Cottage cheese vs Nonfat Greek fruit yogurt

In short

One serving each: 93 calories in cottage cheese (4 oz, 113 g), 125 calories in nonfat Greek fruit yogurt (1 5.3 oz container, 150 g). More in cottage cheese: sodium (6.7×), vitamin A, saturated fat (9.8×) and selenium.

More in nonfat Greek fruit yogurt: vitamin B12, riboflavin, vitamin D and carbohydrates (3.3×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Cottage cheese93 cal

4 oz (113 g) · 12.5 g protein · 4.9 g carbs (4.6 g sugars) · 2.6 g fat

Nonfat Greek fruit yogurt125 cal

1 5.3 oz container (150 g) · 13.8 g protein · 16.2 g carbs (12.4 g sugars) · 0.51 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in one serving of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%25%50%
  • Vitamin B1220% vs 39%

    0.48 µg vs 0.93 µg

  • Sodiumlimit16% vs 2%

    364 mg vs 54 mg

  • Riboflavin (B2)20% vs 30%

    0.27 mg vs 0.39 mg

  • Vitamin A9% vs <1%

    78.2 µg vs 1.5 µg

  • Vitamin D0% vs 7%

    0 µg vs 1.4 µg

  • Saturated fatlimit7% vs 1%

    1.4 g vs 0.15 g

  • Selenium30% vs 25%

    16.6 µg vs 13.5 µg

  • Carbohydrates2% vs 6%

    4.9 g vs 16.2 g

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.

  • Protein12.5 g · 13.8 g25%·28%
  • Total fat2.6 g · 0.51 g3%·1%
  • Cholesterollimit13.6 mg · 6 mg5%·2%
  • Fiber0 g · 0.15 g0%·1%
  • Potassium136 mg · 201 mg3%·4%
  • Calcium117 mg · 152 mg9%·12%
  • Iron0.15 mg · 0.18 mg1%·1%
  • Magnesium10.2 mg · 15 mg2%·4%
  • Phosphorus168 mg · 185 mg13%·15%
  • Zinc0.69 mg · 0.72 mg6%·7%
  • Copper0.034 mg · 0.039 mg4%·4%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 1.5 mg0%·2%
  • Vitamin E0.091 mg · 0.03 mg1%·<1%
  • Vitamin K0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.023 mg · 0.032 mg2%·3%
  • Niacin (B3)0.1 mg · 0.29 mg1%·2%
  • Vitamin B60.065 mg · 0.088 mg4%·5%
  • Folate11.3 µg · 10.5 µg3%·3%
  • Choline18.5 mg · 21.9 mg3%·4%

From USDA FoodData Central: Cottage cheese (Survey (FNDDS) 2705747), Nonfat Greek fruit yogurt (Survey (FNDDS) 2705432). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.

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