Buttermilk leads 6–3 · 9 categories decided · 1 tie
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Buttermilk comes out ahead, winning 6 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Buttermilk for less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Pick Cottage cheese for more protein, less sugar and more iron.
Evenly matched on fiber.
Head-to-head
- Energy40 kcal81 kcal
- Proteinmore is better3.31 g10.45 gWIN
- Carbohydrate4.79 g4.76 g
- Fibermore is better0 g0 g
- Total sugarsless is better5.36 g4 gWIN
- Total fat1.07 g2.27 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.66 g1.24 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN148 mg308 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN151 mg125 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN116 mg111 mg
- Ironmore is better0.05 mg0.13 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN11 mg9 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is betterWIN1 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.

