Cottage cheese

About Cottage cheese

Cottage cheese is a cheese curd product with a mild flavor. Different styles of cottage cheese are made from milks with different fat levels and in small curd or large curd preparations. Cottage cheese which is pressed becomes hoop cheese, farmer cheese, pot cheese or queso blanco. Typical preparations, the cheese is drained, but not pressed, so some whey remains. The curd is usually washed to remove acidity giving sweet curd cheese. It is not aged or colored.

Cottage cheese is often eaten straight where it is like the curds of the nursery rhyme food "curds and whey". It is also eaten in salads, with fruit or as an ingredient in recipes like jello salad, lasagna and various desserts. It is popular among dieters and some health food devotees.

Cottage cheese Nutrition

For 100 grams of cheese, cottage, nonfat, uncreamed, dry, large or small curd

Nutrient	Units	Value per 100 grams	Number of Data Points	Std. Error
Proximates
Water	g	79.77	31	0.452
Energy	kcal	85	0	0
Energy	kj	354	0	0
Protein	g	17.27	24	0.509
Total lipid (fat)	g	0.42	31	0.048
Ash	g	0.69	14	0.047
Carbohydrate, by difference	g	1.85	0	0
Fiber, total dietary	g	0.0	0	0
Sugars, total	g	1.85	0	0
Minerals
Calcium, Ca	mg	32	18	2.668
Iron, Fe	mg	0.23	1	0
Magnesium, Mg	mg	4	17	0.491
Phosphorus, P	mg	104	17	6.111
Potassium, K	mg	32	8	5.991
Sodium, Na	mg	13	6	3.607
Zinc, Zn	mg	0.47	8	0.078
Copper, Cu	mg	0.028	0	0
Manganese, Mn	mg	0.003	0	0
Selenium, Se	mcg	10.8	0	0
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid	mg	0.0	0	0
Thiamin	mg	0.025	15	0.003
Riboflavin	mg	0.142	16	0.01
Niacin	mg	0.155	21	0.028
Pantothenic acid	mg	0.163	18	0.052
Vitamin B-6	mg	0.082	30	0.017
Folate, total	mcg	15	0	0
Folic acid	mcg	0	0	0
Folate, food	mcg	15	0	0
Folate, DFE	mcg_DFE	15	0	0
Vitamin B-12	mcg	0.83	16	0.127
Vitamin B-12, added	mcg	0.00	0	0
Vitamin A, IU	IU	30	0	0
Vitamin A, RAE	mcg_RAE	9	0	0
Retinol	mcg	9	0	0
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)	mg	0.00	0	0
Vitamin E, added	mg	0.00	0	0
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)	mcg	0.0	0	0
Lipids
Fatty acids, total saturated	g	0.273	0	0
4:0	g	0.018	1	0
6:0	g	0.003	1	0
8:0	g	0.005	7	0.001
10:0	g	0.009	7	0.001
12:0	g	0.006	7	0.001
14:0	g	0.042	7	0.005
16:0	g	0.131	7	0.015
18:0	g	0.045	7	0.006
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated	g	0.110	0	0
16:1 undifferentiated	g	0.012	7	0.002
18:1 undifferentiated	g	0.093	7	0.011
20:1	g	0.000	0	0
22:1 undifferentiated	g	0.000	0	0
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated	g	0.015	0	0
18:2 undifferentiated	g	0.011	7	0.002
18:3 undifferentiated	g	0.004	7	0.001
18:4	g	0.000	0	0
20:4 undifferentiated	g	0.000	0	0
20:5 n-3	g	0.000	0	0
22:5 n-3	g	0.000	0	0
22:6 n-3	g	0.000	0	0
Cholesterol	mg	7	5	0.675
Amino acids
Tryptophan	g	0.192	0	0
Threonine	g	0.766	0	0
Isoleucine	g	1.015	0	0
Leucine	g	1.776	0	0
Lysine	g	1.397	0	0
Methionine	g	0.520	0	0
Cystine	g	0.160	0	0
Phenylalanine	g	0.931	0	0
Tyrosine	g	0.920	0	0
Valine	g	1.069	0	0
Arginine	g	0.788	0	0
Histidine	g	0.574	0	0
Alanine	g	0.896	0	0
Aspartic acid	g	1.169	0	0
Glutamic acid	g	3.741	0	0
Glycine	g	0.376	0	0
Proline	g	2.000	0	0
Serine	g	0.969	0	0
Other
Alcohol, ethyl	g	0.0	0	0
Caffeine	mg	0	0	0
Theobromine	mg	0	0	0
Carotene, beta	mcg	0	0	0
Carotene, alpha	mcg	0	0	0
Cryptoxanthin, beta	mcg	0	0	0
Lycopene	mcg	0	0	0
Lutein + zeaxanthin	mcg	0	0	0

External links

• Wikipedia Article About Cottage cheese on Wikipedia