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Cottage cheese vs. Gingerbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cottage cheese and gingerbread different?

  • Cottage cheese is richer in vitamin B12 and phosphorus, while gingerbread is higher in iron, manganese, copper, magnesium, vitamin B1, selenium, and vitamin B6.
  • Gingerbread covers your daily need for iron, 35% more than cottage cheese.
  • Cottage cheese contains 7 times more vitamin B12 than gingerbread. Cottage cheese contains 0.43µg of vitamin B12, while gingerbread contains 0.06µg.
  • Cottage cheese is lower in saturated fat.
  • Gingerbread has a higher glycemic index (86) than cottage cheese (10).

Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd and Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 50% 21% 39% 108% 65% 11% 23% 43% 89% 89%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +16.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +194.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +775%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +322.1%
Contains more IronIron +4014.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +572.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -10.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +34050%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +68%
~equal in Zinc ~0.39mg

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 0.33% 4.7% 0% 0% 48% 37% 33% 23% 44% 7.5% 0% 25% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +164.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +48.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +616.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +603.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1655.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +313%
Contains more FolateFolate +175%
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.162mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cottage cheese Gingerbread DV% diff.
Iron 0.07mg 2.88mg 35%
Manganese 0.002mg 0.683mg 30%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.123g 4.216g 27%
Fats 4.3g 16.4g 19%
Copper 0.029mg 0.195mg 18%
Monounsaturated fat 0.778g 7.124g 16%
Carbs 3.38g 49.2g 15%
Vitamin B12 0.43µg 0.06µg 15%
Magnesium 8mg 70mg 15%
Phosphorus 159mg 54mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.19mg 14%
Protein 11.12g 3.9g 14%
Calories 98kcal 356kcal 13%
Selenium 9.7µg 16.3µg 12%
Saturated fat 1.718g 4.122g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.19mg 11%
Potassium 104mg 439mg 10%
Vitamin B3 0.099mg 1.738mg 10%
Cholesterol 17mg 32mg 5%
Folate 12µg 33µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.557mg 0.375mg 4%
Vitamin A 37µg 14µg 3%
Choline 18.4mg 3%
Sodium 364mg 327mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1%
Calcium 83mg 71mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 3.38g 49.2g N/A
Vitamin D 3IU 0%
Sugar 2.67g N/A
Zinc 0.4mg 0.39mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.163mg 0.162mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.147mg 0.047mg 0%
Threonine 0.5mg 0.124mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.591mg 0.151mg 0%
Leucine 1.116mg 0.279mg 0%
Lysine 0.934mg 0.131mg 0%
Methionine 0.269mg 0.08mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.577mg 0.195mg 0%
Valine 0.748mg 0.173mg 0%
Histidine 0.326mg 0.087mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.003g N/A

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
4% 16% 49% 28% 3%
Protein: 3.9 g
Fats: 16.4 g
Carbs: 49.2 g
Water: 28 g
Other: 2.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +185.1%
Contains more WaterWater +185%
Contains more FatsFats +281.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1355.6%
Contains more OtherOther +77.3%

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
27% 46% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.122 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.124 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.216 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -58.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +815.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3327.6%

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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. Gingerbread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172702/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.