Ricotta vs. Cottage cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are ricotta and cottage cheese different?

Ricotta is richer in calcium, selenium, zinc, vitamin A, and monounsaturated fat, while cottage cheese is higher in vitamin B5.
Ricotta covers your daily need for saturated fat, 33% more than cottage cheese.
Ricotta contains 5 times more monounsaturated fat than cottage cheese. Ricotta contains 3.627g of monounsaturated fat, while cottage cheese contains 0.778g.
Cottage cheese is lower in saturated fat.
Ricotta has a higher glycemic index (27) than cottage cheese (10).

Cheese, ricotta, whole milk and Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd types were 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.

Ricotta

Cottage cheese

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+37.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+149.4%
Contains more IronIron	+442.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+190%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-76.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+200%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+49.5%

Contains more CopperCopper

+38.1%

~equal in Potassium ~104mg

~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.

Ricotta

Cottage cheese

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+224.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+37.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+19.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+107.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+161.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+26.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.099mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.046mg

~equal in Folate ~12µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	8.295g	1.718g	30%
Fats	12.98g	4.3g	13%
Calcium	207mg	83mg	12%
Sodium	84mg	364mg	12%
Cholesterol	51mg	17mg	11%
Vitamin A	120µg	37µg	9%
Selenium	14.5µg	9.7µg	9%
Zinc	1.16mg	0.4mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.213mg	0.557mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	3.627g	0.778g	7%
Calories	174kcal	98kcal	4%
Iron	0.38mg	0.07mg	4%
Vitamin B12	0.34µg	0.43µg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.195mg	0.163mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.385g	0.123g	2%
Vitamin D*	10 IU	3 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	0.1µg	1%
Magnesium	11mg	8mg	1%
Copper	0.021mg	0.029mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.013mg	0.027mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.1µg	0µg	1%
Protein	11.26g	11.12g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	6.5g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	155kcal	88kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	57g	102g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.48	0.52	N/A
Net carbs	3.04g	3.38g	N/A
Carbs	3.04g	3.38g	0%
Potassium	105mg	104mg	0%
Sugar	0.27g	2.67g	N/A
Phosphorus	158mg	159mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.11mg	0.08mg	0%
Manganese	0.006mg	0.002mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.104mg	0.099mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.043mg	0.046mg	0%
Folate	12µg	12µg	0%
Choline	17.5mg	18.4mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.125mg	0.147mg	0%
Threonine	0.517mg	0.5mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.589mg	0.591mg	0%
Leucine	1.221mg	1.116mg	0%
Lysine	1.338mg	0.934mg	0%
Methionine	0.281mg	0.269mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.556mg	0.577mg	0%
Valine	0.692mg	0.748mg	0%
Histidine	0.459mg	0.326mg	0%