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Cottage cheese
Cottage cheese2
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Lentils, cooked Leader
Lentils, cooked8

Lentils, cooked leads 8–2 · 10 categories decided

Cottage cheese: 100 g · Lentils, cooked: 100 g.

The verdict

Lentils, cooked comes out ahead, winning 8 of 10 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Cottage cheese for more protein and more calcium.

Pick Lentils, cooked for more fiber, less sugar, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    81 kcal
    116 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN10.45 g
    9.02 g
  • Carbohydrate
    4.76 g
    20.13 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    7.9 gWIN
  • Total sugarsless is better
    4 g
    1.8 gWIN
  • Total fat
    2.27 g
    0.38 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    1.24 g
    0.05 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    308 mg
    2 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    125 mg
    369 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN111 mg
    19 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    0.13 mg
    3.33 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    9 mg
    36 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    1.5 mgWIN
  • 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.

Cottage cheese vs Lentils, cooked · Foodatron