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Cottage cheese vs. Flax seeds — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cottage cheese and flax seeds

  • Flax seeds have more vitamin B1, copper, fiber, manganese, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B6, and selenium than cottage cheese.
  • Flax seeds' daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 135% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd and Seeds, flaxseed.

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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 280% 77% 72% 215% 407% 118% 275% 3.9% 324% 139%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +4800%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +207.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +681.7%
Contains more IronIron +8085.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +4106.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +985%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +303.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +124000%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +161.9%

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 2% 0% 6.2% 0% 411% 37% 58% 59% 109% 0% 11% 65% 43%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +287.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +5988.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3011.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +76.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +928.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +625%
Contains more CholineCholine +327.7%
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.161mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cottage cheese Flax seeds DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.123g 28.73g 191%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 1.644mg 135%
Copper 0.029mg 1.22mg 132%
Fiber 0g 27.3g 109%
Manganese 0.002mg 2.482mg 108%
Magnesium 8mg 392mg 91%
Iron 0.07mg 5.73mg 71%
Phosphorus 159mg 642mg 69%
Fats 4.3g 42.16g 58%
Zinc 0.4mg 4.34mg 36%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.473mg 33%
Selenium 9.7µg 25.4µg 29%
Calories 98kcal 534kcal 22%
Potassium 104mg 813mg 21%
Vitamin B3 0.099mg 3.08mg 19%
Folate 12µg 87µg 19%
Vitamin B12 0.43µg 0µg 18%
Calcium 83mg 255mg 17%
Monounsaturated fat 0.778g 7.527g 17%
Sodium 364mg 30mg 15%
Protein 11.12g 18.29g 14%
Choline 18.4mg 78.7mg 11%
Saturated fat 1.718g 3.663g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.557mg 0.985mg 9%
Carbs 3.38g 28.88g 9%
Cholesterol 17mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin A 37µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin K 0µg 4.3µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.31mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.6mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 3.38g 1.58g N/A
Vitamin D 3IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 2.67g 1.55g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.163mg 0.161mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.147mg 0.297mg 0%
Threonine 0.5mg 0.766mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.591mg 0.896mg 0%
Leucine 1.116mg 1.235mg 0%
Lysine 0.934mg 0.862mg 0%
Methionine 0.269mg 0.37mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.577mg 0.957mg 0%
Valine 0.748mg 1.072mg 0%
Histidine 0.326mg 0.472mg 0%
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g 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
18% 42% 29% 7% 4%
Protein: 18.29 g
Fats: 42.16 g
Carbs: 28.88 g
Water: 6.96 g
Other: 3.71 g
Contains more WaterWater +1046.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +64.5%
Contains more FatsFats +880.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +754.4%
Contains more OtherOther +163.1%

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
9% 19% 72%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.663 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.527 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 28.73 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -53.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +867.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +23257.7%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 2.67 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
74% 26%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 1.15 g
Glucose: 0.4 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Fructose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Flax seeds - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169414/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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