Spartan · Cheese
Cottage Cheese
A 1/2 cup (113g) serving of Cottage Cheese by Spartan has 120 calories, 4g of sugars and 450mg of sodium, as submitted by McIlhenny Company to USDA (FoodData Central 2455951, record updated Jul 10, 2018). A newer USDA record of this product, under another barcode, is FoodData Central 2617239.
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2455951, available Jan 26, 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 McIlhenny Company 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
- 011213502014
- Category
- Cheese
- Records
- 5 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
| Per 100 g | This product | Median of the category | Share of the category lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sugars | 3.5 g | 0 g | 73% |
| Sodium | 398 mg | 643 mg | 16% |
| Protein | 11.5 g | 21.4 g | 19% |
| Calories | 106 | 357 | 5% |
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; 2,358 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Bergland, Bavarian Swiss, Original Mild Cheese BERGLAND | 318 mg | 318 |
| 2% Low Fat Small Curd Cottage Cheese KROGER | 318 mg | 82 |
| Large Curd Cottage Cheese FREEDOM'S CHOICE | 318 mg | 100 |
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, MILK, CREAM, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: WHEY, MALTODEXTRIN, GUAR GUM, CITRIC ACID, CARRAGEENAN, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, LOCUST BEAN GUM, SALT, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE), ENZYMES.
The statement lists 14 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Cultured Nonfat Milk, Milk, Cream. 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 Jul 10, 2018), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement McIlhenny Company submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2455951).
More Spartan cheese
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spartan, Cottage Cheese | 106 | 3.54 g | 425 mg |
| Spartan, Pasteurized Ricotta Cheese | 97 | 3.23 g | 242 mg |
| Spartan, Cottage Cheese, Lowfat | 80 | 3.54 g | 416 mg |
| Spartan, Small Curd Nonfat Cottage Chese | 71 | 3.54 g | 372 mg |
| American Fat Free Singles | 143 | 4.76 g | 1,476 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Spartan Cottage Cheese?
120 per 1/2 cup (113g) serving, and 106 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Spartan Cottage Cheese?
450mg per serving (20% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record McIlhenny Company submitted to USDA, last updated Jul 10, 2018. 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