Cottage cheese vs. Soft serve — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cottage cheese and soft serve different?

Cottage cheese is richer in selenium and phosphorus, while soft serve is higher in vitamin A.
Soft serve covers your daily need for saturated fat, 29% more than cottage cheese.
Cottage cheese contains 6 times more sodium than soft serve. Cottage cheese contains 364mg of sodium, while soft serve contains 61mg.
Soft serve has a higher glycemic index (79) than cottage cheese (10).

Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd and Ice cream, soft serve, chocolate 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.

Cottage cheese

Soft serve

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+37.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+223.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+57.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+70.2%
Contains more IronIron	+200%
Contains more ZincZinc	+30%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-83.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+150%

~equal in Copper ~0.03mg

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.

Cottage cheese

Soft serve

Contains more FolateFolate

+33.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+337.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+662.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+81.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+11.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+16.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+41.3%

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.095mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.506mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.048mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	1.718g	7.46g	26%
Cholesterol	17mg	91mg	25%
Protein	11.12g	4.1g	14%
Vitamin A	37µg	162µg	14%
Fats	4.3g	13g	13%
Sodium	364mg	61mg	13%
Selenium	9.7µg	3µg	12%
Monounsaturated fat	0.778g	3.49g	7%
Phosphorus	159mg	116mg	6%
Calories	98kcal	222kcal	6%
Carbs	3.38g	22.2g	6%
Calcium	83mg	131mg	5%
Vitamin E	0.08mg	0.61mg	4%
Fiber	0g	0.7g	3%
Vitamin D	3IU	29IU	3%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.7µg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.43µg	0.5µg	3%
Potassium	104mg	177mg	2%
Iron	0.07mg	0.21mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.123g	0.46g	2%
Vitamin B1	0.027mg	0.049mg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.8mg	1%
Choline	18.4mg	26mg	1%
Folate	12µg	9µg	1%
Vitamin K	0µg	0.9µg	1%
Caffeine	0mg	2mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.557mg	0.506mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.163mg	0.182mg	1%
Magnesium	8mg	12mg	1%
Zinc	0.4mg	0.52mg	1%
Net carbs	3.38g	21.5g	N/A
Sugar	2.67g	21.16g	N/A
Copper	0.029mg	0.03mg	0%
Manganese	0.002mg	0.005mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.099mg	0.095mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.046mg	0.048mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.147mg	0.048mg	0%
Threonine	0.5mg	0.169mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.591mg	0.215mg	0%
Leucine	1.116mg	0.353mg	0%
Lysine	0.934mg	0.296mg	0%
Methionine	0.269mg	0.091mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.577mg	0.176mg	0%
Valine	0.748mg	0.241mg	0%
Histidine	0.326mg	0.099mg	0%