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Gratin vs. Cottage cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between gratin and cottage cheese

  • Gratin has more copper, vitamin C, vitamin B6, potassium, fiber, iron, and manganese; however, cottage cheese is higher in vitamin B12 and selenium.
  • Cottage cheese covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 18% more than gratin.
  • Cottage cheese has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Potatoes, au gratin, home-prepared from recipe using butter 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.
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 36% 35% 24% 53% 19% 48% 56% 21% 15%
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 +150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +43.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +280.8%
Contains more IronIron +814.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +451.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +72.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +7950%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +40.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -15.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +259.3%

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.
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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 33% 21% 0% 0% 16% 27% 19% 23% 40% 0% 0% 8.3% 0%
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 +73%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +137%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +903%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +278.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +40.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +43.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~12µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gratin Cottage cheese DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.43µg 18%
Copper 0.16mg 0.029mg 15%
Saturated fat 4.733g 1.718g 14%
Selenium 2.7µg 9.7µg 13%
Protein 5.06g 11.12g 12%
Vitamin C 9.9mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.174mg 0.046mg 10%
Potassium 396mg 104mg 9%
Phosphorus 113mg 159mg 7%
Fiber 1.8g 0g 7%
Manganese 0.161mg 0.002mg 7%
Iron 0.64mg 0.07mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.993mg 0.099mg 6%
Fats 7.59g 4.3g 5%
Calcium 119mg 83mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.116mg 0.163mg 4%
Magnesium 20mg 8mg 3%
Zinc 0.69mg 0.4mg 3%
Choline 18.4mg 3%
Sodium 433mg 364mg 3%
Vitamin A 64µg 37µg 3%
Carbs 11.27g 3.38g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.387mg 0.557mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 2.149g 0.778g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.064mg 0.027mg 3%
Calories 132kcal 98kcal 2%
Cholesterol 23mg 17mg 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.276g 0.123g 1%
Net carbs 9.47g 3.38g N/A
Vitamin D 0IU 3IU 0%
Sugar 2.67g N/A
Folate 11µg 12µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.07mg 0.147mg 0%
Threonine 0.192mg 0.5mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.284mg 0.591mg 0%
Leucine 0.443mg 1.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.381mg 0.934mg 0%
Methionine 0.117mg 0.269mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.254mg 0.577mg 0%
Valine 0.325mg 0.748mg 0%
Histidine 0.151mg 0.326mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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5% 8% 11% 74% 2%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 7.59 g
Carbs: 11.27 g
Water: 74 g
Other: 2.08 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 +76.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +233.4%
Contains more OtherOther +47.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +119.8%
~equal in Water ~79.79g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.733 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.149 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.276 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 +176.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +124.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -63.7%

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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. Gratin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170442/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.