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Cottage cheese vs. Sour cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between cottage cheese and sour cream

  • Cottage cheese has more phosphorus, selenium, and vitamin B12; however, sour cream is richer in vitamin B2, vitamin A, and calcium.
  • Sour cream covers your daily saturated fat needs 35% more than cottage cheese.
  • Sour cream has 5 times less sodium than cottage cheese. Cottage cheese has 364mg of sodium, while sour cream has 70mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd and Sour cream, reduced fat.

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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 7.9% 42% 19% 2.3% 3.3% 7.4% 36% 9.1% 0% 22%
Contains more IronIron +16.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +190%
Contains more ZincZinc +48.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +87.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +136.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +37.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +69.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +102.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80.8%

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 3% 40% 8% 4.5% 10% 55% 1.3% 0% 4.6% 38% 1.8% 8.3% 10%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +41.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +130%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +43.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +221.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +400%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +48.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +47.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Folate ~11µg
~equal in Choline ~19.2mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cottage cheese Sour cream DV% diff.
Saturated fat 1.718g 8.7g 32%
Fats 4.3g 14.1g 15%
Sodium 364mg 70mg 13%
Phosphorus 159mg 85mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.557mg 11%
Selenium 9.7µg 4.1µg 10%
Vitamin A 37µg 119µg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 0.778g 4.1g 8%
Protein 11.12g 7g 8%
Cholesterol 17mg 35mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.163mg 0.24mg 6%
Calcium 83mg 141mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0.43µg 0.3µg 5%
Calories 98kcal 181kcal 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.123g 0.5g 3%
Potassium 104mg 211mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.4mg 2%
Copper 0.029mg 0.01mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.02mg 2%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.27mg 1%
Vitamin D 3IU 10IU 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.9mg 1%
Carbs 3.38g 7g 1%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.04mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0.3µg 1%
Magnesium 8mg 11mg 1%
Net carbs 3.38g 7g N/A
Iron 0.07mg 0.06mg 0%
Sugar 2.67g 0.3g N/A
Manganese 0.002mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.099mg 0.07mg 0%
Folate 12µg 11µg 0%
Choline 18.4mg 19.2mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.147mg 0%
Threonine 0.5mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.591mg 0%
Leucine 1.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.934mg 0%
Methionine 0.269mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.577mg 0%
Valine 0.748mg 0%
Histidine 0.326mg 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
7% 14% 7% 71%
Protein: 7 g
Fats: 14.1 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 71 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +58.9%
Contains more WaterWater +12.4%
Contains more OtherOther +56.7%
Contains more FatsFats +227.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +107.1%

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
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.7 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.5 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +427%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +306.5%

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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. Sour cream - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173442/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.