Essential Everyday · Cheese
2% Small Curd Lowfat Cottage Cheese
A 1/2 cup (113g) serving of 2% Small Curd Lowfat Cottage Cheese by Essential Everyday has 90 calories, 4g of sugars and 480mg of sodium, as submitted by Supervalu, Inc. to USDA (FoodData Central 2499746, record updated Feb 20, 2023).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2499746, available Mar 16, 2023; USDA record.
Nutrition Facts
* 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 Supervalu, Inc. submitted to USDA, for the declared 113g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 041303037287
- Category
- Cheese
- Records
- 7 under this UPC; this page shows the newest record of this barcode
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 18% of them.
Where the calories come from: 25% carbohydrate, 24% fat and 51% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
Where it sits among cheese: sugar per 100 g
| Per 100 g | This product | Median of the category | Share of the category lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sugars | 3.5 g | 0 g | 73% |
| Sodium | 425 mg | 643 mg | 18% |
| Protein | 10.6 g | 21.4 g | 15% |
| Calories | 80 | 357 | 2% |
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; 2,652 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Original Cream Cheese SHURFINE | 339 mg | 321 |
| Original Cream Cheese LIDL | 339 mg | 321 |
| Garlic & Herbs Goat Cheese Hy-Vee, Inc. | 339 mg | 286 |
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): CULTURED SKIM MILK, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SKIM MILK, CREAM, CONTAINS 1% OR LESS OF SALT, GUAR GUM, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, CAROB BEAN GUM, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND CARBON DIOXIDE (PRESERVATIVES), NATURAL FLAVOR, CARRAGEENAN, POLYSORBATE 80, MALTODEXTRIN, CITRIC ACID, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, ENZYMES.
The statement lists 16 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Cultured Skim Milk, Whey Protein Concentrate, Skim Milk. 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 Feb 20, 2023), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Supervalu, Inc. submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2499746).
More Essential Everyday cheese
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1% Lowfat Small Curd Cottage Cheese | 80 | 4.42 g | 407 mg |
| Small Curd Fat Free Cottage Cheese | 71 | 4.42 g | 381 mg |
| Lowfat Cottage Cheese | 71 | 3.54 g | 354 mg |
| Essential Everyday, Fat Free Cottage Cheese, Pineapple | 67 | 5.04 g | 345 mg |
| Essential Everyday, Ricotta Cheese | 65 | 4.84 g | 242 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Essential Everyday 2% Small Curd Lowfat Cottage Cheese?
90 per 1/2 cup (113g) serving, and 80 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Essential Everyday 2% Small Curd Lowfat Cottage Cheese?
480mg per serving (21% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Supervalu, Inc. submitted to USDA, last updated Feb 20, 2023. 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