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Vegetable vs. Cottage cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between vegetable and cottage cheese?

  • Vegetable is richer in vitamin A, vitamin K, fiber, manganese, and iron, yet cottage cheese is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, and phosphorus.
  • Vegetable's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 83% higher.
  • Vegetable contains less sodium.
  • Cottage cheese has a lower glycemic index than vegetable.

We used Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd types in this comparison.

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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 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
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 +175%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +62.5%
Contains more IronIron +1071.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +186.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +22.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +18850%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +232%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +211.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3133.3%

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 11% 71% 7.6% 0% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14% 13%
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 +478.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +375%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +163%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +759.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +60.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +58.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +31%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +35.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +268.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Vegetable Cottage cheese DV% diff.
Vitamin K 23.5µg 0µg 20%
Vitamin A 214µg 37µg 20%
Fiber 4.4g 0g 18%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.43µg 18%
Protein 2.86g 11.12g 17%
Selenium 0.3µg 9.7µg 17%
Manganese 0.379mg 0.002mg 16%
Phosphorus 51mg 159mg 15%
Sodium 35mg 364mg 14%
Iron 0.82mg 0.07mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.151mg 0.557mg 8%
Saturated fat 0.031g 1.718g 8%
Cholesterol 0mg 17mg 6%
Calcium 25mg 83mg 6%
Fats 0.15g 4.3g 6%
Copper 0.083mg 0.029mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.851mg 0.099mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.071mg 0.027mg 4%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.163mg 3%
Carbs 13.09g 3.38g 3%
Magnesium 22mg 8mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.046mg 2%
Folate 19µg 12µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.778g 2%
Calories 65kcal 98kcal 2%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 0.08mg 2%
Potassium 169mg 104mg 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Zinc 0.49mg 0.4mg 1%
Choline 24.1mg 18.4mg 1%
Net carbs 8.69g 3.38g N/A
Vitamin D 0IU 3IU 0%
Sugar 3.12g 2.67g N/A
Polyunsaturated fat 0.072g 0.123g 0%
Tryptophan 0.029mg 0.147mg 0%
Threonine 0.115mg 0.5mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0.591mg 0%
Leucine 0.19mg 1.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.17mg 0.934mg 0%
Methionine 0.034mg 0.269mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.12mg 0.577mg 0%
Valine 0.149mg 0.748mg 0%
Histidine 0.073mg 0.326mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 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 CarbsCarbs +287.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +288.8%
Contains more FatsFats +2766.7%
Contains more OtherOther +110.4%
~equal in Water ~79.79g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7680%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +70.8%

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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. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/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.