How many calories are in Cottage Cheese?

100 g of Cottage Cheese has 71 kcal. Serving, 1 portion, 113 g (113 g): about 80 kcal.

Is Cottage Cheese high in protein?

Cottage Cheese contains 10.6 g of protein per 100 g (21% of the 50 g Daily Value), or 12 g in serving, 1 portion, 113 g (113 g). About 67% of its calories come from protein. Compared with other dairy and eggs, that is above the median (median 8 g).

How many carbs are in Cottage Cheese?

Cottage Cheese has 5.3 g of total carbohydrates per 100 g, including 0 g of fiber and 4.4 g of sugars.

How much fat is in Cottage Cheese?

Cottage Cheese contains 0 g of fat per 100 g, of which 0 g is saturated (0% of the Daily Value).

How much sodium is in Cottage Cheese?

100 g contains 372 mg of sodium, 16% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value.

Where does this nutrition data come from?

From USDA FoodData Central: Branded Foods, record dated June 9, 2026. FoodFactly last checked it on November 6, 2026. Each value above shows whether it was measured, calculated or taken from a label.

Cottage Cheese

Packaged product Dairy and Eggs Lucerne

Cottage Cheese contains 71 kcal per 100 g. A serving, 1 portion, 113 g (113 g) provides about 80 kcal.

Roughly 67% of its calories come from protein, with 33% from carbohydrates and 0% from fat (estimated with general energy factors).

That is less energy than the typical item in dairy and eggs on FoodFactly, where the median is 245 kcal per 100 g across 55,735 products.

The values are label data submitted by the manufacturer to USDA FoodData Central.

Photo: Open Food Facts, CC BY-SA 3.0, Open Food Facts contributors

71kcal per 100 g

10.6 gprotein

5.3 gcarbohydrates

0 gfat

80kcal in serving, 1 portion, 113 g (113 g)

Nutrition facts

Amount

Nutrition facts for the selected amount
Nutrient	Amount per 100 g	% DV
Calories L	71 kcal
Total fat L	0 g	0%
Saturated fat L	0 g	0%
Trans fat L	0 g
Cholesterol L	4 mg	1%
Sodium L	372 mg	16%
Total carbohydrates L	5.3 g	2%
Dietary fiber L	0 g	0%
Total sugars L	4.4 g
Added sugars L	0 g	0%
Protein L	10.6 g	21%
Vitamin A L	33 µg	4%
Vitamin D L	0 µg	0%
Choline L	0 mg	0%
Calcium L	103 mg	8%
Iron L	0 mg	0%
Potassium L	168 mg	4%

% DV: percent of the FDA Daily Value for adults (reference amounts). Letters show how each value was obtained: M measured, C calculated, L label, Z assumed zero, I imputed. Vitamins and minerals not listed were not reported by the source.

Nutritional breakdown

Protein 67%
Carbohydrates 33%

Approximate share of calories, using general energy factors (4 kcal/g protein and carbohydrate, 9 kcal/g fat, 7 kcal/g alcohol).

Vitamins and minerals, % Daily Value per 100 g

Nutritional insights

Protein10.6 gabove the median for dairy and eggs (median 8 g)
Fiber0 gin the lowest quarter of dairy and eggs (median 0.7 g)
Sugars4.4 gabove the median for dairy and eggs (median 4 g)
Fat0 gin the lowest quarter of dairy and eggs (median 10 g)
Saturated fat0 gin the lowest quarter of dairy and eggs (median 4.2 g)
Sodium372 mgabove the median for dairy and eggs (median 218 mg)
Protein per 100 kcal14.9 gprotein density, useful for comparing foods with different calorie levels

Full nutrient profile

Sugars and starch (1)

Starch L	0 g

Values by source

More than one dataset describes this food. FoodFactly keeps each source's values separately instead of blending them. The headline values above come from USDA FoodData Central: Branded Foods.

Per 100 g	Open Food Facts	USDA Branded
Calories	35.4 kcal	71 kcal
Protein	10.6 g	10.6 g
Carbohydrates	5.3 g	5.3 g
Fat	0 g	0 g
Fiber	0 g	0 g
Sugars	4.4 g	4.4 g
Sodium	372 mg	372 mg

Product details

Brand: Lucerne
Barcode: 0021130073382
Quantity: 113 g
Label serving: 1 portion (113 g)
Category: Dairy and Eggs
Nutri-Score: B as computed by Open Food Facts
NOVA group: 4 processing level (1 to 4), as classified by Open Food Facts

Ingredients

CULTURED PASTEURIZED GRADE A FAT FREE MILK, PASTEURIZED AT FREE MILK, SALT, CULTURED GRADE A DAIRY SOLIDS (GRADE A WHEY, CITRIC ACID, LACTIC ACID CULTURE), DRY GRADE A WHEY, MALTODEXTRIN, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (COLOR), GUAR GUM, CITRIC ACID, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE), CARRAGEENAN, LOCUST BEAN GUM, CARBON DIOXIDE (TO HELP MAINTAIN FRESHNESS), VITAMIN A PALMITATE.

As listed on the package and transcribed by Open Food Facts contributors. Always check the package for allergens.

Ingredient guides: Salt

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Per 100 g. Calories in kcal. n/a: not reported by the source.

Source of the nutrition information

USDA FoodData Central: Branded Foods, record 2617689. License: CC0 1.0 (U.S. public domain). Source record dated May 30, 2023. Imported November 6, 2026.
Open Food Facts, record 0021130073382. License: ODbL 1.0 (Open Food Facts). Source record dated June 9, 2026. Imported November 6, 2026.

Last updated: November 6, 2026. Data quality score: 100/100 (how it is calculated).

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