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Miso vs. Cottage cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between miso and cottage cheese

  • Miso has more copper, manganese, iron, vitamin K, fiber, zinc, vitamin B6, and choline; however, cottage cheese has more vitamin B12.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for miso is 146% higher.
  • Cottage cheese is lower in sodium.
  • Miso has a higher glycemic index than cottage cheese.

Food types used in this article are Miso 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.
Miso
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 34% 17% 19% 93% 140% 70% 68% 486% 112% 38%
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 +500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +101.9%
Contains more IronIron +3457.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +1348.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +540%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +42850%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +45.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +38.6%
~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.
Miso
7
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% 1.3% 0.2% 0% 25% 54% 17% 20% 46% 10% 73% 14% 39%
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 B1Vitamin B1 +263%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +815.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +332.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +58.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +292.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +825%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +700%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +65.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +437.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Miso Cottage cheese DV% diff.
Sodium 3728mg 364mg 146%
Copper 0.42mg 0.029mg 43%
Manganese 0.859mg 0.002mg 37%
Iron 2.49mg 0.07mg 30%
Vitamin K 29.3µg 0µg 24%
Fiber 5.4g 0g 22%
Zinc 2.56mg 0.4mg 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.884g 0.123g 18%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 0.43µg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.199mg 0.046mg 12%
Choline 72.2mg 18.4mg 10%
Magnesium 48mg 8mg 10%
Fructose 6g 0g 8%
Carbs 25.37g 3.38g 7%
Vitamin B1 0.098mg 0.027mg 6%
Cholesterol 0mg 17mg 6%
Calories 198kcal 98kcal 5%
Selenium 7µg 9.7µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.163mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.906mg 0.099mg 5%
Vitamin A 4µg 37µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.337mg 0.557mg 4%
Fats 6.01g 4.3g 3%
Saturated fat 1.025g 1.718g 3%
Potassium 210mg 104mg 3%
Protein 12.79g 11.12g 3%
Calcium 57mg 83mg 3%
Folate 19µg 12µg 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 1.118g 0.778g 1%
Net carbs 19.97g 3.38g N/A
Vitamin D 0IU 3IU 0%
Sugar 6.2g 2.67g N/A
Phosphorus 159mg 159mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.08mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.155mg 0.147mg 0%
Threonine 0.479mg 0.5mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.508mg 0.591mg 0%
Leucine 0.82mg 1.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.478mg 0.934mg 0%
Methionine 0.129mg 0.269mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.486mg 0.577mg 0%
Valine 0.547mg 0.748mg 0%
Histidine 0.243mg 0.326mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Miso
4
13% 6% 25% 43% 13%
Protein: 12.79 g
Fats: 6.01 g
Carbs: 25.37 g
Water: 43.02 g
Other: 12.81 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 +15%
Contains more FatsFats +39.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +650.6%
Contains more OtherOther +808.5%
Contains more WaterWater +85.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Miso
3
20% 22% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.118 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.884 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -40.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +43.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2244.7%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Miso
2
97% 3%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 6 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.2 g
Galactose: 0 g
100%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 2.67 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Sucrose ~0g
~equal in Glucose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Miso - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172442/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.

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