Queso fresco leads 4–2 · 6 categories decided · 1 tie
Both compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Queso fresco comes out ahead, winning 4 of 6 nutrient match-ups.
Pick 4% Milkfat Classic Cottage Cheese for more protein and less saturated fat.
Pick Queso fresco for less sugar, less sodium, more calcium and more iron.
Evenly matched on fiber.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN14 g6.05 g
- Carbohydrate2 g1 g
- Fibermore is better0 g0 g
- Total sugarsless is better2 g0.78 gWIN
- Total fat4.5 g7.97 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN3 g4.33 g
- Sodiumless is better380 mg251.17 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better—43.14 mg
- Calciummore is better70 mg189.3 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0 mg0.07 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better—8.03 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.
