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Pork vs. Cottage cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between pork and cottage cheese

  • Cottage cheese contains less vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, zinc, choline, and phosphorus than pork.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for pork is 71% higher.
  • Cottage cheese has 51 times less vitamin B3 than pork. Pork has 5.037mg of vitamin B3, while cottage cheese has 0.099mg.
  • Cottage cheese is lower in cholesterol.

Food types used in this article are Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled 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.
Pork
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 5.7% 37% 33% 24% 65% 105% 8.1% 1.2% 247%
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 +250%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +306.7%
Contains more IronIron +1142.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +151.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +497.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +54.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +350%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +367%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +336.8%

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.
Pork
10
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 2% 0.67% 5.8% 20% 219% 74% 94% 42% 107% 88% 0% 3.8% 51%
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 EVitamin E +262.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +1200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3148.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +96.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4987.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +25.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +908.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +62.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +410.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1750%
Contains more FolateFolate +140%
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork Cottage cheese DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.877mg 0.027mg 71%
Selenium 45.3µg 9.7µg 65%
Protein 27.32g 11.12g 32%
Vitamin B6 0.464mg 0.046mg 32%
Vitamin B3 5.037mg 0.099mg 31%
Cholesterol 80mg 17mg 21%
Zinc 2.39mg 0.4mg 18%
Saturated fat 5.23g 1.718g 16%
Fats 13.92g 4.3g 15%
Monounsaturated fat 6.19g 0.778g 14%
Choline 93.9mg 18.4mg 14%
Sodium 62mg 364mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.321mg 0.163mg 12%
Phosphorus 246mg 159mg 12%
Vitamin B12 0.7µg 0.43µg 11%
Iron 0.87mg 0.07mg 10%
Potassium 423mg 104mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.2g 0.123g 7%
Calories 242kcal 98kcal 7%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 0.1µg 6%
Vitamin D 53IU 3IU 6%
Calcium 19mg 83mg 6%
Copper 0.073mg 0.029mg 5%
Magnesium 28mg 8mg 5%
Vitamin A 2µg 37µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.698mg 0.557mg 3%
Folate 5µg 12µg 2%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0mg 1%
Carbs 0g 3.38g 1%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 0.08mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 3.38g N/A
Sugar 0g 2.67g N/A
Manganese 0.009mg 0.002mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.338mg 0.147mg 0%
Threonine 1.234mg 0.5mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.26mg 0.591mg 0%
Leucine 2.177mg 1.116mg 0%
Lysine 2.446mg 0.934mg 0%
Methionine 0.712mg 0.269mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.086mg 0.577mg 0%
Valine 1.473mg 0.748mg 0%
Histidine 1.067mg 0.326mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pork
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27% 14% 58%
Protein: 27.32 g
Fats: 13.92 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 57.87 g
Other: 0.89 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 +145.7%
Contains more FatsFats +223.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +37.9%
Contains more OtherOther +58.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pork
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41% 49% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.19 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.2 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 +695.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +875.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67.2%

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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. Pork - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167820/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.