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Cottage cheese vs. Swordfish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cottage cheese and swordfish

  • The amount of vitamin D, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin E, and potassium in swordfish is higher than in cottage cheese.
  • Swordfish covers your daily need for vitamin D, 111% more than cottage cheese.
  • Cottage cheese contains 4 times more sodium than swordfish. While cottage cheese contains 364mg of sodium, swordfish contains only 97mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd and Fish, swordfish, cooked, dry heat.

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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 25% 1.8% 44% 17% 15% 21% 130% 13% 1.7% 374%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1283.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +337.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +379.8%
Contains more IronIron +542.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +58.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +95%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +91.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -73.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +550%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +606.2%

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% 14% 48% 249% 22% 15% 174% 25% 142% 203% 0.25% 1.5% 42%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +158.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +33.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +500%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +16.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2912.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +16500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +229.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +9247.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1237%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +276.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +321.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cottage cheese Swordfish DV% diff.
Selenium 9.7µg 68.5µg 107%
Vitamin D 3IU 666IU 83%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 16.6µg 83%
Vitamin B3 0.099mg 9.254mg 57%
Vitamin B12 0.43µg 1.62µg 50%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.615mg 44%
Protein 11.12g 23.45g 25%
Phosphorus 159mg 304mg 21%
Cholesterol 17mg 78mg 20%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 2.41mg 16%
Potassium 104mg 499mg 12%
Sodium 364mg 97mg 12%
Choline 18.4mg 77.5mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.123g 1.368g 8%
Vitamin B2 0.163mg 0.063mg 8%
Calcium 83mg 6mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 0.778g 3.544g 7%
Magnesium 8mg 35mg 6%
Fats 4.3g 7.93g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.089mg 5%
Iron 0.07mg 0.45mg 5%
Calories 98kcal 172kcal 4%
Vitamin B5 0.557mg 0.417mg 3%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.78mg 3%
Folate 12µg 2µg 3%
Copper 0.029mg 0.046mg 2%
Vitamin A 37µg 43µg 1%
Saturated fat 1.718g 1.911g 1%
Carbs 3.38g 0g 1%
Net carbs 3.38g 0g N/A
Sugar 2.67g 0g N/A
Manganese 0.002mg 0.013mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.056g N/A
Tryptophan 0.147mg 0.265mg 0%
Threonine 0.5mg 1.035mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.591mg 1.088mg 0%
Leucine 1.116mg 1.919mg 0%
Lysine 0.934mg 2.168mg 0%
Methionine 0.269mg 0.699mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.577mg 0.922mg 0%
Valine 0.748mg 1.216mg 0%
Histidine 0.326mg 0.695mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.127g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.772g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.168g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.022g N/A

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
23% 8% 68%
Protein: 23.45 g
Fats: 7.93 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 68.26 g
Other: 0.36 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +16.9%
Contains more OtherOther +291.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +110.9%
Contains more FatsFats +84.4%

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
28% 52% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.911 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.544 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.368 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -10.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +355.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1012.2%

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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. Swordfish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173704/nutrients

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

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