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Cottage cheese vs. Pimento Cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between cottage cheese and pimento Cheese

  • Cottage cheese has less phosphorus, calcium, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin B2, vitamin B12, and selenium.
  • Pimento Cheese covers your daily saturated fat needs 90% more than cottage cheese.
  • Cottage cheese has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd and Cheese, pasteurized process, pimento.

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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 16% 184% 14% 16% 11% 81% 319% 119% 2.1% 79%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +175%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +639.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +55.8%
Contains more IronIron +500%
Contains more CopperCopper +13.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +645%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +367.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +700%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +49.5%

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 7.7% 81% 5.8% 7.5% 6.8% 82% 1.5% 29% 16% 88% 7.3% 6% 19%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +26.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +14.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +559.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +262.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +117.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +54.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +62.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +88.6%
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.027mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cottage cheese Pimento Cheese DV% diff.
Phosphorus 159mg 744mg 84%
Saturated fat 1.718g 19.663g 82%
Calcium 83mg 614mg 53%
Fats 4.3g 31.2g 41%
Cholesterol 17mg 94mg 26%
Sodium 364mg 915mg 24%
Zinc 0.4mg 2.98mg 23%
Vitamin A 37µg 244µg 23%
Protein 11.12g 22.13g 22%
Monounsaturated fat 0.778g 8.937g 20%
Vitamin B2 0.163mg 0.354mg 15%
Calories 98kcal 375kcal 14%
Vitamin B12 0.43µg 0.7µg 11%
Selenium 9.7µg 14.5µg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.123g 0.988g 6%
Iron 0.07mg 0.42mg 4%
Magnesium 8mg 22mg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.3mg 3%
Choline 18.4mg 34.7mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0.5µg 2%
Potassium 104mg 162mg 2%
Vitamin D 3IU 22IU 2%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.071mg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.9µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.29mg 1%
Manganese 0.002mg 0.016mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.557mg 0.485mg 1%
Carbs 3.38g 1.73g 1%
Folate 12µg 8µg 1%
Net carbs 3.38g 1.63g N/A
Sugar 2.67g 0.62g N/A
Fiber 0g 0.1g 0%
Copper 0.029mg 0.033mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.027mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.099mg 0.078mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.147mg 0.323mg 0%
Threonine 0.5mg 0.718mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.591mg 1.023mg 0%
Leucine 1.116mg 1.956mg 0%
Lysine 0.934mg 2.196mg 0%
Methionine 0.269mg 0.572mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.577mg 1.124mg 0%
Valine 0.748mg 1.325mg 0%
Histidine 0.326mg 0.902mg 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
22% 31% 2% 39% 6%
Protein: 22.13 g
Fats: 31.2 g
Carbs: 1.73 g
Water: 39.08 g
Other: 5.86 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +95.4%
Contains more WaterWater +104.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +99%
Contains more FatsFats +625.6%
Contains more OtherOther +315.6%

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
66% 30% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.663 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.937 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.988 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1048.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +703.3%

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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. Pimento Cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170854/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.