
Product Insights
Cottage cheese is a fresh, low‑fat cheese belonging to the milk and dairy product group. It earns a Nutri‑Score of A and is classified in the moderately processed NOVA 3 category, reflecting its simple ingredient list of pasteurised milk and salt. Nutritionally it offers low fat (0.5 g), low saturated fat (0.2 g) and modest sugar (3.7 g) but contains a moderate amount of salt (0.42 g) and provides 8.8 g of protein per 100 g.
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Nutritional Values
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Comparative Analysis
Compared with the average cheese, this cottage cheese contains far less fat (0.5 g vs 25.0 g), dramatically lower saturated fat (0.2 g vs 15.3 g), and substantially less salt (0.42 g vs 3.31 g), while its protein (8.8 g) is below the typical 20.3 g and its sugar level (3.7 g) exceeds the average 1.83 g.
Ingredients
low fat cottage cheese (pasteurised milk), salt
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