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Mexican Cheese queso chihuahua vs. Cottage cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mexican Cheese queso chihuahua and cottage cheese different?

  • Mexican Cheese queso chihuahua is higher in calcium, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B12, and selenium; however, cottage cheese is richer in vitamin B5.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for mexican Cheese queso chihuahua is 86% higher.
  • Mexican Cheese queso chihuahua contains 9 times more zinc than cottage cheese. While mexican Cheese queso chihuahua contains 3.5mg of zinc, cottage cheese contains only 0.4mg.
  • Cottage cheese has less saturated fat.

Cheese, mexican, queso chihuahua and Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd 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 16% 195% 4.6% 18% 8% 95% 189% 80% 9.3% 79%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +187.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +684.3%
Contains more IronIron +571.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +775%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +178%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3450%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +49.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +100%
Contains more CopperCopper +20.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -41%

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% 19% 5.2% 7.5% 4.5% 52% 2.8% 17% 13% 129% 6.3% 1.5% 8.4%
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%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +51.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +225%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +38%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +51.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +19.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +139.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +99.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +500%
Contains more CholineCholine +19.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican Cheese queso chihuahua Cottage cheese DV% diff.
Saturated fat 18.843g 1.718g 78%
Calcium 651mg 83mg 57%
Phosphorus 442mg 159mg 40%
Fats 29.68g 4.3g 39%
Cholesterol 105mg 17mg 29%
Zinc 3.5mg 0.4mg 28%
Vitamin B12 1.03µg 0.43µg 25%
Protein 21.56g 11.12g 21%
Monounsaturated fat 8.443g 0.778g 19%
Calories 374kcal 98kcal 14%
Sodium 617mg 364mg 11%
Selenium 14.5µg 9.7µg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.279mg 0.557mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.892g 0.123g 5%
Iron 0.47mg 0.07mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.225mg 0.163mg 5%
Magnesium 23mg 8mg 4%
Folate 2µg 12µg 3%
Manganese 0.071mg 0.002mg 3%
Potassium 52mg 104mg 2%
Vitamin A 56µg 37µg 2%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0.1µg 2%
Vitamin D 22IU 3IU 2%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 0µg 2%
Choline 15.4mg 18.4mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.018mg 0.027mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.055mg 0.046mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.08mg 1%
Copper 0.024mg 0.029mg 1%
Carbs 5.56g 3.38g 1%
Net carbs 5.56g 3.38g N/A
Sugar 5.56g 2.67g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.15mg 0.099mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.198mg 0.147mg 0%
Threonine 0.818mg 0.5mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.076mg 0.591mg 0%
Leucine 2.017mg 1.116mg 0%
Lysine 1.536mg 0.934mg 0%
Methionine 0.608mg 0.269mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.037mg 0.577mg 0%
Valine 1.266mg 0.748mg 0%
Histidine 0.598mg 0.326mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 30% 6% 39% 4%
Protein: 21.56 g
Fats: 29.68 g
Carbs: 5.56 g
Water: 39.13 g
Other: 4.07 g
11% 4% 3% 80%
Protein: 11.12 g
Fats: 4.3 g
Carbs: 3.38 g
Water: 79.79 g
Other: 1.41 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +93.9%
Contains more FatsFats +590.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +64.5%
Contains more OtherOther +188.7%
Contains more WaterWater +103.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
67% 30% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.843 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.443 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.892 g
66% 30% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.718 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.778 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.123 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +985.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +625.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.9%

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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. Mexican Cheese queso chihuahua - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173438/nutrients
  2. Cottage cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172179/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.