Cottage cheese can be purchased with varying fat contents, high-fat versions like creamed cottage cheese, it provides more calories.
one cup of low-fat cottage cheese packed with 28g of protein, including a hearty dose of the important muscles building amino acid leucine.
choosing which type of cottage cheese you want to take depends on how many extra calories you want to add to your diet.
Nutrition Value
Low-fat cottage cheese (1%milkfat) 228g or 8oz
| Calories 163 | (680 kJ) | |
| % DV* | ||
| Total Fat | 2.3 g | 4% |
| Saturated Fat | 1.5 g | 7% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | < 0.1 g | |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.7 g | |
| Cholesterol | 9 mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 918 mg | 38% |
| Total Carbohydrate | 6.1 g | 2% |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g | 0% |
| Sugars | 6.1 g | |
| Protein | 28 g | |
| Calcium | 138 mg | |
| Potassium | 194 mg | |
| Alcohol | 0 g | |
| Iron | < 1 mg | |
| Vitamin A | 90 mg | |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg | |
| Caffeine | 0 mg | |
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your energy needs.
