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Walnut vs. Cottage cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between walnut and cottage cheese?

  • Walnut is richer than cottage cheese in copper, manganese, vitamin B6, magnesium, iron, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and zinc.
  • Walnut's daily need coverage for copper is 173% more.
  • The amount of saturated fat in cottage cheese is lower.

We used Nuts, walnuts, english 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.
Walnut
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 113% 29% 39% 109% 529% 84% 148% 0.26% 445% 27%
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 +1875%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +18.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +324%
Contains more IronIron +4057.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +5369%
Contains more ZincZinc +672.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +117.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +170600%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +98%

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.
Walnut
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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 4.3% 0.33% 14% 0% 85% 35% 21% 34% 124% 0% 6.8% 74% 21%
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 EVitamin E +775%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1163%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1036.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1067.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +716.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +113%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3600%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.163mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.557mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Walnut Cottage cheese DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 47.174g 0.123g 314%
Copper 1.586mg 0.029mg 173%
Manganese 3.414mg 0.002mg 148%
Fats 65.21g 4.3g 94%
Vitamin B6 0.537mg 0.046mg 38%
Magnesium 158mg 8mg 36%
Iron 2.91mg 0.07mg 36%
Calories 654kcal 98kcal 28%
Fiber 6.7g 0g 27%
Phosphorus 346mg 159mg 27%
Vitamin B1 0.341mg 0.027mg 26%
Zinc 3.09mg 0.4mg 24%
Folate 98µg 12µg 22%
Saturated fat 6.126g 1.718g 20%
Monounsaturated fat 8.933g 0.778g 20%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.43µg 18%
Sodium 2mg 364mg 16%
Potassium 441mg 104mg 10%
Selenium 4.9µg 9.7µg 9%
Protein 15.23g 11.12g 8%
Vitamin B3 1.125mg 0.099mg 6%
Cholesterol 0mg 17mg 6%
Vitamin A 1µg 37µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 0.08mg 4%
Choline 39.2mg 18.4mg 4%
Carbs 13.71g 3.38g 3%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 0µg 2%
Calcium 98mg 83mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.163mg 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin C 1.3mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 7.01g 3.38g N/A
Vitamin D 0IU 3IU 0%
Sugar 2.61g 2.67g N/A
Starch 0.06g 0%
Vitamin B5 0.57mg 0.557mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.17mg 0.147mg 0%
Threonine 0.596mg 0.5mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.625mg 0.591mg 0%
Leucine 1.17mg 1.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.424mg 0.934mg 0%
Methionine 0.236mg 0.269mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.711mg 0.577mg 0%
Valine 0.753mg 0.748mg 0%
Histidine 0.391mg 0.326mg 0%
Fructose 0.09g 0g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Walnut
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15% 65% 14% 4% 2%
Protein: 15.23 g
Fats: 65.21 g
Carbs: 13.71 g
Water: 4.07 g
Other: 1.78 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 ProteinProtein +37%
Contains more FatsFats +1416.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +305.6%
Contains more OtherOther +26.2%
Contains more WaterWater +1860.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Walnut
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10% 14% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.126 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.933 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 47.174 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 +1048.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +38252.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Walnut
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2% 91% 3% 3%
Starch: 0.06 g
Sucrose: 2.43 g
Glucose: 0.08 g
Fructose: 0.09 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
100%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 2.67 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Walnut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170187/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.