Brie cheese leads 6–2 · 8 categories decided · 2 ties
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Brie cheese comes out ahead, winning 6 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Brie cheese for more protein, less sugar, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Cottage cheese for less saturated fat and less sodium.
Evenly matched on fiber and vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy334 kcal81 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN20.75 g10.45 g
- Carbohydrate0.45 g4.76 g
- Fibermore is better0 g0 g
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0.45 g4 g
- Total fat27.68 g2.27 g
- Saturated fatless is better17.41 g1.24 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better629 mg308 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN152 mg125 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN184 mg111 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN0.5 mg0.13 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN20 mg9 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg0 mg
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

