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Cottage cheese
Cottage cheese2
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Egg, hard-boiled Leader
Egg, hard-boiled6

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

Cottage cheese: 100 g · Egg, hard-boiled: 100 g.

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 servingEqual 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.