine	+183.1%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+345.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+625%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1270.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+105.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+3122.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+533.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	1.718g	11.051g	42%
Cholesterol	17mg	117mg	33%
Vitamin B1	0.027mg	0.37mg	29%
Iron	0.07mg	2.22mg	27%
Fats	4.3g	18.8g	22%
Carbs	3.38g	68.9g	22%
Vitamin B3	0.099mg	3.19mg	19%
Copper	0.029mg	0.2mg	19%
Calories	98kcal	467kcal	18%
Folate	12µg	76µg	16%
Vitamin A	37µg	165µg	14%
Vitamin B2	0.163mg	0.335mg	13%
Monounsaturated fat	0.778g	5.522g	12%
Protein	11.12g	6.1g	10%
Phosphorus	159mg	102mg	8%
Manganese	0.002mg	0.17mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.123g	0.982g	6%
Calcium	83mg	29mg	5%
Sodium	364mg	282mg	4%
Vitamin B12	0.43µg	0.36µg	3%
Vitamin E	0.08mg	0.58mg	3%
Fiber	0g	0.8g	3%
Selenium	9.7µg	8.4µg	2%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.4µg	2%
Vitamin D	3IU	16IU	2%
Choline	18.4mg	6.5mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.557mg	0.488mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.046mg	0.036mg	1%
Magnesium	8mg	12mg	1%
Vitamin K	0µg	1.7µg	1%
Net carbs	3.38g	68.1g	N/A
Potassium	104mg	111mg	0%
Sugar	2.67g	20.24g	N/A
Zinc	0.4mg	0.38mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.147mg	0.084mg	0%
Threonine	0.5mg	0.215mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.591mg	0.277mg	0%
Leucine	1.116mg	0.471mg	0%
Lysine	0.934mg	0.308mg	0%
Methionine	0.269mg	0.131mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.577mg	0.299mg	0%
Valine	0.748mg	0.315mg	0%
Histidine	0.326mg	0.136mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.011g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.007g	N/A