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Frozen yogurt vs. Cottage cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are frozen yogurt and cottage cheese different?

  • Cottage cheese has more vitamin B12, selenium, and phosphorus than frozen yogurt.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for cottage cheese is 15% higher.
  • Frozen yogurt contains 7 times more sugar than cottage cheese. While frozen yogurt contains 19.92g of sugar, cottage cheese contains only 2.67g.
  • Cottage cheese has a lower glycemic index (10) than frozen yogurt (51).

Frozen yogurts, flavors other than chocolate 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 7.1% 30% 14% 17% 3% 7.6% 38% 8.2% 0% 10%
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 +25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +20.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +50%
Contains more IronIron +557.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +222.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +42.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +78.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +410.5%

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 2.3% 16% 1.8% 1.5% 10% 42% 1.3% 0% 9.2% 8.8% 0.75% 3% 13%
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 AVitamin A +32.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +12.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +48.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +25.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +41.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +15%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +514.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0.1µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.163mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Frozen yogurt Cottage cheese DV% diff.
Protein 3g 11.12g 16%
Vitamin B12 0.07µg 0.43µg 15%
Selenium 1.9µg 9.7µg 14%
Sodium 63mg 364mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.557mg 11%
Phosphorus 89mg 159mg 10%
Carbs 21.6g 3.38g 6%
Iron 0.46mg 0.07mg 5%
Saturated fat 2.326g 1.718g 3%
Folate 4µg 12µg 2%
Calcium 100mg 83mg 2%
Potassium 156mg 104mg 2%
Copper 0.009mg 0.029mg 2%
Choline 23.1mg 18.4mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.986g 0.778g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.18mg 0.163mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.027mg 1%
Calories 127kcal 98kcal 1%
Fats 3.6g 4.3g 1%
Vitamin A 49µg 37µg 1%
Zinc 0.28mg 0.4mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 0mg 1%
Cholesterol 13mg 17mg 1%
Net carbs 21.6g 3.38g N/A
Vitamin D 3IU 3IU 0%
Magnesium 10mg 8mg 0%
Sugar 19.92g 2.67g N/A
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0.08mg 0%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0.1µg 0%
Manganese 0.002mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.07mg 0.099mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.046mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.1g 0.123g 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% 22% 71%
Protein: 3 g
Fats: 3.6 g
Carbs: 21.6 g
Water: 71.2 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 CarbsCarbs +539.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +270.7%
Contains more FatsFats +19.4%
Contains more WaterWater +12.1%
Contains more OtherOther +135%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
68% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.326 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.986 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.1 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 +26.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -26.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +23%

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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. Frozen yogurt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168105/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.