Cottage cheese vs Plain whole milk Greek yogurt

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 122 g of cottage cheese or 106 g of plain whole milk Greek yogurt. More in cottage cheese: sodium (11×), selenium, protein and vitamin A (2.1×).

More in plain whole milk Greek yogurt: vitamin B12 and saturated fat. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Cottage cheese100 cal

122 g · 13.4 g protein · 5.3 g carbs (5 g sugars) · 2.8 g fat

Plain whole milk Greek yogurt100 cal

106 g · 9.3 g protein · 5.1 g carbs (3.5 g sugars) · 4.7 g fat

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Where they differ

Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 calories of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

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  • Sodiumlimit17% vs 2%

    391 mg vs 36.2 mg

  • Selenium32% vs 19%

    17.8 µg vs 10.3 µg

  • Vitamin B1221% vs 33%

    0.51 µg vs 0.8 µg

  • Protein27% vs 19%

    13.4 g vs 9.3 g

  • Saturated fatlimit8% vs 13%

    1.5 g vs 2.5 g

  • Vitamin A9% vs 4%

    84.1 µg vs 40.4 µg

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.

  • Total fat2.8 g · 4.7 g4%·6%
  • Cholesterollimit14.6 mg · 18.1 mg5%·6%
  • Carbohydrates5.3 g · 5.1 g2%·2%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Potassium146 mg · 156 mg3%·3%
  • Calcium126 mg · 118 mg10%·9%
  • Iron0.16 mg · 0 mg1%·0%
  • Magnesium11 mg · 11.7 mg3%·3%
  • Phosphorus180 mg · 134 mg14%·11%
  • Zinc0.74 mg · 0.5 mg7%·5%
  • Copper0.037 mg · 0.011 mg4%·1%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.098 mg · 0.011 mg1%·<1%
  • Vitamin K0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.024 mg · 0.059 mg2%·5%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.29 mg · 0.26 mg22%·20%
  • Niacin (B3)0.11 mg · 0.24 mg1%·2%
  • Vitamin B60.07 mg · 0.047 mg4%·3%
  • Folate12.2 µg · 5.3 µg3%·1%
  • Choline19.9 mg · 16.1 mg4%·3%

From USDA FoodData Central: Cottage cheese (Survey (FNDDS) 2705747), Plain whole milk Greek yogurt (Survey (FNDDS) 2705422). 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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