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Spread vs. Cottage cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between spread and cottage cheese

  • Spread has more vitamin B12, vitamin B1, copper, vitamin E, vitamin B3, iron, and choline; however, cottage cheese is higher in phosphorus.
  • Spread covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 29% more than cottage cheese.
  • Cottage cheese contains 22 times less vitamin E than spread. Spread contains 1.74mg of vitamin E, while cottage cheese contains 0.08mg.
  • Cottage cheese has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Sandwich spread, pork, beef 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.
Spread
Spread
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.6% 9.7% 30% 43% 28% 25% 132% 3.4% 53%
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 IronIron +1028.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +348.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +155%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +591.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +169.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -64.1%
~equal in Magnesium ~8mg
~equal in Potassium ~104mg
~equal in Selenium ~9.7µg

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.
Spread
Spread
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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% 8.7% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
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 EVitamin E +2075%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +537%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1647.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +160.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +160.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +238.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +42.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +21.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +29.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +500%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spread Cottage cheese DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.12µg 0.43µg 29%
Sodium 1013mg 364mg 28%
Fats 17.34g 4.3g 20%
Saturated fat 5.977g 1.718g 19%
Monounsaturated fat 7.584g 0.778g 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.565g 0.123g 16%
Phosphorus 59mg 159mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.172mg 0.027mg 12%
Vitamin E 1.74mg 0.08mg 11%
Copper 0.13mg 0.029mg 11%
Vitamin B3 1.73mg 0.099mg 10%
Iron 0.79mg 0.07mg 9%
Choline 62.3mg 18.4mg 8%
Cholesterol 38mg 17mg 7%
Protein 7.66g 11.12g 7%
Calories 235kcal 98kcal 7%
Calcium 12mg 83mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.046mg 6%
Zinc 1.02mg 0.4mg 6%
Carbs 11.94g 3.38g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.43mg 0.557mg 3%
Folate 2µg 12µg 3%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 0.1µg 3%
Vitamin D 22IU 3IU 2%
Vitamin B2 0.134mg 0.163mg 2%
Manganese 0.026mg 0.002mg 1%
Vitamin A 26µg 37µg 1%
Fiber 0.2g 0g 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 11.74g 3.38g N/A
Magnesium 8mg 8mg 0%
Potassium 110mg 104mg 0%
Sugar 0g 2.67g N/A
Selenium 9.7µg 9.7µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.082mg 0.147mg 0%
Threonine 0.334mg 0.5mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.334mg 0.591mg 0%
Leucine 0.6mg 1.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.663mg 0.934mg 0%
Methionine 0.196mg 0.269mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.301mg 0.577mg 0%
Valine 0.356mg 0.748mg 0%
Histidine 0.279mg 0.326mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spread
Spread
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8% 17% 12% 60% 3%
Protein: 7.66 g
Fats: 17.34 g
Carbs: 11.94 g
Water: 60.28 g
Other: 2.78 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 +303.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +253.3%
Contains more OtherOther +97.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +45.2%
Contains more WaterWater +32.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spread
Spread
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37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.977 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.584 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.565 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 +874.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1985.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71.3%

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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174583/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.