How many calories are in Cottage Cheese?

100 g of Cottage Cheese has 293 kcal. Serving, 100 g (100 g): about 293 kcal.

Is Cottage Cheese high in protein?

Cottage Cheese contains 18.8 g of protein per 100 g (38% of the 50 g Daily Value), or 18.8 g in serving, 100 g (100 g). About 26% of its calories come from protein. Compared with other dairy and eggs, that is among the highest quarter (median 8 g).

How many carbs are in Cottage Cheese?

Cottage Cheese has 2.7 g of total carbohydrates per 100 g, including 0 g of fiber and 4.8 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 23 g of fat per 100 g, of which 14.2 g is saturated (71% of the Daily Value).

What vitamins and minerals does Cottage Cheese contain?

Per 100 g, the most notable amounts relative to the Daily Value are calcium (33% DV), Vitamin B12 (20% DV), iodine (16% DV) and Riboflavin (B2) (14% DV). The full list is in the vitamins and minerals table above.

How much sodium is in Cottage Cheese?

100 g contains 42.3 mg of sodium, 2% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value.

Where does this nutrition data come from?

From Open Food Facts, record dated October 22, 2026. FoodFactly last checked it on November 8, 2026. Each value above shows whether it was measured, calculated or taken from a label.

Cottage Cheese

Packaged product Dairy and Eggs Whyte Farms

Data check: sugars are higher than total carbohydrates. The source data may contain an error, so treat these values with caution.

Cottage Cheese contains 293 kcal per 100 g. A serving, 100 g (100 g) provides about 293 kcal.

Roughly 71% of its calories come from fat, with 26% from protein and 4% from carbohydrates (estimated with general energy factors).

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

100 g provides 33% of the Daily Value for calcium, 20% of the Daily Value for Vitamin B12 and 16% of the Daily Value for iodine.

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

293kcal per 100 g

18.8 gprotein

2.7 gcarbohydrates

23 gfat

293kcal in serving, 100 g (100 g)

Nutrition facts

Amount

Nutrition facts for the selected amount
Nutrient	Amount per 100 g	% DV
Calories L	293 kcal
Total fat L	23 g	29%
Saturated fat L	14.2 g	71%
Trans fat L	0.1 g
Cholesterol L	2.5 mg	0.8%
Sodium L	42.3 mg	2%
Total carbohydrates L	2.7 g	1%
Dietary fiber L	0 g	0%
Total sugars L	4.8 g
Added sugars L	0 g	0%
Protein L	18.8 g	38%
Vitamin A L	1.7 µg	0.2%
Vitamin C L	1.3 mg	1%
Vitamin D L	0.074 µg	0.4%
Vitamin E L	0.009 mg	0.1%
Thiamin (B1) L	0.042 mg	4%
Riboflavin (B2) L	0.18 mg	14%
Niacin (B3) L	0.09 mg	0.6%
Pantothenic acid (B5) L	0.35 mg	7%
Vitamin B6 L	0.043 mg	3%
Folate (B9) L	4.8 µg	1%
Vitamin B12 L	0.48 µg	20%
Calcium L	430 mg	33%
Iron L	0.029 mg	0.2%
Magnesium L	11.4 mg	3%
Phosphorus L	97 mg	8%
Potassium L	154 mg	3%
Zinc L	0.41 mg	4%
Copper L	0.012 mg	1%
Manganese L	0.005 mg	0.2%
Selenium L	1.6 µg	3%
Iodine L	23.8 µg	16%
Chloride L	98 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 26%
Carbohydrates 4%
Fat 71%

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

Protein18.8 gin the top quarter of dairy and eggs (median 8 g)
Fiber0 gin the lowest quarter of dairy and eggs (median 0.7 g)
Sugars4.8 gabove the median for dairy and eggs (median 4 g)
Fat23 gabove the median for dairy and eggs (median 10 g)
Saturated fat14.2 gin the top quarter of dairy and eggs (median 4.2 g)
Sodium42.3 mgin the lowest quarter of dairy and eggs (median 218 mg)
Protein per 100 kcal6.4 gprotein density, useful for comparing foods with different calorie levels
Water89 gwater per 100 g, which largely explains differences between raw, cooked and dried forms

Full nutrient profile

Fats and cholesterol (2)

Monounsaturated fat L	0.045 g
Polyunsaturated fat L	0.006 g

Sugars and starch (1)

Starch L	0 g

Individual fatty acids (4)

EPA (omega-3, 20:5 n-3) L	0 g
DHA (omega-3, 22:6 n-3) L	0 g
ALA (omega-3, 18:3 n-3) L	0.001 g
Linoleic acid (omega-6, 18:2) L	0.004 g

Carotenoids (1)

Beta-carotene L	6.9 µg

Other components (2)

Water L	89 g
Alcohol L	0 g

Product details

Brand: Whyte Farms
Barcode: 0769807194632
Label serving: 100 g
Category: Dairy and Eggs

Ingredients

Fresh Cow's Milk, Citric Acid

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

Ingredient guides: Milk

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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 0769807194632. License: ODbL 1.0 (Open Food Facts). Source record dated October 22, 2026. Imported November 8, 2026.

Last updated: November 8, 2026. Data quality score: 90/100 (how it is calculated).

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