Cottage Cheese vs American

Cottage Cheese leads 3–1 · 4 categories decided · 1 tie

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Cottage Cheese comes out ahead, winning 3 of 4 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Cottage Cheese for more protein, less saturated fat and less sodium.

Pick American for less sugar.

Evenly matched on fiber.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common serving Equal calories

Head-to-head

Energy
100 kcal
100 kcal
Proteinmore is better
WIN14.44 g
6 g
Carbohydrate
5.56 g
4 g
Fibermore is better
0 g
0 g
Total sugarsless is better
4.44 g
2 gWIN
Total fat
2.78 g
6 g
Saturated fatless is better
WIN1.67 g
4 g
Sodiumless is better
WIN366.67 mg
420 mg
Potassiummore is better
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Calciummore is better
111.12 mg
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Ironmore is better
0.11 mg
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Magnesiummore is better
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Vitamin Cmore is better
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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.