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Cottage cheese vs. Butterscotch — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cottage cheese and butterscotch

  • Cottage cheese has more phosphorus, vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, and calcium than butterscotch.
  • Cottage cheese's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 23% more.
  • Cottage cheese contains less sugar.
  • Butterscotch has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of butterscotch is 60, while the glycemic index of cottage cheese is 10.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd and Candies, butterscotch.

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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 0% 1.2% 0.26% 0.38% 0.33% 2.5% 0.43% 51% 0.13% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1975%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3366.7%
Contains more IronIron +600%
Contains more CopperCopper +2800%
Contains more ZincZinc +344.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +15800%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1516.7%
~equal in Sodium ~391mg

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% 9.3% 1.8% 0% 3% 3.7% 0.04% 0.24% 0% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.44%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +32.1%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +125%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +918.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4850%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +13825%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +2200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +12.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cottage cheese Butterscotch DV% diff.
Carbs 3.38g 90.4g 29%
Phosphorus 159mg 1mg 23%
Protein 11.12g 0.03g 22%
Vitamin B12 0.43µg 0µg 18%
Selenium 9.7µg 0.6µg 17%
Calories 98kcal 391kcal 15%
Vitamin B2 0.163mg 0.016mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.557mg 0.004mg 11%
Calcium 83mg 4mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0mg 4%
Choline 18.4mg 0.8mg 3%
Potassium 104mg 3mg 3%
Cholesterol 17mg 9mg 3%
Copper 0.029mg 0.001mg 3%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.09mg 3%
Folate 12µg 0µg 3%
Magnesium 8mg 0mg 2%
Saturated fat 1.718g 2.065g 2%
Fats 4.3g 3.3g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.099mg 0.002mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.012mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin A 37µg 28µg 1%
Sodium 364mg 391mg 1%
Iron 0.07mg 0.01mg 1%
Net carbs 3.38g 90.4g N/A
Vitamin D 3IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 2.67g 80.46g N/A
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.09mg 0%
Manganese 0.002mg 0.001mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.3µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.778g 0.845g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.123g 0.122g 0%
Tryptophan 0.147mg 0%
Threonine 0.5mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.591mg 0%
Leucine 1.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.934mg 0%
Methionine 0.269mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.577mg 0%
Valine 0.748mg 0%
Histidine 0.326mg 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
3% 90% 5%
Protein: 0.03 g
Fats: 3.3 g
Carbs: 90.4 g
Water: 5.25 g
Other: 1.02 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +36966.7%
Contains more FatsFats +30.3%
Contains more WaterWater +1419.8%
Contains more OtherOther +38.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2574.6%

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
68% 28% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.065 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.845 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.122 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -16.8%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.845g
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.122g

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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. Butterscotch - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167972/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.