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Cottage cheese vs. Condensed milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cottage cheese and condensed milk?

  • Condensed milk is richer than cottage cheese in calcium, vitamin B2, phosphorus, choline, selenium, potassium, and vitamin B1.
  • Condensed milk's daily need coverage for calcium is 20% more.
  • Cottage cheese has 3 times more sodium than condensed milk. While cottage cheese has 364mg of sodium, condensed milk has only 127mg.
  • The glycemic index of cottage cheese is lower.

We used Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd and Milk, canned, condensed, sweetened 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 85% 33% 7.1% 5% 26% 108% 17% 0.78% 81%
Contains more CopperCopper +93.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +225%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +242.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +256.7%
Contains more IronIron +171.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +135%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +59.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -65.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +200%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +52.6%

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 8.7% 25% 3.2% 3% 23% 96% 3.9% 45% 12% 55% 1.5% 8.3% 49%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +100%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +155.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +112.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +34.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +10.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +384.2%
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.44µg
~equal in Folate ~11µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cottage cheese Condensed milk DV% diff.
Calcium 83mg 284mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.163mg 0.416mg 19%
Saturated fat 1.718g 5.486g 17%
Carbs 3.38g 54.4g 17%
Choline 18.4mg 89.1mg 13%
Phosphorus 159mg 253mg 13%
Calories 98kcal 321kcal 11%
Sodium 364mg 127mg 10%
Selenium 9.7µg 14.8µg 9%
Potassium 104mg 371mg 8%
Fats 4.3g 8.7g 7%
Cholesterol 17mg 34mg 6%
Protein 11.12g 7.91g 6%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.94mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.09mg 5%
Magnesium 8mg 26mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 0.778g 2.427g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.557mg 0.75mg 4%
Vitamin A 37µg 74µg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.6mg 3%
Copper 0.029mg 0.015mg 2%
Iron 0.07mg 0.19mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.16mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.099mg 0.21mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.123g 0.337g 1%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.6µg 1%
Net carbs 3.38g 54.4g N/A
Vitamin D 3IU 6IU 0%
Sugar 2.67g 54.4g N/A
Manganese 0.002mg 0.006mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.051mg 0%
Vitamin B12 0.43µg 0.44µg 0%
Folate 12µg 11µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.147mg 0.112mg 0%
Threonine 0.5mg 0.357mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.591mg 0.479mg 0%
Leucine 1.116mg 0.775mg 0%
Lysine 0.934mg 0.627mg 0%
Methionine 0.269mg 0.198mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.577mg 0.382mg 0%
Valine 0.748mg 0.529mg 0%
Histidine 0.326mg 0.214mg 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
8% 9% 54% 27% 2%
Protein: 7.91 g
Fats: 8.7 g
Carbs: 54.4 g
Water: 27.16 g
Other: 1.83 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +40.6%
Contains more WaterWater +193.8%
Contains more FatsFats +102.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1509.5%
Contains more OtherOther +29.8%

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
66% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.486 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.427 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.337 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +212%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +174%

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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. Condensed milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171275/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.