Pot roast vs. Cottage cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between pot roast and cottage cheese
- Cottage cheese has less vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and choline.
- Pot roast covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 71% more than cottage cheese.
- Cottage cheese contains 41 times less vitamin B3 than pot roast. Pot roast contains 4.105mg of vitamin B3, while cottage cheese contains 0.099mg.
- Cottage cheese has less cholesterol.
Food varieties used in this article are Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +137.5% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +122.1% |
Contains more IronIron | +3357.1% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +241.4% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +1565% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -87.1% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +400% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +178.4% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +418.8% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +537.5% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +100% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +118.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +4046.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +515.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +395.3% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +498.9% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +33.3% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B12 | 2.13µg | 0.43µg | 71% |
Zinc | 6.66mg | 0.4mg | 57% |
Protein | 28.94g | 11.12g | 36% |
Cholesterol | 116mg | 17mg | 33% |
Selenium | 27µg | 9.7µg | 31% |
Iron | 2.42mg | 0.07mg | 29% |
Saturated fat | 7.548g | 1.718g | 27% |
Vitamin B3 | 4.105mg | 0.099mg | 25% |
Fats | 19.17g | 4.3g | 23% |
Monounsaturated fat | 8.175g | 0.778g | 18% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.283mg | 0.046mg | 18% |
Choline | 110.2mg | 18.4mg | 17% |
Sodium | 47mg | 364mg | 14% |
Calories | 297kcal | 98kcal | 10% |
Copper | 0.099mg | 0.029mg | 8% |
Calcium | 16mg | 83mg | 7% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 37µg | 4% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.708g | 0.123g | 4% |
Potassium | 231mg | 104mg | 4% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.059mg | 0.027mg | 3% |
Vitamin E | 0.51mg | 0.08mg | 3% |
Magnesium | 19mg | 8mg | 3% |
Phosphorus | 174mg | 159mg | 2% |
Vitamin K | 1.8µg | 0µg | 2% |
Carbs | 0g | 3.38g | 1% |
Vitamin D | 0.2µg | 0.1µg | 1% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.171mg | 0.163mg | 1% |
Folate | 9µg | 12µg | 1% |
Vitamin D | 8IU | 3IU | 1% |
Net carbs | 0g | 3.38g | N/A |
Sugar | 0g | 2.67g | N/A |
Manganese | 0.01mg | 0.002mg | 0% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.571mg | 0.557mg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.19mg | 0.147mg | 0% |
Threonine | 1.156mg | 0.5mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 1.317mg | 0.591mg | 0% |
Leucine | 2.302mg | 1.116mg | 0% |
Lysine | 2.446mg | 0.934mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.754mg | 0.269mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 1.143mg | 0.577mg | 0% |
Valine | 1.436mg | 0.748mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.924mg | 0.326mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
28.94 g
Fats:
19.17 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
51.9 g
Other:
0 g
Protein:
11.12 g
Fats:
4.3 g
Carbs:
3.38 g
Water:
79.79 g
Other:
1.41 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +160.3% |
Contains more FatsFats | +345.8% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Contains more WaterWater | +53.7% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
7.548 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
8.175 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.708 g
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 | +950.8% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +475.6% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -77.2% |