Cass-clay · Cheese
Fat Free Cottage Cheese
A 1/2 cup (113g) serving of Fat Free Cottage Cheese by Cass-clay has 80 calories, 5g of sugars and 490mg of sodium, as submitted by Cass Clay Creamery, Inc. to USDA (FoodData Central 2418501, record updated Jan 28, 2022).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2418501, available Dec 22, 2022; 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 Cass Clay Creamery, 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
- 070422287037
- Category
- Cheese
- Records
- 1 under this UPC
How it compares with other cheese
Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 85% of the 15,853 cheese products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 19% of them.
Where the calories come from: 28% carbohydrate, 0% fat and 72% 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 | 4.4 g | 0 g | 85% |
| Sodium | 434 mg | 643 mg | 19% |
| Protein | 11.5 g | 21.4 g | 19% |
| Calories | 71 | 357 | 0% |
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; 2,812 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Lowfat Plain Cottage Cheese MUUNA | 347 mg | 80 |
| 4% Cottage Cheese DAISY | 347 mg | 100 |
| Pineapple Whole Milk Cottage Cheese TURNER'S | 347 mg | 107 |
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, SKIM MILK, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF SALT, GUAR GUM, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES*, CAROB BEAN GUM, NATURAL FLAVOR POTASSIUM SORBATE AND CARBON DIOXIDE (PRESERVATIVE), CARRAGEENAN, POLYSORBATE 80, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, ENZYMES.
The statement lists 12 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Cultured Skim Milk, Skim Milk, 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 Jan 28, 2022), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Cass Clay Creamery, Inc. submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2418501).
More Cass-clay cheese
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2% Lowfat Cottage Cheese | 80 | 3.54 g | 425 mg |
| 4% Small Curd Cottage Cheese | 97 | 3.54 g | 416 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Cass-clay Fat Free Cottage Cheese?
80 per 1/2 cup (113g) serving, and 71 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Cass-clay Fat Free Cottage Cheese?
490mg per serving (21% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Cass Clay Creamery, Inc. submitted to USDA, last updated Jan 28, 2022. 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