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Cottage cheese vs. Chestnut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cottage cheese and chestnut

  • Cottage cheese has more vitamin B12, while chestnut has more copper, manganese, vitamin C, iron, potassium, vitamin B6, magnesium, and vitamin B1.
  • Chestnut covers your daily need for copper, 49% more than cottage cheese.
  • The amount of sodium in chestnut is lower.
  • Cottage cheese has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of cottage cheese is 10, while the glycemic index of chestnut is 54.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd and Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed.

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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 39% 14% 63% 65% 157% 6.8% 42% 3.5% 111% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +80.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +60%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +60.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +575%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +587.5%
Contains more IronIron +2371.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +1527.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +42600%

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 89% 0.33% 0% 0% 37% 24% 14% 19% 54% 0% 0% 29% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +56.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +76.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +448.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +638.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +406.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +216.7%
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cottage cheese Chestnut DV% diff.
Copper 0.029mg 0.472mg 49%
Manganese 0.002mg 0.854mg 37%
Vitamin C 0mg 26.7mg 30%
Iron 0.07mg 1.73mg 21%
Selenium 9.7µg 18%
Potassium 104mg 715mg 18%
Protein 11.12g 2g 18%
Vitamin B12 0.43µg 0µg 18%
Sodium 364mg 27mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.233mg 14%
Magnesium 8mg 54mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.148mg 10%
Phosphorus 159mg 99mg 9%
Carbs 3.38g 27.76g 8%
Saturated fat 1.718g 0.26g 7%
Folate 12µg 38µg 7%
Cholesterol 17mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.557mg 0.316mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.163mg 0.104mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.099mg 0.731mg 4%
Vitamin A 37µg 1µg 4%
Calcium 83mg 46mg 4%
Fats 4.3g 1.38g 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.123g 0.545g 3%
Choline 18.4mg 3%
Calories 98kcal 131kcal 2%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.25mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.778g 0.476g 1%
Net carbs 3.38g 27.76g N/A
Vitamin D 3IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 2.67g N/A
Tryptophan 0.147mg 0.022mg 0%
Threonine 0.5mg 0.071mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.591mg 0.079mg 0%
Leucine 1.116mg 0.118mg 0%
Lysine 0.934mg 0.118mg 0%
Methionine 0.269mg 0.047mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.577mg 0.084mg 0%
Valine 0.748mg 0.112mg 0%
Histidine 0.326mg 0.055mg 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
2% 28% 68%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 1.38 g
Carbs: 27.76 g
Water: 68.15 g
Other: 0.71 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +456%
Contains more FatsFats +211.6%
Contains more WaterWater +17.1%
Contains more OtherOther +98.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +721.3%

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
20% 37% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.476 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.545 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +63.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +343.1%

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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. Chestnut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170168/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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