Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cottage cheese
versus
pineapple
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in cottage cheese and pineapple:
Pineapple has 49% less calories than cottage cheese - pineapple has 50 calories per 100 grams and cottage cheese has 98 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, cottage cheese is much heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to pineapple per calorie. Cottage cheese has a macronutrient ratio of 46:14:40 and for pineapple, 4:95:2 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Cottage Cheese | Pineapple | |
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Protein | 46% | 4% |
Carbohydrates | 14% | 95% |
Fat | 40% | 2% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Cottage cheese has 74% less carbohydrates than pineapple - pineapple has 13.1g of total carbs per 100 grams and cottage cheese has 3.4g of carbohydrates.
Pineapple has more dietary fiber than cottage cheese - pineapple has 1.4g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and cottage cheese does not contain significant amounts.
Cottage cheese has 73% less sugar than pineapple - pineapple has 9.9g of sugar per 100 grams and cottage cheese has 2.7g of sugar.
Cottage cheese is a great source of protein and it has 19 times more protein than pineapple - pineapple has 0.54g of protein per 100 grams and cottage cheese has 11.1g of protein.
Pineapple has 189.8 times less saturated fat than cottage cheese - pineapple has 0.01g of saturated fat per 100 grams and cottage cheese has 1.7g of saturated fat.
Pineapple has less cholesterol than cottage cheese - cottage cheese has 17mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and pineapple does not contain significant amounts.
Pineapple is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than cottage cheese - pineapple has 47.8mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and cottage cheese does not contain significant amounts.
Cottage cheese has 11 times more Vitamin A than pineapple - pineapple has 3ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and cottage cheese has 37ug of Vitamin A.
Cottage cheese and pineapple contain similar amounts of Vitamin D - cottage cheese has 3iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and pineapple does not contain significant amounts.
Pineapple and cottage cheese contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - pineapple has 0.02mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and cottage cheese has 0.08mg of Vitamin E.
Pineapple and cottage cheese contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - pineapple has 0.7ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and cottage cheese does not contain significant amounts.
Pineapple has more thiamin, niacin and Vitamin B6, however, cottage cheese contains more riboflavin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B12. Both cottage cheese and pineapple contain significant amounts of folate.
Cottage Cheese | Pineapple | |
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Thiamin | 0.027 MG | 0.079 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.163 MG | 0.032 MG |
Niacin | 0.099 MG | 0.5 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.557 MG | 0.213 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.046 MG | 0.112 MG |
Folate | 12 UG | 18 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.43 UG | ~ |
Cottage cheese is an excellent source of calcium and it has 538% more calcium than pineapple - pineapple has 13mg of calcium per 100 grams and cottage cheese has 83mg of calcium.
Pineapple and cottage cheese contain similar amounts of iron - pineapple has 0.29mg of iron per 100 grams and cottage cheese has 0.07mg of iron.
Pineapple and cottage cheese contain similar amounts of potassium - pineapple has 109mg of potassium per 100 grams and cottage cheese has 104mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, both cottage cheese and pineapple contain significant amounts of alpha linoleic acid (ALA).
Cottage Cheese | Pineapple | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.017 G | 0.017 G |
Total | 0.017 G | 0.017 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, cottage cheese has more linoleic acid than pineapple per 100 grams.
Cottage Cheese | Pineapple | |
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linoleic acid | 0.105 G | 0.023 G |
Total | 0.105 G | 0.023 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
You can try adding or subtracting the amount of either Cottage Cheese or Pineapple .
Note: The specific food items compared are: Cottage Cheese (Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd) and Pineapple (Pineapple, raw, all varieties) .
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G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||