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Coconut milk vs. Cottage cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are coconut milk and cottage cheese different?

  • Coconut milk is higher in manganese, copper, iron, and fiber; however, cottage cheese is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and vitamin B5.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for coconut milk is 97% higher.
  • Cottage cheese has less saturated fat.
  • Cottage cheese has a lower glycemic index (10) than coconut milk (97).

Nuts, coconut milk, raw (liquid expressed from grated meat and water) 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 4.8% 23% 62% 89% 18% 43% 2% 119% 34%
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 +362.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +152.9%
Contains more IronIron +2242.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +817.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +67.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +45700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +418.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +59%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +56.5%

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.
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 9.3% 0% 3% 0% 6.5% 0% 14% 11% 7.6% 0% 0.25% 12% 4.6%
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 EVitamin E +87.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +667.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +204.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +39.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +116.5%
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.027mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Coconut milk Cottage cheese DV% diff.
Saturated fat 21.14g 1.718g 88%
Manganese 0.916mg 0.002mg 40%
Fats 23.84g 4.3g 30%
Copper 0.266mg 0.029mg 26%
Iron 1.64mg 0.07mg 20%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.43µg 18%
Protein 2.29g 11.12g 18%
Sodium 15mg 364mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.163mg 13%
Fiber 2.2g 0g 9%
Phosphorus 100mg 159mg 8%
Calories 230kcal 98kcal 7%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 0.557mg 7%
Magnesium 37mg 8mg 7%
Calcium 16mg 83mg 7%
Selenium 6.2µg 9.7µg 6%
Cholesterol 0mg 17mg 6%
Potassium 263mg 104mg 5%
Vitamin A 0µg 37µg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.76mg 0.099mg 4%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 0mg 3%
Zinc 0.67mg 0.4mg 2%
Choline 8.5mg 18.4mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.033mg 0.046mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.261g 0.123g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 1.014g 0.778g 1%
Folate 16µg 12µg 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Carbs 5.54g 3.38g 1%
Net carbs 3.34g 3.38g N/A
Vitamin D 0IU 3IU 0%
Sugar 3.34g 2.67g N/A
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.08mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.026mg 0.027mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.027mg 0.147mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0.5mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.09mg 0.591mg 0%
Leucine 0.17mg 1.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.101mg 0.934mg 0%
Methionine 0.043mg 0.269mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.116mg 0.577mg 0%
Valine 0.139mg 0.748mg 0%
Histidine 0.053mg 0.326mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 24% 6% 68%
Protein: 2.29 g
Fats: 23.84 g
Carbs: 5.54 g
Water: 67.62 g
Other: 0.71 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 FatsFats +454.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +63.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +385.6%
Contains more WaterWater +18%
Contains more OtherOther +98.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
94% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 21.14 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.261 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 +30.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +112.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.9%

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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. Coconut milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170172/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.