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Cottage cheese vs. Toffee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between cottage cheese and toffee

  • Cottage cheese has more phosphorus, selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, and vitamin B2; however, toffee is higher in vitamin A and vitamin E.
  • Toffee covers your daily saturated fat needs 94% more than cottage cheese.
  • Toffee contains 12 times less selenium than cottage cheese. Cottage cheese contains 9.7µg of selenium, while toffee contains 0.8µg.
  • Toffee has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of toffee is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd and Candies, toffee, prepared-from-recipe.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 10% 4.5% 1.1% 1% 3.3% 14% 18% 0.26% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +144.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +103.9%
Contains more IronIron +133.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +866.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +233.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +396.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1112.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -62.9%
~equal in Manganese ~0.002mg

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%
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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 0.67% 106% 19% 0% 2% 16% 0.54% 8% 2.1% 14% 7% 1.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +237.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +139.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +241.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +315.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +411.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +290.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +500%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +762.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1075%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cottage cheese Toffee DV% diff.
Saturated fat 1.718g 20.565g 86%
Fats 4.3g 32.75g 44%
Vitamin A 37µg 319µg 31%
Cholesterol 17mg 104mg 29%
Calories 98kcal 560kcal 23%
Monounsaturated fat 0.778g 8.964g 20%
Carbs 3.38g 64.72g 20%
Protein 11.12g 1.07g 20%
Phosphorus 159mg 32mg 18%
Selenium 9.7µg 0.8µg 16%
Vitamin B12 0.43µg 0.11µg 13%
Sodium 364mg 135mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.557mg 0.134mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.123g 1.222g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.163mg 0.068mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.94mg 6%
Calcium 83mg 34mg 5%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.12mg 3%
Folate 12µg 2µg 3%
Choline 18.4mg 3%
Copper 0.029mg 0.003mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.009mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.008mg 2%
Potassium 104mg 51mg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.8µg 2%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1%
Iron 0.07mg 0.03mg 1%
Magnesium 8mg 4mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 3.38g 64.72g N/A
Vitamin D 3IU 0%
Sugar 2.67g 63.47g N/A
Manganese 0.002mg 0.002mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.099mg 0.029mg 0%
Trans fat 0.674g N/A
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%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.065g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.445g 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
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33% 65%
Protein: 1.07 g
Fats: 32.75 g
Carbs: 64.72 g
Water: 0.55 g
Other: 0.91 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +939.3%
Contains more WaterWater +14407.3%
Contains more OtherOther +54.9%
Contains more FatsFats +661.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1814.8%

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
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67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 20.565 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.964 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.222 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1052.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +893.5%

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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. Toffee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169671/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.