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.
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% |
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.
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% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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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
Protein:
11.12 g
Fats:
4.3 g
Carbs:
3.38 g
Water:
79.79 g
Other:
1.41 g
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
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
1.718 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.778 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.123 g
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% |