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Cottage cheese Leader
Cottage cheese5
VS
Egg, hard-boiled
Egg, hard-boiled3

Cottage cheese leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided · 2 ties

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Cottage cheese comes out ahead, winning 5 of 8 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Cottage cheese for more protein, less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium and more magnesium.

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

Evenly matched on fiber and vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN12.9 g
    8.12 g
  • Carbohydrate
    5.88 g
    0.72 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    4.94 g
    0.72 gWIN
  • Total fat
    2.8 g
    6.85 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN1.52 g
    2.11 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    380.25 mg
    80 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN154.32 mg
    81.29 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN137.04 mg
    32.26 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    0.16 mg
    0.77 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN11.11 mg
    6.45 mg
  • 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.

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