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White chocolate vs. Cottage cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are white chocolate and cottage cheese different?

  • White chocolate is higher in calcium, vitamin B2, vitamin K, vitamin E, vitamin B12, and potassium; however, cottage cheese is richer in selenium.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for white chocolate is 88% higher.
  • Cottage cheese has less saturated fat.
  • Cottage cheese has a lower glycemic index (10) than white chocolate (41).

Candies, white chocolate and Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd are the varieties 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% 60% 25% 9% 20% 20% 75% 12% 1% 25%
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 +139.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +175%
Contains more IronIron +242.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +106.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +85%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +300%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +115.6%
~equal in Phosphorus ~159mg

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 1.7% 3% 19% 0% 16% 65% 14% 36% 13% 70% 23% 5.3% 16%
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 +1100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +73%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +652.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +21.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +30.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +60.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +311.1%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +71.4%
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.557mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient White chocolate Cottage cheese DV% diff.
Saturated fat 19.412g 1.718g 80%
Fats 32.09g 4.3g 43%
Calories 539kcal 98kcal 22%
Monounsaturated fat 9.097g 0.778g 21%
Carbs 59.24g 3.38g 19%
Calcium 199mg 83mg 12%
Sodium 90mg 364mg 12%
Protein 5.87g 11.12g 11%
Vitamin B2 0.282mg 0.163mg 9%
Selenium 4.5µg 9.7µg 9%
Vitamin K 9.1µg 0µg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.013g 0.123g 6%
Vitamin E 0.96mg 0.08mg 6%
Potassium 286mg 104mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.56µg 0.43µg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.745mg 0.099mg 4%
Copper 0.06mg 0.029mg 3%
Zinc 0.74mg 0.4mg 3%
Vitamin A 9µg 37µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.027mg 3%
Phosphorus 176mg 159mg 2%
Choline 29.5mg 18.4mg 2%
Iron 0.24mg 0.07mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Folate 7µg 12µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.046mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.608mg 0.557mg 1%
Cholesterol 21mg 17mg 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Magnesium 12mg 8mg 1%
Fiber 0.2g 0g 1%
Net carbs 59.04g 3.38g N/A
Vitamin D 0IU 3IU 0%
Sugar 59g 2.67g N/A
Manganese 0.008mg 0.002mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.147mg 0%
Threonine 0.5mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.591mg 0%
Leucine 1.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.934mg 0%
Methionine 0.269mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.577mg 0%
Valine 0.748mg 0%
Histidine 0.326mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 32% 59%
Protein: 5.87 g
Fats: 32.09 g
Carbs: 59.24 g
Water: 1.3 g
Other: 1.5 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 +646.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1652.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +89.4%
Contains more WaterWater +6037.7%
~equal in Other ~1.41g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
66% 31% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.412 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.097 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.013 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 +1069.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +723.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.1%

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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. White chocolate - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167571/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.