How many calories are in Lowfat Cottage Cheese?

100 g of Lowfat Cottage Cheese has 80 kcal. Serving, 0.5 cup, 113 g (113 g): about 90 kcal.

Is Lowfat Cottage Cheese high in protein?

Lowfat Cottage Cheese contains 11.5 g of protein per 100 g (23% of the 50 g Daily Value), or 13 g in serving, 0.5 cup, 113 g (113 g). About 61% 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 Lowfat Cottage Cheese?

Lowfat Cottage Cheese has 4.4 g of total carbohydrates per 100 g, including 0.2 g of fiber and 4.4 g of sugars.

How much fat is in Lowfat Cottage Cheese?

Lowfat Cottage Cheese contains 1.3 g of fat per 100 g, of which 0.88 g is saturated (4% of the Daily Value).

How much sodium is in Lowfat Cottage Cheese?

100 g contains 345 mg of sodium, 15% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value.

Where does this nutrition data come from?

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

Lowfat Cottage Cheese

Packaged product Dairy and Eggs Hood

Lowfat Cottage Cheese contains 80 kcal per 100 g. A serving, 0.5 cup, 113 g (113 g) provides about 90 kcal.

Roughly 61% of its calories come from protein, with 23% from carbohydrates and 16% 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

80kcal per 100 g

11.5 gprotein

4.4 gcarbohydrates

1.3 gfat

90kcal in serving, 0.5 cup, 113 g (113 g)

Nutrition facts

Amount

Nutrition facts for the selected amount
Nutrient	Amount per 100 g	% DV
Calories L	80 kcal
Total fat L	1.3 g	2%
Saturated fat L	0.88 g	4%
Trans fat L	0 g
Cholesterol L	13 mg	4%
Sodium L	345 mg	15%
Total carbohydrates L	4.4 g	2%
Dietary fiber L	0.2 g	0.7%
Total sugars L	4.4 g
Added sugars L	0 g	0%
Protein L	11.5 g	23%
Vitamin A L	0 µg	0%
Vitamin C L	0 mg	0%
Vitamin E L	0 mg	0%
Vitamin K L	0 µg	0%
Niacin (B3) L	0 mg	0%
Choline L	0 mg	0%
Calcium L	97 mg	7%
Iron L	0 mg	0%
Magnesium L	0 mg	0%
Phosphorus L	0 mg	0%
Potassium L	142 mg	3%
Zinc L	0 mg	0%
Copper L	0 mg	0%
Manganese L	0 mg	0%
Selenium L	0 µg	0%
Iodine L	0 µg	0%
Fluoride L	0 µg

% 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 61%
Carbohydrates 23%
Fat 16%

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

Protein11.5 gabove the median for dairy and eggs (median 8 g)
Fiber0.2 gbelow the median for dairy and eggs (median 0.7 g)
Sugars4.4 gabove the median for dairy and eggs (median 4 g)
Fat1.3 gin the lowest quarter of dairy and eggs (median 10 g)
Saturated fat0.88 gin the lowest quarter of dairy and eggs (median 4.2 g)
Sodium345 mgabove the median for dairy and eggs (median 218 mg)
Protein per 100 kcal14.4 gprotein density, useful for comparing foods with different calorie levels

Full nutrient profile

Sugars and starch (1)

Starch L	0 g

Carotenoids (1)

Vitamin D (D2 + D3), International Units L	0 IU

Other components (2)

Caffeine L	0 mg
Vitamin A, IU L	1,770 IU

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	79.6 kcal	80 kcal
Protein	11.5 g	11.5 g
Carbohydrates	4.4 g	n/a
Fat	1.3 g	1.3 g
Fiber	0 g	0.2 g
Sugars	4.4 g	4.4 g
Sodium	345 mg	345 mg

Product details

Brand: Hood
Barcode: 0044100101489
Quantity: 113 g
Label serving: 0.5 cup (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 SKIM MILK AND MILK, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, WHEY, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, XANTHAN GUM, LOCUST BEAN GUM, GUAR GUM, SORBIC ACID AND CARBON DIOXIDE (TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS) AND VITAMIN A PALMITATE.

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

Ingredient guides: Milk 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 2501136. License: CC0 1.0 (U.S. public domain). Source record dated February 11, 2023. Imported November 6, 2026.
Open Food Facts, record 0044100101489. License: ODbL 1.0 (Open Food Facts). Source record dated March 6, 2026. Imported November 6, 2026.

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

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