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Jerky vs. Cottage cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between jerky and cottage cheese

  • Cottage cheese contains less zinc, iron, phosphorus, folate, vitamin B12, copper, choline, and potassium than jerky.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for jerky is 75% higher.
  • Cottage cheese has 77 times less iron than jerky. Jerky has 5.42mg of iron, while cottage cheese has 0.07mg.
  • Cottage cheese is lower in saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are Snacks, beef jerky, chopped, and formed 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 36% 6% 53% 203% 76% 221% 174% 271% 14% 58%
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 +537.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +474%
Contains more IronIron +7642.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +682.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1927.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +156%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5450%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +315%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82.5%
~equal in Selenium ~9.7µg

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 0% 0% 9.8% 4.5% 39% 33% 32% 9.8% 41% 124% 5.8% 101% 60%
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 +512.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +470.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1649.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +289.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +130.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1016.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +492.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +14.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +241.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jerky Cottage cheese DV% diff.
Sodium 2081mg 364mg 75%
Zinc 8.11mg 0.4mg 70%
Iron 5.42mg 0.07mg 67%
Protein 33.2g 11.12g 44%
Saturated fat 10.85g 1.718g 42%
Phosphorus 407mg 159mg 35%
Fats 25.6g 4.3g 33%
Folate 134µg 12µg 31%
Monounsaturated fat 11.305g 0.778g 26%
Vitamin B12 0.99µg 0.43µg 23%
Copper 0.227mg 0.029mg 22%
Choline 109.1mg 18.4mg 16%
Calories 410kcal 98kcal 16%
Potassium 597mg 104mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.154mg 0.027mg 11%
Magnesium 51mg 8mg 10%
Cholesterol 48mg 17mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.732mg 0.099mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.179mg 0.046mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.163mg 0.557mg 8%
Fiber 1.8g 0g 7%
Calcium 20mg 83mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.011g 0.123g 6%
Manganese 0.111mg 0.002mg 5%
Vitamin A 0µg 37µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.49mg 0.08mg 3%
Carbs 11g 3.38g 3%
Selenium 10.7µg 9.7µg 2%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.163mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.3µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin D 11IU 3IU 1%
Net carbs 9.2g 3.38g N/A
Sugar 9g 2.67g N/A
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
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33% 26% 11% 23% 7%
Protein: 33.2 g
Fats: 25.6 g
Carbs: 11 g
Water: 23.36 g
Other: 6.84 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 +198.6%
Contains more FatsFats +495.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +225.4%
Contains more OtherOther +385.1%
Contains more WaterWater +241.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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47% 49% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 10.85 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 11.305 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.011 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 +1353.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +722%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.2%

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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. Jerky - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167536/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.