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Veal vs. Cottage cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between veal and cottage cheese

  • Cottage cheese has less vitamin B3, vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B6, choline, vitamin B5, iron, and phosphorus.
  • Veal covers your daily vitamin B3 needs 50% more than cottage cheese.
  • Cottage cheese contains 14 times less iron than veal. Veal contains 0.99mg of iron, while cottage cheese contains 0.07mg.
  • Cottage cheese has less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Veal, ground, 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.
Veal
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 17% 5.1% 30% 37% 34% 106% 93% 11% 4.6% 75%
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 +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +224%
Contains more IronIron +1314.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +255.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +867.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +36.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1650%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +41.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +388.2%

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.
Veal
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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% 0% 3% 0% 18% 62% 151% 70% 90% 159% 3% 8.3% 52%
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 +87.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +159.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +65.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +8011.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +108.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +747.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +195.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +416.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Folate ~12µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Veal Cottage cheese DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 8.03mg 0.099mg 50%
Vitamin B12 1.27µg 0.43µg 35%
Zinc 3.87mg 0.4mg 32%
Cholesterol 103mg 17mg 29%
Protein 24.38g 11.12g 27%
Vitamin B6 0.39mg 0.046mg 26%
Choline 95mg 18.4mg 14%
Vitamin B5 1.16mg 0.557mg 12%
Sodium 83mg 364mg 12%
Iron 0.99mg 0.07mg 12%
Copper 0.103mg 0.029mg 8%
Phosphorus 217mg 159mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0.163mg 8%
Selenium 13.7µg 9.7µg 7%
Potassium 337mg 104mg 7%
Calcium 17mg 83mg 7%
Saturated fat 3.04g 1.718g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.84g 0.778g 5%
Fats 7.56g 4.3g 5%
Calories 172kcal 98kcal 4%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.027mg 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 37µg 4%
Magnesium 24mg 8mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.55g 0.123g 3%
Manganese 0.035mg 0.002mg 1%
Carbs 0g 3.38g 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.2µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 0g 3.38g N/A
Vitamin D 0IU 3IU 0%
Sugar 0g 2.67g N/A
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.08mg 0%
Folate 11µg 12µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.247mg 0.147mg 0%
Threonine 1.065mg 0.5mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.201mg 0.591mg 0%
Leucine 1.94mg 1.116mg 0%
Lysine 2.009mg 0.934mg 0%
Methionine 0.569mg 0.269mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.984mg 0.577mg 0%
Valine 1.347mg 0.748mg 0%
Histidine 0.885mg 0.326mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Veal
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24% 8% 67%
Protein: 24.38 g
Fats: 7.56 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.76 g
Other: 1.3 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 +119.2%
Contains more FatsFats +75.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +19.5%
~equal in Other ~1.41g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Veal
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47% 44% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.84 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.55 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 +265%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +347.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -43.5%

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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. Veal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175291/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.