Cheesecake vs. Cottage cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cheesecake and cottage cheese different?

Cheesecake is higher in vitamin A, iron, manganese, and choline; however, cottage cheese is richer in vitamin B12, phosphorus, and selenium.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for cheesecake is 41% higher.
Cheesecake contains 70 times more manganese than cottage cheese. While cheesecake contains 0.14mg of manganese, cottage cheese contains only 0.002mg.
Cottage cheese has less saturated fat.
Cottage cheese has a lower glycemic index (10) than cheesecake (50).

Cheesecake commercially prepared 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.

Cheesecake

Cottage cheese

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+37.5%
Contains more IronIron	+800%
Contains more ZincZinc	+27.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+6900%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+62.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+15.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+45%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+71%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-16.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+86.5%

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.

Cheesecake

Cottage cheese

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+329.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+600%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+18.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+97%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+13%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+50%
Contains more CholineCholine	+149.5%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12

+152.9%

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.027mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.557mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	9.921g	1.718g	37%
Fats	22.5g	4.3g	28%
Monounsaturated fat	8.634g	0.778g	20%
Vitamin A	159µg	37µg	14%
Cholesterol	55mg	17mg	13%
Calories	321kcal	98kcal	11%
Vitamin B12	0.17µg	0.43µg	11%
Protein	5.5g	11.12g	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.602g	0.123g	10%
Phosphorus	93mg	159mg	9%
Selenium	5.2µg	9.7µg	8%
Iron	0.63mg	0.07mg	7%
Carbs	25.5g	3.38g	7%
Manganese	0.14mg	0.002mg	6%
Choline	45.9mg	18.4mg	5%
Vitamin K	4.4µg	0µg	4%
Sodium	438mg	364mg	3%
Calcium	51mg	83mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.56mg	0.08mg	3%
Folate	18µg	12µg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.193mg	0.163mg	2%
Vitamin D	18IU	3IU	2%
Vitamin D	0.5µg	0.1µg	2%
Fiber	0.4g	0g	2%
Magnesium	11mg	8mg	1%
Zinc	0.51mg	0.4mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.195mg	0.099mg	1%
Copper	0.02mg	0.029mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.4mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	25.1g	3.38g	N/A
Potassium	90mg	104mg	0%
Sugar	21.8g	2.67g	N/A
Vitamin B1	0.028mg	0.027mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.571mg	0.557mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.052mg	0.046mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.064mg	0.147mg	0%
Threonine	0.222mg	0.5mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.281mg	0.591mg	0%
Leucine	0.464mg	1.116mg	0%
Lysine	0.372mg	0.934mg	0%
Methionine	0.136mg	0.269mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.258mg	0.577mg	0%
Valine	0.314mg	0.748mg	0%
Histidine	0.133mg	0.326mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.005g	0g	N/A