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.
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% |
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.
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
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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
Protein:
2.52 g
Fats:
1.2 g
Carbs:
3.53 g
Water:
92.15 g
Other:
0.6 g
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% |
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Carbs
~3.38g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.321 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.582 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.213 g
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% |