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Cottage cheese vs. Vegetable — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between cottage cheese and vegetable?

  • Cottage cheese is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, and phosphorus, yet vegetable is richer in vitamin A, vitamin K, fiber, manganese, and iron.
  • Vegetable's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 83% higher.
  • Vegetable contains less saturated fat.
  • Cottage cheese has a lower glycemic index than vegetable.

We used Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd and Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt types in this comparison.

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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 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +232%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +211.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3133.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +175%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +62.5%
Contains more IronIron +1071.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +186.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +22.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +18850%

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 11% 71% 7.6% 0% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14% 13%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +35.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +268.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +478.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +375%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +163%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +759.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +60.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +58.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +31%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cottage cheese Vegetable DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0µg 23.5µg 20%
Vitamin A 37µg 214µg 20%
Fiber 0g 4.4g 18%
Vitamin B12 0.43µg 0µg 18%
Protein 11.12g 2.86g 17%
Selenium 9.7µg 0.3µg 17%
Manganese 0.002mg 0.379mg 16%
Phosphorus 159mg 51mg 15%
Sodium 364mg 35mg 14%
Iron 0.07mg 0.82mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.557mg 0.151mg 8%
Saturated fat 1.718g 0.031g 8%
Cholesterol 17mg 0mg 6%
Calcium 83mg 25mg 6%
Fats 4.3g 0.15g 6%
Copper 0.029mg 0.083mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.099mg 0.851mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.071mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.2mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.163mg 0.12mg 3%
Carbs 3.38g 13.09g 3%
Magnesium 8mg 22mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.074mg 2%
Folate 12µg 19µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.778g 0.01g 2%
Calories 98kcal 65kcal 2%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.38mg 2%
Potassium 104mg 169mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.49mg 1%
Choline 18.4mg 24.1mg 1%
Net carbs 3.38g 8.69g N/A
Vitamin D 3IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 2.67g 3.12g N/A
Polyunsaturated fat 0.123g 0.072g 0%
Tryptophan 0.147mg 0.029mg 0%
Threonine 0.5mg 0.115mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.591mg 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 1.116mg 0.19mg 0%
Lysine 0.934mg 0.17mg 0%
Methionine 0.269mg 0.034mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.577mg 0.12mg 0%
Valine 0.748mg 0.149mg 0%
Histidine 0.326mg 0.073mg 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
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +288.8%
Contains more FatsFats +2766.7%
Contains more OtherOther +110.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +287.3%
~equal in Water ~83.23g

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
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7680%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +70.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.2%

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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. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/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.