Cottage cheese vs Whole milk Greek fruit yogurt

In short

Gram for gram, there are 39% more calories in whole milk Greek fruit yogurt than in cottage cheese (114 vs 82 in 100 g). More in cottage cheese: sodium (9.4×), selenium and protein.

More in whole milk Greek fruit yogurt: vitamin B12, vitamin D 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

Whole milk Greek fruit yogurt114 cal

7.8 g protein · 11.8 g carbs (8.2 g sugars) · 3.9 g fat

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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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  • Sodiumlimit14% vs 1%

    321 mg vs 34 mg

  • Vitamin B1218% vs 28%

    0.42 µg vs 0.67 µg

  • Selenium27% vs 16%

    14.6 µg vs 8.9 µg

  • Protein22% vs 16%

    11 g vs 7.8 g

  • Vitamin D0% vs 5%

    0 µg vs 0.9 µg

  • Saturated fatlimit6% vs 11%

    1.3 g vs 2.1 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 · 3.9 g3%·5%
  • Cholesterollimit12 mg · 15 mg4%·5%
  • Carbohydrates4.3 g · 11.8 g2%·4%
  • Fiber0 g · 0.1 g0%·<1%
  • Potassium120 mg · 139 mg3%·3%
  • Calcium103 mg · 101 mg8%·8%
  • Iron0.13 mg · 0.05 mg1%·<1%
  • Magnesium9 mg · 10 mg2%·2%
  • Phosphorus148 mg · 114 mg12%·9%
  • Zinc0.61 mg · 0.42 mg6%·4%
  • Copper0.03 mg · 0.02 mg3%·2%
  • Vitamin A69 µg · 34 µg8%·4%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 1 mg0%·1%
  • Vitamin E0.08 mg · 0.02 mg1%·<1%
  • Vitamin K0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.02 mg · 0.051 mg2%·4%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.23 mg · 0.23 mg18%·17%
  • Niacin (B3)0.09 mg · 0.21 mg1%·1%
  • Vitamin B60.057 mg · 0.041 mg3%·2%
  • Folate10 µg · 6 µg3%·2%
  • Choline16.3 mg · 14.6 mg3%·3%

From USDA FoodData Central: Cottage cheese (Survey (FNDDS) 2705747), Whole milk Greek fruit yogurt (Survey (FNDDS) 2705430). 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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