Land O Lakes · Cheese
Cottage Cheese
A 1/2 cup (113g) serving of Cottage Cheese by Land O Lakes has 90 calories, 4g of sugars and 470mg of sodium, as submitted by Land O'Lakes, Inc. to USDA (FoodData Central 2071668, record updated Feb 6, 2019). A newer USDA record of this product, under another barcode, is FoodData Central 2104455.
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2071668, available Oct 28, 2021; 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 Land O'Lakes, 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
- 034500641234
- Category
- Cheese
- Records
- 4 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: 28% carbohydrate, 16% fat and 56% 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 | 416 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; 2,582 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Low Fat Cottage Cheese SIMPLY KRAFT | 331 mg | 76 |
| 4% Small Curd Cottage Cheese KNUDSEN | 331 mg | 93 |
| Lucerne, Lowfat Cottage Cheese Plain LUCERNE | 331 mg | 85 |
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 NONFAT MILK, CREAM, LESS THAN 2% OF WHEY, SALT, MALTODEXTRIN, GUAR GUM, CITRIC ACID, CARRAGEENAN, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, LOCUST BEAN GUM, POLYSORBATE 80, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE), NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, ENZYME, BIFIDOBACTERIUM LACTIS, LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS, LACTOBACILLUS PARACASEI.
The statement lists 18 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Cultured Nonfat Milk, Cream, Less Than 2% of 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 Feb 6, 2019), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Land O'Lakes, Inc. submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2071668).
More Land O Lakes cheese
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowfat Small Curd Cottage Cheese | 80 | 3.54 g | 195 mg |
| Land O Lakes, Lowfat 2% Milkfat Cottage Cheese, Naturally Cultured | 80 | 3.54 g | 381 mg |
| Land O Lakes, Cottage Cheese | 80 | 3.54 g | 398 mg |
| Lowfat Cottage Cheese | 80 | 3.54 g | 389 mg |
| Cottage Small Curd Cheese | 79 | 4.39 g | 430 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Land O Lakes Cottage Cheese?
90 per 1/2 cup (113g) serving, and 80 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Land O Lakes Cottage Cheese?
470mg per serving (20% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Land O'Lakes, Inc. submitted to USDA, last updated Feb 6, 2019. 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