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Knudsen · Cheese

2% Milkfat Small Curd Lowfat Cottage Cheese

A 1/2 cup (119g) serving of 2% Milkfat Small Curd Lowfat Cottage Cheese by Knudsen has 90 calories, 4g of sugars and 410mg of sodium, as submitted by KNUDSEN to USDA (FoodData Central 1142695, record updated May 6, 2020).

Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 1142695, available Nov 30, 2020; USDA record.

Nutrition Facts

Serving size1/2 cup (119g)
Amount per serving
Calories90
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.5g3%
Saturated Fat 1.5g7%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 15mg5%
Sodium 410mg18%
Total Carbohydrate 6g2%
Dietary Fiber 0g0%
Total Sugars 4g
Includes Added Sugars not declared
Protein 11g22%
Vitamin D not declared
Calcium 120mg9%
Iron 0mg0%
Potassium 150mg3%

* 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. Protein % DV here is not corrected for protein quality.

Computed from the values per 100 g that KNUDSEN submitted to USDA, for the declared 119g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.

UPC
409900346306
Category
Cheese
Records
1 under this UPC

How it compares with other cheese

Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 73% of the 15,853 cheese products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 12% of them.

Where the calories come from: 27% carbohydrate, 25% fat and 49% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).

Where it sits among cheese: sugar per 100 g

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Each dot is one of 39 evenly spaced points across the middle 95% of the category; the dashed line is the median. USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
2% Milkfat Small Curd Lowfat Cottage Cheese against the 15,853 cheese products in the database
Per 100 gThis productMedian of the categoryShare of the category lower
Total sugars3.4 g0 g73%
Sodium345 mg643 mg12%
Protein9.2 g21.4 g12%
Calories763571%

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 15,853 products, one per barcode.

Other cheese in this aisle

14,327 of the 15,853 cheese products are named cheese. Per 100 g their median is 357 calories, 643 mg of sodium and 21.4 g of protein; 1,731 have less sodium than this one.

Other brands with less sodiumSodium per 100 gCalories per 100 g
Lucerne, Lowfat 2% Milkfat Cottage Cheese, Strawberry LUCERNE275 mg106
Hannaford, Cream Cheese Spread, Honey Nut HANNAFORD275 mg350
Food Lion, Honey Nut Cream Cheese Sptead FOOD LION275 mg350

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "cheese", one per barcode.

What is in it

Ingredients (as submitted): INGREDIENTS: CULTURED PASTEURIZED GRADE A SKIM MILK, MILK AND CREAM, WHEY, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, XANTHAN GUM, CITRIC ACID, GUAR GUM, NATURAL FLAVOR, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, VITAMIN D3.

The statement lists 12 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Ingredients: Cultured Pasteurized Grade a Skim Milk, Milk and Cream, Whey. It has no separate "Contains" line; a major allergen (the nine the FDA requires on labels: milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, sesame) may be named inside the ingredients instead. For allergies, read the package: this is the record USDA holds (updated May 6, 2020), not the label on the shelf today.

Source: the ingredient statement KNUDSEN submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 1142695).

Questions about this product

How many calories are in Knudsen 2% Milkfat Small Curd Lowfat Cottage Cheese?

90 per 1/2 cup (119g) serving, and 76 per 100 g.

How much sodium is in Knudsen 2% Milkfat Small Curd Lowfat Cottage Cheese?

410mg per serving (18% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).

Is this the label on the package today?

It is the record KNUDSEN submitted to USDA, last updated May 6, 2020. Recipes change: the package in your hand is the authority.

Sources for this page
USDA FoodData Central
this record and every record it is compared with, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
FoodData Central documentation
what branded, SR Legacy, Foundation and survey records are. fdc.nal.usda.gov
USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies
survey foods and their household portions. ars.usda.gov
21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
the label format, its rounding and the Daily Values. ecfr.gov
21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
the FDA thresholds the comparisons count. ecfr.gov
FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov