Cottage Cheese
Cottage cheese is a mild fresh cheese made from curds and commonly eaten plain or used in savory and sweet dishes.
About Cottage Cheese
Cottage cheese is a fresh, unripened dairy cheese made from separated milk curds, usually with some cream or dressing added. It is commonly eaten cold or stirred into sweet preparations, savoury fillings, salads, spreads, and baked dishes. It may also be blended for a smoother texture.
The curds are soft, moist, and white, with a mild milky flavour and a slightly lumpy texture. Products vary in curd size, moisture, salt level, and dressing. Consistency can range from loose and spoonable to relatively firm and dry, especially in dry-curd versions.
Cottage cheese is generally sold refrigerated in tubs as dry-curd or creamed cottage cheese. It appears as separate curds in its ordinary form; blending makes it smoother, while baking changes the curds and dressing into a more integrated preparation. Draining also changes the product’s moisture and texture.
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Local names for cottage cheese
Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.
cottage cheese
queso cottage
fromage cottage
Hüttenkäse
fiocchi di latte
queijo cottage
cottagecheese
serek wiejski
cottage
cottage cheese
cottage cheese
brânză cottage
cottage peyniri
τυρί κότατζ
tyrí kótatz
коттеджный сыр
kottedzhnyy syr
котеджний сир
koteddzhnyi syr
котидж сирене
kotidzh sirene
котиџ сир
kotidž sir
cottage sir
カッテージチーズ
kattēji chīzu
코티지 치즈
kotiji chijeu
茅屋奶酪
máowū nǎilào
कॉटेज चीज़
kॉṭej cīz
কটেজ চিজ
koṭej cij
காட்டேஜ் சீஸ்
kāṭṭēj cīs
కాటేజ్ చీజ్
kāṭēj cīj
കോട്ടേജ് ചീസ്
kōṭṭēj cīs
ಕಾಟೇಜ್ ಚೀಸ್
kāṭēj cīs
کاٹیج چیز
kāṭij chīz
tyrí kótatz
Romanised form
kāṭēj cīs
Romanised form
kattēji chīzu
Romanised form
Cheese, cottage cheese, with gelatin dessert
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Cheese, cottage cheese, with gelatin dessert and fruit
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Cheese, cottage cheese, with gelatin dessert and vegetables
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Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd
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Cheese, cottage, creamed, with fruit
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Cheese, cottage, dry curd
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Cheese, cottage, low fat
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Cheese, cottage, lowfat, 1% milkfat
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Cheese, cottage, lowfat, 1% milkfat, lactose reduced
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Cheese, cottage, lowfat, 1% milkfat, no sodium added
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Cheese, cottage, lowfat, 1% milkfat, with vegetables
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Cheese, cottage, lowfat, 2% milkfat
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Cheese, cottage, lowfat, lactose reduced
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Cheese, cottage, lowfat, low sodium
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Cheese, cottage, lowfat, with fruit
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Cheese, cottage, NFS
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Cheese, cottage, nonfat, uncreamed, dry, large or small curd
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Cheese, cottage, plain, reduced fat
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Cheese, cottage, salted, dry curd
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Cheese, cottage, with fruit
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Cheese, cottage, with vegetables
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cottage cheese (artificially flavored)
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cottage cheese (creamed with nonfat cream dressing)
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cottage cheese (creamed, acidified)
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cottage cheese (creamed, artificially flavored)
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cottage cheese (creamed, fruit added)
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cottage cheese (creamed, vegetable added)
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cottage cheese (creamed)
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cottage cheese (dry curd, creamed)
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cottage cheese (dry)
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cottage cheese (lowfat)
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cottage cheese (partially creamed)
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cottage cheese (pasteurized)
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cottage cheese (powdered)
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cottage cheese (reduced fat)
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cottage cheese (uncreamed)
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cottage cheese (vegetable added)
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cottage cheese type spread
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cottage cheese with cream dressing
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Cottage cheese, farmer's
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Cottage cheese, full fat, large or small curd
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kāṭṭēj cīs
Romanised form
koteddzhnyi syr
Romanised form
kotiji chijeu
Romanised form
koṭej cij
Romanised form
máowū nǎilào
Romanised form
kॉṭej cīz
Romanised form
kōṭṭēj cīs
Romanised form
kāṭij chīz
Romanised form
kottedzhnyy syr
Romanised form
kotidzh sirene
Romanised form
kotidž sir
Romanised form
kāṭēj cīj
Romanised form
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Cottage Cheese nutrition & diet
Cottage Cheese nutritional value
Cheese, cottage, plain
Per 100 g of the edible portion in the stated food form.
- Calories
- 103kcal
- Protein
- 9.4g
- Carbs
- 3.1g
- Fat
- 6.0g
Reference values apply to the named food form, not every preparation, variety or brand. CoFID 2021 food code 12-539. Carbohydrate follows the dataset’s available-carbohydrate convention. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/.
Portions & preparation
Match the reference to the curd size, moisture, fat formulation, and salted or unsalted state. Consider the actual spooned or recipe portion, since cottage cheese may be eaten plain or combined with fruit, sugar, flour, vegetables, or savory toppings.
Compare the right form: Use a reference for the exact cottage-cheese fat, moisture, curd, and salt formulation, measured as sold or in the prepared recipe.
Diet considerations
Cottage cheese is an animal-derived dairy food made from cow milk unless another milk is specified. Compatibility changes with milk solids, added cream, sweeteners, fruit, cereal ingredients, or savory mix-ins. Plain portions differ from baked dishes, fillings, and recipes containing meat or gelatin.
AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganTypically incompatible
- VegetarianDepends on the version
- PescatarianDepends on the version
- KetoDepends on the version
- PaleoTypically incompatible
- Low-carbDepends on the version
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot established
What these diet assessments mean
- Vegan · Typically incompatible
- The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative.
- Vegetarian · Depends on the version
- Check the coagulant or rennet source: animal rennet and vegetarian alternatives are both relevant to this category.
- Pescatarian · Depends on the version
- Check the coagulant or rennet source: animal rennet and vegetarian alternatives are both relevant to this category.
- Keto · Depends on the version
- Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
- Paleo · Typically incompatible
- This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar).
- Low-carb · Depends on the version
- Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
- Halal · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
- Kosher · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.
For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.
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Sources & review
Nutrition reference: UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), 2021 — Cheese, cottage, plain ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.
The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.
Last recorded verification: .