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Ground beef vs. Cottage cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between ground beef and cottage cheese?

  • Ground beef is richer than cottage cheese in vitamin B12, zinc, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, selenium, and choline.
  • Ground beef's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 86% more.
  • Ground beef has 41 times more vitamin B3 than cottage cheese. While ground beef has 4.026mg of vitamin B3, cottage cheese has only 0.099mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in cottage cheese is lower.

We used Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked and Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd types 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 12% 9.9% 21% 85% 26% 159% 71% 9.5% 1.2% 104%
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 +112.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +131.7%
Contains more IronIron +3142.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +172.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1360%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +350%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +96.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +151.5%
~equal in Phosphorus ~159mg

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 0% 1% 2.4% 0% 13% 39% 75% 31% 72% 311% 7.3% 5.3% 40%
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 EVitamin E +50%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +88.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3966.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +576.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +479.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +297.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1133.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +71.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.163mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.557mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ground beef Cottage cheese DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.49µg 0.43µg 86%
Zinc 5.84mg 0.4mg 49%
Iron 2.27mg 0.07mg 28%
Protein 23.87g 11.12g 26%
Vitamin B3 4.026mg 0.099mg 25%
Cholesterol 88mg 17mg 24%
Saturated fat 6.073g 1.718g 20%
Vitamin B6 0.311mg 0.046mg 20%
Fats 15.37g 4.3g 17%
Selenium 19.1µg 9.7µg 17%
Monounsaturated fat 7.322g 0.778g 16%
Sodium 73mg 364mg 13%
Choline 73.2mg 18.4mg 10%
Calories 241kcal 98kcal 7%
Copper 0.079mg 0.029mg 6%
Calcium 33mg 83mg 5%
Potassium 241mg 104mg 4%
Vitamin A 3µg 37µg 4%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 0µg 2%
Magnesium 17mg 8mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.408g 0.123g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.027mg 2%
Folate 7µg 12µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 0.163mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.512mg 0.557mg 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Phosphorus 166mg 159mg 1%
Carbs 0g 3.38g 1%
Net carbs 0g 3.38g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 3IU 0%
Sugar 0g 2.67g N/A
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.08mg 0%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.002mg 0%
Trans fat 1.173g N/A
Tryptophan 0.121mg 0.147mg 0%
Threonine 0.923mg 0.5mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.055mg 0.591mg 0%
Leucine 1.861mg 1.116mg 0%
Lysine 1.976mg 0.934mg 0%
Methionine 0.614mg 0.269mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.931mg 0.577mg 0%
Valine 1.172mg 0.748mg 0%
Histidine 0.775mg 0.326mg 0%
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 15% 58% 2%
Protein: 23.87 g
Fats: 15.37 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 58.37 g
Other: 2.39 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 ProteinProtein +114.7%
Contains more FatsFats +257.4%
Contains more OtherOther +69.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +36.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
44% 53% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.322 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.408 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 +841.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +231.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71.7%

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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. Ground beef - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169474/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.