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Cottage cheese vs. Lamb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between cottage cheese and lamb

  • Cottage cheese contains less vitamin B12, vitamin B3, zinc, selenium, iron, choline, and copper than lamb.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for lamb is 88% higher.
  • Lamb has 5 times less sodium than cottage cheese. Cottage cheese has 364mg of sodium, while lamb has 72mg.

Food types used in this article are Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd and Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked.

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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 16% 5.1% 27% 71% 40% 122% 81% 9.4% 2.9% 144%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +388.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +187.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +198.1%
Contains more IronIron +2585.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +310.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1015%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +18.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1000%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +172.2%

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 0% 0% 2.8% 1.5% 25% 58% 125% 40% 30% 319% 12% 14% 51%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +75%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +270.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +53.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +6627.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +18.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +182.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +493%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more CholineCholine +409.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cottage cheese Lamb DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.43µg 2.55µg 88%
Vitamin B3 0.099mg 6.66mg 41%
Zinc 0.4mg 4.46mg 37%
Saturated fat 1.718g 8.83g 32%
Selenium 9.7µg 26.4µg 30%
Protein 11.12g 24.52g 27%
Cholesterol 17mg 97mg 27%
Fats 4.3g 20.94g 26%
Iron 0.07mg 1.88mg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 0.778g 8.82g 20%
Choline 18.4mg 93.7mg 14%
Sodium 364mg 72mg 13%
Copper 0.029mg 0.119mg 10%
Calories 98kcal 294kcal 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.123g 1.51g 9%
Calcium 83mg 17mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.163mg 0.25mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.13mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.1mg 6%
Potassium 104mg 310mg 6%
Magnesium 8mg 23mg 4%
Vitamin A 37µg 0µg 4%
Phosphorus 159mg 188mg 4%
Vitamin K 0µg 4.6µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.557mg 0.66mg 2%
Folate 12µg 18µg 2%
Manganese 0.002mg 0.022mg 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 0.14mg 0%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.147mg 0.287mg 0%
Threonine 0.5mg 1.05mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.591mg 1.183mg 0%
Leucine 1.116mg 1.908mg 0%
Lysine 0.934mg 2.166mg 0%
Methionine 0.269mg 0.629mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.577mg 0.998mg 0%
Valine 0.748mg 1.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.326mg 0.777mg 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
Lamb
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25% 21% 54%
Protein: 24.52 g
Fats: 20.94 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 53.72 g
Other: 0.82 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +48.5%
Contains more OtherOther +72%
Contains more ProteinProtein +120.5%
Contains more FatsFats +387%

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
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46% 46% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.83 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.82 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.51 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1033.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1127.6%

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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. Lamb - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172480/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.