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Cottage cheese vs. Ground beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cottage cheese and ground beef?

  • Ground beef is richer than cottage cheese in vitamin B12, zinc, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, selenium, and choline.
  • Ground beef's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 86% more.
  • Cottage cheese has 5 times more sodium than ground beef. While cottage cheese has 364mg of sodium, ground beef has only 73mg.

We used Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd and Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked 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 12% 9.9% 21% 85% 26% 159% 71% 9.5% 1.2% 104%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +151.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +112.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +131.7%
Contains more IronIron +3142.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +172.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1360%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +350%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +96.9%
~equal in Phosphorus ~166mg

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% 1% 2.4% 0% 13% 39% 75% 31% 72% 311% 7.3% 5.3% 40%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1133.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +71.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +50%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +88.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3966.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +576.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +479.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +297.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.171mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.512mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cottage cheese Ground beef DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.43µg 2.49µg 86%
Zinc 0.4mg 5.84mg 49%
Iron 0.07mg 2.27mg 28%
Protein 11.12g 23.87g 26%
Vitamin B3 0.099mg 4.026mg 25%
Cholesterol 17mg 88mg 24%
Saturated fat 1.718g 6.073g 20%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.311mg 20%
Fats 4.3g 15.37g 17%
Selenium 9.7µg 19.1µg 17%
Monounsaturated fat 0.778g 7.322g 16%
Sodium 364mg 73mg 13%
Choline 18.4mg 73.2mg 10%
Calories 98kcal 241kcal 7%
Copper 0.029mg 0.079mg 6%
Calcium 83mg 33mg 5%
Potassium 104mg 241mg 4%
Vitamin A 37µg 3µg 4%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.9µg 2%
Magnesium 8mg 17mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.123g 0.408g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.051mg 2%
Folate 12µg 7µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.163mg 0.171mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.557mg 0.512mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Phosphorus 159mg 166mg 1%
Carbs 3.38g 0g 1%
Net carbs 3.38g 0g N/A
Vitamin D 3IU 2IU 0%
Sugar 2.67g 0g N/A
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.12mg 0%
Manganese 0.002mg 0.009mg 0%
Trans fat 1.173g N/A
Tryptophan 0.147mg 0.121mg 0%
Threonine 0.5mg 0.923mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.591mg 1.055mg 0%
Leucine 1.116mg 1.861mg 0%
Lysine 0.934mg 1.976mg 0%
Methionine 0.269mg 0.614mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.577mg 0.931mg 0%
Valine 0.748mg 1.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.326mg 0.775mg 0%
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g 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
24% 15% 58% 2%
Protein: 23.87 g
Fats: 15.37 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 58.37 g
Other: 2.39 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +36.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +114.7%
Contains more FatsFats +257.4%
Contains more OtherOther +69.5%

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
44% 53% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.322 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.408 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +841.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +231.7%

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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. Ground beef - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169474/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.