Cottage cheese vs Plain whole milk Greek yogurt

In short

Gram for gram, there are 15% more calories in plain whole milk Greek yogurt than in cottage cheese (94 vs 82 in 100 g). More in cottage cheese: sodium (9.4×), selenium and protein.

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 cheese82 cal

11 g protein · 4.3 g carbs (4.1 g sugars) · 2.3 g fat

Plain whole milk Greek yogurt94 cal

8.8 g protein · 4.8 g carbs (3.3 g sugars) · 4.4 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 g 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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  • Vitamin B1218% vs 31%

    0.42 µg vs 0.75 µg

  • Sodiumlimit14% vs 1%

    321 mg vs 34 mg

  • Selenium27% vs 18%

    14.6 µg vs 9.7 µg

  • Saturated fatlimit6% vs 12%

    1.3 g vs 2.4 g

  • Protein22% vs 18%

    11 g vs 8.8 g

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Where they are alike

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

  • Total fat2.3 g · 4.4 g3%·6%
  • Cholesterollimit12 mg · 17 mg4%·6%
  • Carbohydrates4.3 g · 4.8 g2%·2%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Potassium120 mg · 147 mg3%·3%
  • Calcium103 mg · 111 mg8%·9%
  • Iron0.13 mg · 0 mg1%·0%
  • Magnesium9 mg · 11 mg2%·3%
  • Phosphorus148 mg · 126 mg12%·10%
  • Zinc0.61 mg · 0.47 mg6%·4%
  • Copper0.03 mg · 0.01 mg3%·1%
  • Vitamin A69 µg · 38 µg8%·4%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.08 mg · 0.01 mg1%·<1%
  • Vitamin K0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.02 mg · 0.055 mg2%·5%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.23 mg · 0.24 mg18%·19%
  • Niacin (B3)0.09 mg · 0.23 mg1%·1%
  • Vitamin B60.057 mg · 0.044 mg3%·3%
  • Folate10 µg · 5 µg3%·1%
  • Choline16.3 mg · 15.1 mg3%·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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