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Cottage cheese vs. Table salt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cottage cheese and table salt different?

  • Cottage cheese has more phosphorus, vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, and calcium than table salt.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for table salt is 1669% higher.
  • Table salt has less saturated fat.

Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd and Salt, table are the varieties used 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 7.2% 0.71% 12% 10% 2.7% 0% 5055% 13% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +245.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1200%
Contains more ZincZinc +300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +9600%
Contains more IronIron +371.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4900%
~equal in Copper ~0.03mg

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% 0% 0% 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 +∞%
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 Table salt DV% diff.
Sodium 364mg 38758mg 1669%
Phosphorus 159mg 0mg 23%
Protein 11.12g 0g 22%
Vitamin B12 0.43µg 0µg 18%
Selenium 9.7µg 0.1µg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.163mg 0mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.557mg 0mg 11%
Saturated fat 1.718g 0g 8%
Fats 4.3g 0g 7%
Cholesterol 17mg 0mg 6%
Calcium 83mg 24mg 6%
Calories 98kcal 0kcal 5%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin A 37µg 0µg 4%
Manganese 0.002mg 0.1mg 4%
Choline 18.4mg 0mg 3%
Iron 0.07mg 0.33mg 3%
Folate 12µg 0µg 3%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.1mg 3%
Potassium 104mg 8mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.778g 0g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0mg 2%
Magnesium 8mg 1mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.099mg 0mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.123g 0g 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0mg 1%
Carbs 3.38g 0g 1%
Net carbs 3.38g 0g N/A
Vitamin D 3IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 2.67g 0g N/A
Copper 0.029mg 0.03mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.147mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.5mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.591mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 1.116mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.934mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.269mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.577mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.748mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.326mg 0mg 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.2 g
Other: 99.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +39795%
Contains more OtherOther +6978%

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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. Table salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173468/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.