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Cottage cheese vs. Sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cottage cheese and sugar?

  • Cottage cheese is richer than sugar in phosphorus, vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, and calcium.
  • Cottage cheese's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 23% more.
  • The amount of saturated fat in sugar is lower.
  • The glycemic index of cottage cheese is lower.

We used Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd and Sugars, granulated types 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.
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%
Sugar
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 0.18% 1.9% 2.3% 0.27% 0% 0.13% 0.52% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +8200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +5100%
Contains more IronIron +40%
Contains more CopperCopper +314.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +3900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1516.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +100%

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%
Sugar
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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% 0% 4.4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +757.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cottage cheese Sugar DV% diff.
Carbs 3.38g 99.98g 32%
Phosphorus 159mg 0mg 23%
Protein 11.12g 0g 22%
Vitamin B12 0.43µg 0µg 18%
Selenium 9.7µg 0.6µg 17%
Sodium 364mg 1mg 16%
Calories 98kcal 387kcal 14%
Vitamin B5 0.557mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.163mg 0.019mg 11%
Saturated fat 1.718g 0g 8%
Calcium 83mg 1mg 8%
Fats 4.3g 0g 7%
Cholesterol 17mg 0mg 6%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.01mg 4%
Vitamin A 37µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0mg 4%
Potassium 104mg 2mg 3%
Choline 18.4mg 0mg 3%
Folate 12µg 0µg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.778g 0g 2%
Magnesium 8mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0mg 2%
Copper 0.029mg 0.007mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.123g 0g 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.099mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 3.38g 99.98g N/A
Vitamin D 3IU 0IU 0%
Iron 0.07mg 0.05mg 0%
Sugar 2.67g 99.8g N/A
Manganese 0.002mg 0.004mg 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
Sugar
1
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 99.98 g
Water: 0.02 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +398850%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2858%

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
Sugar
1
100%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 99.8 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Glucose ~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. Sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169655/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.