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

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The main differences between chicken soup and cottage cheese

  • Chicken soup has more vitamin B3; however, cottage cheese has more phosphorus, vitamin B12, selenium, calcium, and vitamin B2.
  • Daily need coverage for phosphorus for cottage cheese is 19% higher.
  • Cottage cheese has 16 times less vitamin B3 than chicken soup. Chicken soup has 1.584mg of vitamin B3, while cottage cheese has 0.099mg.
  • Chicken soup is lower in sodium.
  • Chicken soup has a higher glycemic index than cottage cheese.

Food types used in this article are Soup, stock, chicken, home-prepared 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 2.9% 0.9% 9.3% 7.9% 18% 3.8% 12% 19% 0% 12%
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 IronIron +200%
Contains more CopperCopper +86.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2666.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +185.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +488.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +340.9%
~equal in Potassium ~104mg

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 0.67% 0.33% 0.6% 0% 8.8% 20% 30% 0% 14% 0% 0.5% 3.8% 5%
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +29.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1500%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +32.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +91.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +140%
Contains more CholineCholine +100%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken soup Cottage cheese DV% diff.
Phosphorus 27mg 159mg 19%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.43µg 18%
Protein 2.52g 11.12g 17%
Selenium 2.2µg 9.7µg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.557mg 11%
Sodium 143mg 364mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.584mg 0.099mg 9%
Calcium 3mg 83mg 8%
Saturated fat 0.321g 1.718g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.085mg 0.163mg 6%
Fats 1.2g 4.3g 5%
Cholesterol 3mg 17mg 5%
Vitamin A 1µg 37µg 4%
Calories 36kcal 98kcal 3%
Copper 0.054mg 0.029mg 3%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.4mg 2%
Choline 9.2mg 18.4mg 2%
Iron 0.21mg 0.07mg 2%
Folate 5µg 12µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.213g 0.123g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.061mg 0.046mg 1%
Magnesium 4mg 8mg 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.035mg 0.027mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Carbs 3.53g 3.38g 0%
Net carbs 3.53g 3.38g N/A
Vitamin D 0IU 3IU 0%
Potassium 105mg 104mg 0%
Sugar 1.58g 2.67g N/A
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.08mg 0%
Manganese 0.002mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.582g 0.778g 0%
Tryptophan 0.147mg 0%
Threonine 0.5mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.591mg 0%
Leucine 1.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.934mg 0%
Methionine 0.269mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.577mg 0%
Valine 0.748mg 0%
Histidine 0.326mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 4% 92%
Protein: 2.52 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 3.53 g
Water: 92.15 g
Other: 0.6 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 WaterWater +15.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +341.3%
Contains more FatsFats +258.3%
Contains more OtherOther +135%
~equal in Carbs ~3.38g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 52% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.321 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.582 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.213 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +73.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +33.7%

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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 soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172884/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.