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Chicken meat vs. Cottage cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between chicken meat and cottage cheese

  • Cottage cheese contains less vitamin B3, vitamin B6, selenium, iron, zinc, vitamin B5, and choline than chicken meat.
  • Chicken meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 52% higher.
  • Cottage cheese contains 18 times less iron than chicken meat. Chicken meat contains 1.26mg of iron, while cottage cheese contains 0.07mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in cottage cheese is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd.

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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% 4.5% 20% 47% 22% 53% 78% 11% 2.6% 130%
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 PotassiumPotassium +114.4%
Contains more IronIron +1700%
Contains more CopperCopper +127.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +385%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +14.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +146.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +453.3%

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% 16% 5.4% 0% 16% 39% 159% 62% 92% 38% 6% 3.8% 36%
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 +29.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +237.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +8472.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +84.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +769.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +258.2%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +43.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +140%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.163mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken meat Cottage cheese DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 8.487mg 0.099mg 52%
Protein 27.3g 11.12g 32%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.046mg 27%
Selenium 23.9µg 9.7µg 26%
Cholesterol 88mg 17mg 24%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.97g 0.123g 19%
Iron 1.26mg 0.07mg 15%
Fats 13.6g 4.3g 14%
Zinc 1.94mg 0.4mg 14%
Sodium 82mg 364mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 5.34g 0.778g 11%
Saturated fat 3.79g 1.718g 9%
Choline 65.9mg 18.4mg 9%
Vitamin B5 1.03mg 0.557mg 9%
Calories 239kcal 98kcal 7%
Calcium 15mg 83mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 0.43µg 5%
Potassium 223mg 104mg 4%
Magnesium 23mg 8mg 4%
Copper 0.066mg 0.029mg 4%
Phosphorus 182mg 159mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.027mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 0µg 2%
Folate 5µg 12µg 2%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.002mg 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.08mg 1%
Carbs 0g 3.38g 1%
Vitamin A 48µg 37µg 1%
Net carbs 0g 3.38g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 3IU 0%
Sugar 0g 2.67g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.168mg 0.163mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.305mg 0.147mg 0%
Threonine 1.128mg 0.5mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.362mg 0.591mg 0%
Leucine 1.986mg 1.116mg 0%
Lysine 2.223mg 0.934mg 0%
Methionine 0.726mg 0.269mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.061mg 0.577mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 0.748mg 0%
Histidine 0.802mg 0.326mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.01g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.04g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.02g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 14% 59%
Protein: 27.3 g
Fats: 13.6 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.45 g
Other: 0 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 +145.5%
Contains more FatsFats +216.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +34.2%
~equal in Other ~1.41g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 44% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.97 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 +586.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2314.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -54.7%

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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. Chicken meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171450/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.