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Pineapple vs. Cottage cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pineapple and cottage cheese different?

  • Pineapple is richer in vitamin C, manganese, and copper, while cottage cheese is higher in phosphorus, vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B2, and calcium.
  • Pineapple covers your daily need for vitamin C, 53% more than cottage cheese.
  • Pineapple contains 464 times more manganese than cottage cheese. Pineapple contains 0.927mg of manganese, while cottage cheese contains 0.002mg.
  • Pineapple is lower in saturated fat.
  • Pineapple has a higher glycemic index (66) than cottage cheese (10).

Pineapple, raw, all varieties and Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd types were 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 3.9% 9.6% 11% 37% 3.3% 3.4% 0.13% 121% 0.55%
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 +50%
Contains more IronIron +314.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +279.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +46250%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +538.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +233.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1887.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +9600%
~equal in Potassium ~104mg

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 159% 1% 0.4% 0% 20% 7.4% 9.4% 13% 26% 0% 1.8% 14% 3%
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 B1Vitamin B1 +192.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +405.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +143.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1133.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +300%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +409.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +161.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +234.5%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pineapple Cottage cheese DV% diff.
Vitamin C 47.8mg 0mg 53%
Manganese 0.927mg 0.002mg 40%
Phosphorus 8mg 159mg 22%
Protein 0.54g 11.12g 21%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.43µg 18%
Selenium 0.1µg 9.7µg 17%
Sodium 1mg 364mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.032mg 0.163mg 10%
Copper 0.11mg 0.029mg 9%
Saturated fat 0.009g 1.718g 8%
Calcium 13mg 83mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.213mg 0.557mg 7%
Fiber 1.4g 0g 6%
Cholesterol 0mg 17mg 6%
Fats 0.12g 4.3g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.112mg 0.046mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.079mg 0.027mg 4%
Vitamin A 3µg 37µg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.5mg 0.099mg 3%
Fructose 2.12g 0g 3%
Carbs 13.12g 3.38g 3%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.4mg 3%
Iron 0.29mg 0.07mg 3%
Calories 50kcal 98kcal 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.013g 0.778g 2%
Choline 5.5mg 18.4mg 2%
Folate 18µg 12µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.04g 0.123g 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 0µg 1%
Magnesium 12mg 8mg 1%
Net carbs 11.72g 3.38g N/A
Vitamin D 0IU 3IU 0%
Potassium 109mg 104mg 0%
Sugar 9.85g 2.67g N/A
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0.08mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0.147mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0.5mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.019mg 0.591mg 0%
Leucine 0.024mg 1.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.026mg 0.934mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0.269mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.021mg 0.577mg 0%
Valine 0.024mg 0.748mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.326mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 86%
Protein: 0.54 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 13.12 g
Water: 86 g
Other: 0.22 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 CarbsCarbs +288.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1959.3%
Contains more FatsFats +3483.3%
Contains more OtherOther +540.9%
~equal in Water ~79.79g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 21% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.009 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.04 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 -99.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5884.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +207.5%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
61% 18% 22%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 5.99 g
Glucose: 1.73 g
Fructose: 2.12 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 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 SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~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. Pineapple - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169124/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.