Cottage cheese vs Cheddar: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Cottage cheese has 98 kcal and Cheddar has 410 kcal, so Cottage cheese has 76% fewer calories.

Cheddar has more protein (24.3 g vs 11.1 g). Cheddar has more fat (33.8 g vs 4.3 g). Cottage cheese has more carbohydrates (3.38 g vs 2.13 g). Relative to calories, Cottage cheese is the better protein source (11.3 g vs 5.91 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Cottage cheese - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Cottage cheese - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Cottage Cheese
Serving size:
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one cottage cheese (200g)tablespoon (14g)teaspoon (5g)cup (226g)half cup (113g)
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Total Fat g
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Iron mg
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Cheddar
Serving size:
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handful (20g)slice (18g)cup, shredded (123g)
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0%
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0%
Iron mg
0%
Potassium mg
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Cottage Cheese vs Cheddar 100g Compare

per 100g Cottage cheese Cheddar
Calories 98 410
Carbohydrates 3.38 g 2.13 g
Fat 4.3 g 33.82 g
Protein 11.12 g 24.25 g
Water 79.79 g 36.15 g
Calcium 83 mg 711 mg
Iron 0.07 mg 0.16 mg
Magnessium 8 mg 27 mg
Phosphorus 0.1 mg 2.4 mg
Potassium 104 mg 76 mg
Sodium 315 mg 644 mg
Zink 0.1 mg 2.4 mg
Vitaminium A 140 IU 994 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.027 mg 0.027 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.163 mg 0.434 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 0.099 mg 0.039 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.046 mg 0.075 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 0.012 µg 0.027 µg
Vitaminium E 0.08 mg 0.78 mg

Less Calories in Cottage cheese

At first glance, you can see that in cottage cheese is much less calories than in cheddar.

Cottage cheese has 98 kcal per 100g and cheddar 410 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 318%.

Additionally, it is also easy to notice that most of the calories in cottage cheese comes from protein and in cheddar from fat.

See tables below to compare cottage cheese with cheddar in details.

Cottage cheese 100g

98kcal

Calories source

  • 14% CARBS.
  • 46% PROTEIN
  • 40% FAT
Cottage cheese calories per:
100g | ounce | single piece | tablespoon | teaspoon | cup | half cup

Cheddar 100g

410kcal

Calories source

  • 2% CARBS
  • 24% PROTEIN
  • 74% FAT
Cheddar calories per:
100g | ounce | handfull | slice | cup | shredded

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About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.