Cotija cheese vs. Duck egg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between cotija cheese and duck eggs
- Cotija cheese is higher in calcium, phosphorus, and zinc, yet duck eggs are higher in vitamin B12, iron, choline, and selenium.
- Duck eggs cover your daily cholesterol needs 261% more than cotija cheese.
- Cotija cheese contains 13 times more calcium than duck eggs. While cotija cheese contains 800mg of calcium, duck eggs contain only 64mg.
- The amount of sodium in duck eggs is lower.
Food varieties used in this article are Cheese, mexican, queso cotija and Egg, duck, whole, fresh, raw.
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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 MagnesiumMagnesium | +123.5% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +1150% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +283.9% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +174.5% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +231.4% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +77.6% |
Contains more IronIron | +∞% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -89.6% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +105.6% |
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 AVitamin A | +18% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +20.3% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +375% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +436% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +240% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +437.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +75.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +410.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +138.9% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +700% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +1610.4% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Cholesterol | 100mg | 884mg | 261% |
Vitamin B12 | 2.26µg | 5.4µg | 131% |
Calcium | 800mg | 64mg | 74% |
Phosphorus | 729mg | 220mg | 73% |
Saturated fat | 17.5g | 3.681g | 63% |
Sodium | 1400mg | 146mg | 55% |
Iron | 0mg | 3.85mg | 48% |
Choline | 15.4mg | 263.4mg | 45% |
Vitamin B5 | 1.862mg | 37% | |
Selenium | 17.7µg | 36.4µg | 34% |
Fats | 30g | 13.77g | 25% |
Zinc | 3.87mg | 1.41mg | 22% |
Copper | 0.238mg | 0.062mg | 20% |
Folate | 10µg | 80µg | 18% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.049mg | 0.25mg | 15% |
Protein | 20g | 12.81g | 14% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.029mg | 0.156mg | 11% |
Calories | 366kcal | 185kcal | 9% |
Vitamin E | 0.25mg | 1.34mg | 7% |
Vitamin D | 0.5µg | 1.7µg | 6% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.486mg | 0.404mg | 6% |
Vitamin D | 21IU | 69IU | 6% |
Monounsaturated fat | 8.333g | 6.525g | 5% |
Magnesium | 38mg | 17mg | 5% |
Vitamin A | 229µg | 194µg | 4% |
Potassium | 125mg | 222mg | 3% |
Manganese | 0.038mg | 2% | |
Vitamin B3 | 0.114mg | 0.2mg | 1% |
Vitamin K | 1.9µg | 0.4µg | 1% |
Carbs | 3.97g | 1.45g | 1% |
Net carbs | 3.97g | 1.45g | N/A |
Sugar | 0g | 0.93g | N/A |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.187g | 1.223g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.26mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.736mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.598mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 1.097mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.951mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.576mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.84mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.885mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.32mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
20 g
Fats:
30 g
Carbs:
3.97 g
Water:
38 g
Other:
8.03 g
Protein:
12.81 g
Fats:
13.77 g
Carbs:
1.45 g
Water:
70.83 g
Other:
1.14 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +56.1% |
Contains more FatsFats | +117.9% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +173.8% |
Contains more OtherOther | +604.4% |
Contains more WaterWater | +86.4% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
17.5 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
8.333 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
1.187 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
3.681 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
6.525 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
1.223 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +27.7% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -79% |
~equal in
Polyunsaturated fat
~1.223g