Cottage cheese vs Egg, hard-boiled

Cottage cheese2

Leader

Egg, hard-boiled6

Egg, hard-boiled leads 6–2 · 8 categories decided · 2 ties

Each value is per 100 g edible portion.

The verdict

Egg, hard-boiled comes out ahead, winning 6 of 8 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Cottage cheese for less saturated fat and more calcium.

Pick Egg, hard-boiled for more protein, less sugar, less sodium, more potassium, more iron and more magnesium.

Evenly matched on fiber and vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common serving Equal calories

Head-to-head

Energy
81 kcal
155 kcal
Proteinmore is better
10.45 g
12.58 gWIN
Carbohydrate
4.76 g
1.12 g
Fibermore is better
0 g
0 g
Total sugarsless is better
4 g
1.12 gWIN
Total fat
2.27 g
10.61 g
Saturated fatless is better
WIN1.24 g
3.27 g
Sodiumless is better
308 mg
124 mgWIN
Potassiummore is better
125 mg
126 mgWIN
Calciummore is better
WIN111 mg
50 mg
Ironmore is better
0.13 mg
1.19 mgWIN
Magnesiummore is better
9 mg
10 mgWIN
Vitamin Cmore is better
0 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.