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Cottage cheese vs. Soy sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between cottage cheese and soy sauce

  • Cottage cheese has more vitamin B12 and selenium; however, soy sauce is higher in manganese, iron, magnesium, vitamin B3, potassium, and vitamin B6.
  • Soy sauce covers your daily sodium needs 223% more than cottage cheese.
  • Soy sauce has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd and Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu).

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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 53% 9.9% 38% 54% 14% 24% 71% 716% 133% 2.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +151.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1840%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +825%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +318.3%
Contains more IronIron +1971.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +48.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +117.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +50800%
~equal in Phosphorus ~166mg

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 8.3% 38% 41% 18% 34% 0% 0% 11% 10%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +87.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +22.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2118.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +221.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +16.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.165mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~18.3mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cottage cheese Soy sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 364mg 5493mg 223%
Manganese 0.002mg 1.018mg 44%
Vitamin B12 0.43µg 0µg 18%
Selenium 9.7µg 0.5µg 17%
Iron 0.07mg 1.45mg 17%
Magnesium 8mg 74mg 16%
Vitamin B3 0.099mg 2.196mg 13%
Potassium 104mg 435mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.148mg 8%
Saturated fat 1.718g 0.073g 7%
Cholesterol 17mg 0mg 6%
Fats 4.3g 0.57g 6%
Protein 11.12g 8.14g 6%
Calcium 83mg 33mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.557mg 0.297mg 5%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.87mg 4%
Vitamin A 37µg 0µg 4%
Fiber 0g 0.8g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.778g 0.088g 2%
Calories 98kcal 53kcal 2%
Copper 0.029mg 0.043mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Folate 12µg 14µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.033mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.123g 0.263g 1%
Phosphorus 159mg 166mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0mg 1%
Carbs 3.38g 4.93g 1%
Net carbs 3.38g 4.13g N/A
Vitamin D 3IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 2.67g 0.4g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.163mg 0.165mg 0%
Choline 18.4mg 18.3mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.147mg 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 0.5mg 0.271mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.591mg 0.318mg 0%
Leucine 1.116mg 0.537mg 0%
Lysine 0.934mg 0.381mg 0%
Methionine 0.269mg 0.097mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.577mg 0.353mg 0%
Valine 0.748mg 0.332mg 0%
Histidine 0.326mg 0.174mg 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
8% 5% 71% 15%
Protein: 8.14 g
Fats: 0.57 g
Carbs: 4.93 g
Water: 71.15 g
Other: 15.21 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +36.6%
Contains more FatsFats +654.4%
Contains more WaterWater +12.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +45.9%
Contains more OtherOther +978.7%

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
17% 21% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.088 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.263 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +784.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +113.8%

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
25% 75%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.1 g
Glucose: 0.3 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. Soy sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174277/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.