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Hood · Cheese

4% Milkfat Min Small Curd Country Style Cottage Cheese

A 1/2 cup (113g) serving of 4% Milkfat Min Small Curd Country Style Cottage Cheese by Hood has 120 calories, 4g of sugars and 440mg of sodium, as submitted by HP Hood LLC to USDA (FoodData Central 2501132, record updated Feb 11, 2023).

Nutrition Facts

Serving size1/2 cup (113g)
Amount per serving
Calories120
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5g6%
Saturated Fat 3g15%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 30mg10%
Sodium 440mg19%
Total Carbohydrate 5g2%
Dietary Fiber 0g1%
Total Sugars 4g
Includes Added Sugars not declared
Protein 13g26%
Vitamin D not declared
Calcium 90mg7%
Iron 0mg0%
Potassium 140mg3%

* 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 HP Hood LLC 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.

0044100101014
UPC
044100101014
Category
Cheese
Records
8 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 16% of them.

Where the calories come from: 17% carbohydrate, 38% fat and 44% 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.
4% Milkfat Min Small Curd Country Style Cottage Cheese against the 15,853 cheese products in the database
Per 100 gThis productMedian of the categoryShare of the category lower
Total sugars3.5 g0 g73%
Sodium389 mg643 mg16%
Protein11.5 g21.4 g19%
Calories1063575%

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; 2,260 have less sodium than this one.

Other brands with less sodiumSodium per 100 gCalories per 100 g
Original Whipped Cream Cheese Spread FOOD CLUB310 mg286
Small Curd Cottage Cheese ALTA DENA310 mg106
4% Small Curd Cottage Cheese STATER BROS.310 mg106

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 PASTEURIZED SKIM MILK, MILK AND CREAM, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, WHEY, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, XANTHAN GUM, LOCUST BEAN GUM, GUAR GUM, LACTIC ACID, SORBIC ACID AND CARBON DIOXIDE (TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS), ENZYMES.

The statement lists 12 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Cultured Pasteurized Skim Milk, Milk and Cream, Whey Protein Concentrate. 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 11, 2023), not the label on the shelf today.

Source: the ingredient statement HP Hood LLC submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2501132).

More Hood cheese

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.

Questions about this product

How many calories are in Hood 4% Milkfat Min Small Curd Country Style Cottage Cheese?

120 per 1/2 cup (113g) serving, and 106 per 100 g.

How much sodium is in Hood 4% Milkfat Min Small Curd Country Style Cottage Cheese?

440mg per serving (19% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).

Is this the label on the package today?

It is the record HP Hood LLC submitted to USDA, last updated Feb 11, 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