Plain whole milk Greek yogurt vs Dry curd cottage cheese

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 106 g of plain whole milk Greek yogurt or 139 g of dry curd cottage cheese. More in plain whole milk Greek yogurt: saturated fat (11×), vitamin B12, total fat (12×) and vitamin A (15×).

More in dry curd cottage cheese: sodium (14×), phosphorus, protein, selenium and riboflavin. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Plain whole milk Greek yogurt100 cal

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

Dry curd cottage cheese100 cal

139 g · 14.4 g protein · 9.3 g carbs (2.6 g sugars) · 0.4 g fat

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Where they differ

Bar length 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 difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%25%50%
  • Sodiumlimit36.2 mg · 517 mg
    2%22%
  • Saturated fatlimit2.5 g · 0.23 g
    13%1%
  • Phosphorus134 mg · 264 mg
    11%21%
  • Protein9.3 g · 14.4 g
    19%29%
  • Vitamin B120.8 µg · 0.64 µg
    33%27%
  • Total fat4.7 g · 0.4 g
    6%1%
  • Selenium10.3 µg · 13.1 µg
    19%24%
  • Vitamin A40.4 µg · 2.8 µg
    4%<1%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.26 mg · 0.31 mg
    20%24%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Cholesterollimit18.1 mg · 9.7 mg6%·3%
  • Carbohydrates5.1 g · 9.3 g2%·3%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Potassium156 mg · 190 mg3%·4%
  • Calcium118 mg · 119 mg9%·9%
  • Iron0 mg · 0.21 mg0%·1%
  • Magnesium11.7 mg · 15.3 mg3%·4%
  • Zinc0.5 mg · 0.65 mg5%·6%
  • Copper0.011 mg · 0.042 mg1%·5%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.011 mg · 0.014 mg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin K0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.059 mg · 0.032 mg5%·3%
  • Niacin (B3)0.24 mg · 0.2 mg2%·1%
  • Vitamin B60.047 mg · 0.022 mg3%·1%
  • Folate5.3 µg · 12.5 µg1%·3%
  • Choline16.1 mg · 24.9 mg3%·5%

From USDA FoodData Central: Plain whole milk Greek yogurt (Survey (FNDDS) 2705422), Dry curd cottage cheese (Survey (FNDDS) 2705753). 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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