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Soft serve vs. Cottage cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are soft serve and cottage cheese different?

  • Soft serve is richer in vitamin A, while cottage cheese is higher in selenium and phosphorus.
  • Soft serve covers your daily need for saturated fat, 29% more than cottage cheese.
  • Cottage cheese is lower in cholesterol.
  • Soft serve has a higher glycemic index (79) than cottage cheese (10).

Ice cream, soft serve, chocolate 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% 39% 16% 7.9% 10% 14% 50% 8% 0.65% 16%
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 CalciumCalcium +57.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +70.2%
Contains more IronIron +200%
Contains more ZincZinc +30%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +150%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +37.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +223.3%
~equal in Copper ~0.029mg

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 2.7% 54% 12% 11% 12% 42% 1.8% 30% 11% 63% 2.3% 6.8% 14%
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 AVitamin A +337.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +662.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +81.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +11.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +16.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +41.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +10.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +33.3%
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.099mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.046mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soft serve Cottage cheese DV% diff.
Saturated fat 7.46g 1.718g 26%
Cholesterol 91mg 17mg 25%
Protein 4.1g 11.12g 14%
Vitamin A 162µg 37µg 14%
Fats 13g 4.3g 13%
Sodium 61mg 364mg 13%
Selenium 3µg 9.7µg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 3.49g 0.778g 7%
Phosphorus 116mg 159mg 6%
Calories 222kcal 98kcal 6%
Carbs 22.2g 3.38g 6%
Calcium 131mg 83mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.61mg 0.08mg 4%
Fiber 0.7g 0g 3%
Vitamin D 29IU 3IU 3%
Vitamin D 0.7µg 0.1µg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.5µg 0.43µg 3%
Potassium 177mg 104mg 2%
Iron 0.21mg 0.07mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.46g 0.123g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.049mg 0.027mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 0mg 1%
Choline 26mg 18.4mg 1%
Folate 9µg 12µg 1%
Vitamin K 0.9µg 0µg 1%
Caffeine 2mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.506mg 0.557mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.182mg 0.163mg 1%
Magnesium 12mg 8mg 1%
Zinc 0.52mg 0.4mg 1%
Net carbs 21.5g 3.38g N/A
Sugar 21.16g 2.67g N/A
Copper 0.03mg 0.029mg 0%
Manganese 0.005mg 0.002mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.095mg 0.099mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.048mg 0.046mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0.147mg 0%
Threonine 0.169mg 0.5mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.215mg 0.591mg 0%
Leucine 0.353mg 1.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.296mg 0.934mg 0%
Methionine 0.091mg 0.269mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.176mg 0.577mg 0%
Valine 0.241mg 0.748mg 0%
Histidine 0.099mg 0.326mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 13% 22% 60%
Protein: 4.1 g
Fats: 13 g
Carbs: 22.2 g
Water: 59.8 g
Other: 0.9 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 FatsFats +202.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +556.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +171.2%
Contains more WaterWater +33.4%
Contains more OtherOther +56.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.46 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.49 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.46 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 +348.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +274%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77%

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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. Soft serve - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173465/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.