How much protein is in cottage cheese (4%)?

One cup of cottage cheese (4%, 225 g) has 25 g of protein (220 kcal); 100 g has 11.1 g.

Feast Factsper 100 g

PER 100 GProtein

11.1g

Calories98

Carbohydrate3.4g

Fiber0g

Sugars2.7g

Fat4.3g

Saturated1.7g

Sodium315 mg

11.3 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central

Protein verdictLean protein source

11.3 g of protein per 100 kcal (45% of its calories): 10 g or more is lean on our scale.

25 g of protein from cottage cheese (4%) alone takes 225 g (about 1 cup) and 221 kcal.

#22 of 37 in Dairy & cheese for protein per 100 g, #7 for protein per calorie.

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Protein per portion

Protein, calories, carbs and fat in cottage cheese (4%) per portion
Portion	Protein	kcal	Carbs	Fat
100 g	11.1 g	98	3.4 g	4.3 g
1 oz (28 g)	3.1 g	28	1 g	1.2 g
1 cup (225 g)	25 g	220	7.6 g	9.7 g
1 tbsp (14 g)	1.6 g	14	0.5 g	0.6 g

One cup of cottage cheese (4%, 225 g) is 21% of a 120 g daily target, what our protein calculator gives a 165 lb person building muscle.

One cup of cottage cheese (4%, 225 g) also has 709 mg of sodium (31% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).

How it compares

The 4 foods in the same aisle closest in calories per 100 g, ranked by protein per calorie. Per calorie, it has more protein than vanilla Greek yogurt and half-and-half and less than fat-free cream cheese and cottage cheese (2%).

cottage cheese (4%) compared with similar foods, per 100 g
Food	Protein	kcal	Protein per 100 kcal
Fat-free cream cheese	15.7 g	105	15.0 g
Cottage cheese (2%)	10.4 g	81	12.8 g
Cottage cheese (4%)	11.1 g	98	11.3 g
Vanilla Greek yogurt	8.6 g	78	11.0 g
Half-and-half	3.1 g	131	2.4 g

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Recipes with cottage cheese (4%)

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Questions

How much protein is in a cup of cottage cheese (4%)?

One cup of cottage cheese (4%, 225 g) has 25 g of protein and 220 kcal, with 7.6 g of carbohydrate and 9.7 g of fat.

How much protein is in 100 g of cottage cheese (4%)?

100 g of cottage cheese (4%) has 11.1 g of protein, 98 kcal, 3.4 g of carbohydrate and 4.3 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 172179).

Is cottage cheese (4%) a good source of protein?

Lean protein source: 11.3 g of protein per 100 kcal (45% of its calories): 10 g or more is lean on our scale. Getting 25 g of protein from cottage cheese (4%) alone takes 225 g (about 1 cup) and 221 kcal.

Which has more protein, cottage cheese (4%) or fat-free cream cheese?

Fat-free cream cheese, with 15.7 g of protein per 100 g against 11.1 g for cottage cheese (4%). Per 100 kcal: cottage cheese (4%) 11.3 g, fat-free cream cheese 15.0 g.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 172179: “Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd”, per 100 g. Portion numbers multiply those values by the portion weight. Estimates for information, not medical advice. How we calculate

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