Cottage Cheese vs 4% Milkfat Classic Cottage Cheese

4% Milkfat Classic Cottage Cheese leads 3–2 · 5 categories decided · 2 ties

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

4% Milkfat Classic Cottage Cheese comes out ahead, winning 3 of 5 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Cottage Cheese for more calcium and more iron.

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

Evenly matched on fiber and saturated fat.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common serving Equal calories

Head-to-head

Energy
100 kcal
100 kcal
Proteinmore is better
11 g
14 gWIN
Carbohydrate
5 g
2 g
Fibermore is better
0 g
0 g
Total sugarsless is better
4 g
2 gWIN
Total fat
4.5 g
4.5 g
Saturated fatless is better
3 g
3 g
Sodiumless is better
480 mg
380 mgWIN
Potassiummore is better
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Calciummore is better
WIN80.01 mg
70 mg
Ironmore is better
WIN0.1 mg
0 mg
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.