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Cottage cheese
Cottage cheese3
VS
4% Milkfat Classic Cottage Cheese3

Dead heat · 6 categories decided · 1 tie

Both compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

It's a dead heat — each wins 3 of 6 match-ups.

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

Pick 4% Milkfat Classic Cottage Cheese for more protein, less sugar and less sodium.

Evenly matched on fiber.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    12.9 g
    14 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    5.88 g
    2 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    4.94 g
    2 gWIN
  • Total fat
    2.8 g
    4.5 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN1.52 g
    3 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    380.25 mg
    380 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    154.32 mg
    —
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN137.04 mg
    70 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN0.16 mg
    0 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    11.11 mg
    —
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 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.