Margarine vs. Cottage cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are margarine and cottage cheese different?

Margarine is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin E; however, cottage cheese is richer in phosphorus, selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and calcium.
Daily need coverage for vitamin K for margarine is 78% higher.
Margarine contains 113 times more vitamin E than cottage cheese. While margarine contains 9mg of vitamin E, cottage cheese contains only 0.08mg.
Cottage cheese has less saturated fat.

Margarine, regular, 80% fat, composite, stick, without salt 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.

Margarine

Cottage cheese

Contains less SodiumSodium

-99.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+166.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2666.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+477.8%
Contains more IronIron	+16.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+3080%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

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.

Margarine

Cottage cheese

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2113.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+11150%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+170%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+340.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+330.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+411.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+330%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1100%
Contains more CholineCholine	+48.4%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	24.302g	0.123g	161%
Fats	80.71g	4.3g	118%
Monounsaturated fat	38.877g	0.778g	95%
Vitamin A	819µg	37µg	87%
Vitamin K	93µg	0µg	78%
Saturated fat	15.189g	1.718g	61%
Vitamin E	9mg	0.08mg	59%
Calories	717kcal	98kcal	31%
Phosphorus	5mg	159mg	22%
Protein	0.16g	11.12g	22%
Selenium	0µg	9.7µg	18%
Sodium	2mg	364mg	16%
Vitamin B12	0.1µg	0.43µg	14%
Vitamin B5		0.557mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.037mg	0.163mg	10%
Calcium	3mg	83mg	8%
Cholesterol	0mg	17mg	6%
Zinc	0mg	0.4mg	4%
Copper	0mg	0.029mg	3%
Potassium	18mg	104mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.009mg	0.046mg	3%
Folate	1µg	12µg	3%
Carbs	0.7g	3.38g	1%
Choline	12.4mg	18.4mg	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.1µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.01mg	0.027mg	1%
Magnesium	3mg	8mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	0.7g	3.38g	N/A
Vitamin D	0IU	3IU	0%
Iron	0.06mg	0.07mg	0%
Sugar	0g	2.67g	N/A
Manganese		0.002mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.023mg	0.099mg	0%
Trans fat	14.89g		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%
Omega-3 - DPA	0.006g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	21.522g		N/A