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Cottage cheese vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cottage cheese and sweet and sour

  • Cottage cheese has more phosphorus, vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, and calcium; however, sweet, and sour is richer in manganese and vitamin C.
  • Sweet and sour's daily need coverage for manganese is 33% more.
  • Sweet and sour contains less saturated fat.
  • Sweet and sour has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of sweet and sour is 70, while the glycemic index of cottage cheese is 10.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd and Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve.

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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 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +730%
Contains more ZincZinc +344.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2171.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2325%
Contains more IronIron +200%
Contains more CopperCopper +172.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +37950%
~equal in Magnesium ~8mg
~equal in Potassium ~99mg
~equal in Sodium ~371mg

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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +700%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +757.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +498.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more CholineCholine +666.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +77.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +88.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +15.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cottage cheese Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Manganese 0.002mg 0.761mg 33%
Protein 11.12g 0.27g 22%
Phosphorus 159mg 7mg 22%
Vitamin B12 0.43µg 0µg 18%
Selenium 9.7µg 0.4µg 17%
Carbs 3.38g 38.22g 12%
Vitamin B2 0.163mg 0.019mg 11%
Vitamin C 0mg 8.7mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.557mg 0.093mg 9%
Saturated fat 1.718g 0g 8%
Fats 4.3g 0.02g 7%
Calcium 83mg 10mg 7%
Cholesterol 17mg 0mg 6%
Copper 0.029mg 0.079mg 6%
Vitamin A 37µg 1µg 4%
Choline 18.4mg 2.4mg 3%
Calories 98kcal 150kcal 3%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.09mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.048mg 2%
Iron 0.07mg 0.21mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.778g 0g 2%
Folate 12µg 8µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.123g 0g 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.099mg 0.187mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.053mg 1%
Net carbs 3.38g 38.12g N/A
Vitamin D 3IU 0IU 0%
Magnesium 8mg 8mg 0%
Potassium 104mg 99mg 0%
Sugar 2.67g 18.75g N/A
Fiber 0g 0.1g 0%
Sodium 364mg 371mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.2µg 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
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +4018.5%
Contains more FatsFats +21400%
Contains more WaterWater +32.4%
Contains more OtherOther +15.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1030.8%

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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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/nutrients

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

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