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Buttermilk Leader
Buttermilk5
VS
Cottage cheese
Cottage cheese4

Buttermilk leads 5–4 · 9 categories decided · 1 tie

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Buttermilk comes out ahead, winning 5 of 9 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Buttermilk for less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more magnesium and more vitamin C.

Pick Cottage cheese for more protein, less sugar, less saturated fat and more iron.

Evenly matched on fiber.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    8.28 g
    12.9 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    11.98 g
    5.88 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    13.4 g
    4.94 gWIN
  • Total fat
    2.68 g
    2.8 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    1.65 g
    1.52 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN370 mg
    380.25 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN377.5 mg
    154.32 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN290 mg
    137.04 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    0.13 mg
    0.16 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN27.5 mg
    11.11 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    WIN2.5 mg
    0 mg
  • Vitamin Dmore is better
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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.