Port Salut vs. Cottage cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between port Salut and cottage cheese?

Cottage cheese has less calcium, vitamin B12, fats, vitamin A, protein, phosphorus, zinc, and selenium than port Salut.
Port Salut's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 75% higher.
Port Salut has 9 times more vitamin A than cottage cheese. Port Salut has 315µg of vitamin A, while cottage cheese has 37µg.
Cottage cheese contains less saturated fat.
Cottage cheese has a lower glycemic index than port Salut.

We used Cheese, port de salut and Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Port Salut

Cottage cheese

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+683.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+30.8%
Contains more IronIron	+514.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+550%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+126.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+450%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+49.5%

Contains more CopperCopper	+31.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-31.8%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Port Salut

Cottage cheese

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+751.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+47.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+15.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+248.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+50%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+92.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+65%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+165.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	16.691g	1.718g	68%
Calcium	650mg	83mg	57%
Vitamin B12	1.5µg	0.43µg	45%
Fats	28.2g	4.3g	37%
Cholesterol	123mg	17mg	35%
Vitamin A	315µg	37µg	31%
Phosphorus	360mg	159mg	29%
Protein	23.78g	11.12g	25%
Monounsaturated fat	9.338g	0.778g	21%
Zinc	2.6mg	0.4mg	20%
Calories	352kcal	98kcal	13%
Selenium	14.5µg	9.7µg	9%
Sodium	534mg	364mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.21mg	0.557mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.24mg	0.163mg	6%
Iron	0.43mg	0.07mg	5%
Magnesium	24mg	8mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.729g	0.123g	4%
Vitamin D*	21 IU	3 IU	2%
Vitamin D	0.5µg	0.1µg	2%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	0µg	2%
Folate	18µg	12µg	2%
Carbs	0.57g	3.38g	1%
Potassium	136mg	104mg	1%
Copper	0.022mg	0.029mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.24mg	0.08mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.014mg	0.027mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.053mg	0.046mg	1%
Choline	15.4mg	18.4mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.8g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	148kcal	88kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	28g	102g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.6	0.52	N/A
Net carbs	0.57g	3.38g	N/A
Sugar	0.57g	2.67g	N/A
Manganese	0.011mg	0.002mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.06mg	0.099mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.343mg	0.147mg	0%
Threonine	0.876mg	0.5mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.446mg	0.591mg	0%
Leucine	2.482mg	1.116mg	0%
Lysine	1.987mg	0.934mg	0%
Methionine	0.734mg	0.269mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.323mg	0.577mg	0%
Valine	1.707mg	0.748mg	0%
Histidine	0.686mg	0.326mg	0%