How many calories are in Cottage cheese?

100 g of Cottage cheese has 71 kcal. Serving, 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, 113 g (113 g). About 59% of its calories come from protein. Compared with other dairy and eggs, that is above the median (median 10.2 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. Label conventions differ: in the EU and some other regions carbohydrates are declared without fiber.

How much fat is in Cottage cheese?

Cottage cheese contains 0.89 g of fat per 100 g, of which 0.44 g is saturated (2% of the Daily Value).

How much sodium is in Cottage cheese?

100 g contains 416 mg of sodium, 18% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value.

Where does this nutrition data come from?

From Open Food Facts, record dated January 22, 2026. FoodFactly last checked it on November 12, 2026. Each value above shows whether it was measured, calculated or taken from a label.

Cottage cheese

Packaged product Dairy and Eggs Garelick farms

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

Roughly 59% of its calories come from protein, with 30% from carbohydrates and 11% 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 184 kcal per 100 g across 388 products.

The values are as declared on the product label and entered by Open Food Facts contributors.

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

71kcal per 100 g

10.6 gprotein

5.3 gcarbohydrates

0.89 gfat

80kcal in serving, 113 g (113 g)

Nutrition facts

Amount

Nutrition facts for the selected amount
Nutrient	Amount per 100 g	% DV
Calories L	70.8 kcal
Total fat L	0.89 g	1%
Saturated fat L	0.44 g	2%
Trans fat L	0 g
Cholesterol L	8.8 mg	3%
Sodium L	416 mg	18%
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	0 µg	0%
Vitamin C L	0 mg	0%
Vitamin E L	0 mg	0%
Vitamin K L	0 µg	0%
Choline L	0 mg	0%
Iron L	0 mg	0%
Magnesium L	0 mg	0%
Phosphorus L	0 mg	0%
Zinc L	0 mg	0%
Copper L	0 mg	0%
Manganese L	0 mg	0%
Selenium L	0 µg	0%

% 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 59%
Carbohydrates 30%
Fat 11%

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 10.2 g)
Sugars4.4 gin the top quarter of dairy and eggs (median 3 g)
Fat0.89 gin the lowest quarter of dairy and eggs (median 14 g)
Saturated fat0.44 gin the lowest quarter of dairy and eggs (median 9.5 g)
Sodium416 mgin the top quarter of dairy and eggs (median 320 mg)
Protein per 100 kcal15 gprotein density, useful for comparing foods with different calorie levels

Full nutrient profile

Sugars and starch (1)

Starch L	0 g

Other components (1)

Caffeine L	0 mg

Product details

Brand: Garelick farms
Barcode: 0075457526014
Quantity: 16 oz
Label serving: 113 g
Category: Fresh cheeses
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 nonfat milk, cream, whey, salt, maltodextrin, guar gum, citric acid, carrageenan, mono and diglycerides, locust bean gum, polysorbate 80, potassium sorbate (preservative), natural flavor, vitamin A palmitate, enzymes.

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

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

Source of the nutrition information

Open Food Facts, record 0075457526014. License: ODbL 1.0 (Open Food Facts). Source record dated January 22, 2026. Imported November 12, 2026.

Last updated: November 12, 2026. Data quality score: 100/100 (how it is calculated).

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