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Provolone vs. Cottage cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between provolone and cottage cheese?

  • Provolone is richer than cottage cheese in calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin B2, and selenium.
  • Provolone's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 77% more.
  • Provolone has 9 times more calcium than cottage cheese. While provolone has 756mg of calcium, cottage cheese has only 83mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in cottage cheese is lower.
  • The glycemic index of cottage cheese is lower.

We used Cheese, provolone and Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd types 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 20% 227% 12% 20% 8.7% 88% 213% 114% 1.3% 79%
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 CalciumCalcium +810.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +32.7%
Contains more IronIron +642.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +707.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +211.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +49.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +11.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -58.4%

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 0% 79% 4.6% 7.5% 4.8% 74% 2.9% 29% 17% 183% 5.5% 7.5% 8.4%
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 AVitamin A +537.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +187.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +96.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +57.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +58.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +239.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +42.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +17%
Contains more FolateFolate +20%
Contains more CholineCholine +19.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Provolone Cottage cheese DV% diff.
Saturated fat 17.078g 1.718g 70%
Calcium 756mg 83mg 67%
Phosphorus 496mg 159mg 48%
Vitamin B12 1.46µg 0.43µg 43%
Fats 26.62g 4.3g 34%
Protein 25.58g 11.12g 29%
Zinc 3.23mg 0.4mg 26%
Sodium 876mg 364mg 22%
Vitamin A 236µg 37µg 22%
Cholesterol 69mg 17mg 17%
Monounsaturated fat 7.393g 0.778g 17%
Calories 351kcal 98kcal 13%
Vitamin B2 0.321mg 0.163mg 12%
Selenium 14.5µg 9.7µg 9%
Iron 0.52mg 0.07mg 6%
Magnesium 28mg 8mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.769g 0.123g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.073mg 0.046mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0.1µg 2%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.476mg 0.557mg 2%
Vitamin D 20IU 3IU 2%
Choline 15.4mg 18.4mg 1%
Folate 10µg 12µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.019mg 0.027mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.23mg 0.08mg 1%
Potassium 138mg 104mg 1%
Carbs 2.14g 3.38g 0%
Net carbs 2.14g 3.38g N/A
Sugar 0.56g 2.67g N/A
Copper 0.026mg 0.029mg 0%
Manganese 0.01mg 0.002mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.156mg 0.099mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.345mg 0.147mg 0%
Threonine 0.982mg 0.5mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.091mg 0.591mg 0%
Leucine 2.297mg 1.116mg 0%
Lysine 2.646mg 0.934mg 0%
Methionine 0.686mg 0.269mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.287mg 0.577mg 0%
Valine 1.64mg 0.748mg 0%
Histidine 1.115mg 0.326mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 27% 2% 41% 5%
Protein: 25.58 g
Fats: 26.62 g
Carbs: 2.14 g
Water: 40.95 g
Other: 4.71 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 +130%
Contains more FatsFats +519.1%
Contains more OtherOther +234%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +57.9%
Contains more WaterWater +94.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
68% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 17.078 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.393 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.769 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 +850.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +525.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.9%

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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. Provolone - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170850/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.