Sunshine Dairy Foods · Cheese
Lowfat Cottage Cheese
A 1/2 cup (110g) serving of Lowfat Cottage Cheese by Sunshine Dairy Foods has 90 calories, 4g of sugars and 450mg of sodium, as submitted by Eberhard Creamery Inc. to USDA (FoodData Central 2679562, record updated Oct 24, 2023).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2679562, available Nov 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 Eberhard Creamery Inc. submitted to USDA, for the declared 110g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 072199003100
- Category
- Cheese
- Records
- 6 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 84% of the 15,853 cheese products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 17% of them.
Where the calories come from: 23% carbohydrate, 26% 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 | 3.6 g | 0 g | 84% |
| Sodium | 409 mg | 643 mg | 17% |
| Protein | 10 g | 21.4 g | 14% |
| Calories | 82 | 357 | 3% |
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; 2,493 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Small Curd Cottage Cheese WESTERN FAMILY | 327 mg | 97 |
| Cottage Cheese, Pear & Honey KEMPS | 327 mg | 93 |
| Organic Lowfat Cottage Cheese KALONA SUPER NATURAL | 327 mg | 73 |
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 GRADE A SKIM MILK, CREAM, NONFAT DRY MILK, SALT, GUAR GUM, MONO & DIGLYCERIDES, CARRAGEENAN, LOCUST BEAN GUM, CALCIUM SULFATE.
The statement lists 9 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Cultured Grade a Skim Milk, Cream, Nonfat Dry 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 Oct 24, 2023), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Eberhard Creamery Inc. submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2679562).
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Sunshine Dairy Foods Lowfat Cottage Cheese?
90 per 1/2 cup (110g) serving, and 82 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Sunshine Dairy Foods Lowfat 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 Eberhard Creamery Inc. submitted to USDA, last updated Oct 24, 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