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Cottage cheese vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cottage cheese and ginger different?

  • Cottage cheese is richer in vitamin B12, phosphorus, selenium, and vitamin B2, while ginger is higher in copper, manganese, potassium, vitamin B6, and magnesium.
  • Ginger covers your daily need for copper, 22% more than cottage cheese.
  • Ginger is lower in sodium.

Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd and Ginger root, raw types were used 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 31% 4.8% 37% 23% 75% 9.3% 15% 1.7% 30% 3.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +418.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +17.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +367.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1285.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +437.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +299%
Contains more IronIron +757.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +679.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +11350%

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 17% 0% 5.2% 0% 6.3% 7.8% 14% 12% 37% 0% 0.25% 8.3% 16%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +379.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +174.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +225%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +657.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +247.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +56.5%
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.025mg
~equal in Folate ~11µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cottage cheese Ginger DV% diff.
Copper 0.029mg 0.226mg 22%
Protein 11.12g 1.82g 19%
Phosphorus 159mg 34mg 18%
Vitamin B12 0.43µg 0µg 18%
Selenium 9.7µg 0.7µg 16%
Sodium 364mg 13mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.163mg 0.034mg 10%
Manganese 0.002mg 0.229mg 10%
Potassium 104mg 415mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.16mg 9%
Magnesium 8mg 43mg 8%
Fiber 0g 2g 8%
Calcium 83mg 16mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.557mg 0.203mg 7%
Iron 0.07mg 0.6mg 7%
Saturated fat 1.718g 0.203g 7%
Cholesterol 17mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin C 0mg 5mg 6%
Carbs 3.38g 17.77g 5%
Fats 4.3g 0.75g 5%
Vitamin B3 0.099mg 0.75mg 4%
Vitamin A 37µg 0µg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 0.778g 0.154g 2%
Choline 18.4mg 28.8mg 2%
Calories 98kcal 80kcal 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.26mg 1%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.34mg 1%
Net carbs 3.38g 15.77g N/A
Vitamin D 3IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 2.67g 1.7g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.025mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.1µg 0%
Folate 12µg 11µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.123g 0.154g 0%
Tryptophan 0.147mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.5mg 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.591mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 1.116mg 0.074mg 0%
Lysine 0.934mg 0.057mg 0%
Methionine 0.269mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.577mg 0.045mg 0%
Valine 0.748mg 0.073mg 0%
Histidine 0.326mg 0.03mg 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
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2% 18% 79%
Protein: 1.82 g
Fats: 0.75 g
Carbs: 17.77 g
Water: 78.89 g
Other: 0.77 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +511%
Contains more FatsFats +473.3%
Contains more OtherOther +83.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +425.7%
~equal in Water ~78.89g

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
Ginger
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40% 30% 30%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.203 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.154 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.154 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +405.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +25.2%

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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. Ginger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169231/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.