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Mehadrin Low Fat Cottage Cheese

Contains carrageenan

This low-fat cottage cheese is made with cultured nonfat milk and cream. It also contains carrageenan, gums and modified starch.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesContains dairyContains corn
$8.99 16 oz · lowest price at The Kosher Marketplace
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts

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Ingredients: Cultured Pasteurized Grade A Nonfat Milk, Cream, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Sodium Gluconate, Guar Gum, Carrageenan, Carob Seed Gum, Corn Starch, Modified Food Starch
61 / 100
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Weighted as dairyLow confidence · Scored on 2 of 11 inputs
Nutrition facts not available. Scored on its ingredients, processing, sourcing and transparency; the Nutrition part is neutral until we can read the label.Your product? Claim this listing to add the label and it’s scored in full.
Nutrition · counts 30%50
Ingredients · counts 20%90
Processing · counts 15%55
Sourcing · counts 20%50
Transparency · counts 15%65
Why it scores 61
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 90 · Carrageenan (additive, −10); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 55 · Cottage cheese with added gums, carrageenan and modified starch
Sourcing 50 · No product-specific origin or dairy-raising practice is stated
Transparency 65 · Complete ingredient list, but no specific sourcing claims
Contains gums, carrageenan and modified starch
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−10 for carrageenan
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Cultured Pasteurized Grade A Nonfat Milk Cream Salt Potassium Chloride Sodium Gluconate Guar Gum Carrageenan Carob Seed Gum Corn Starch Modified Food Starch
10 ingredients 4 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 additives · 1 moderate risk
Carrageenan (E407)ThickenerModerate risk
Caused gut inflammation in some animal and cell studies; EFSA (2018) kept it approved but asked for more data.
Modified starch (E14xx)ThickenerLimited risk
Chemically treated starch; considered safe, but a marker of more processed food.
Guar gum (E412)ThickenerNo risk
A fibre from guar beans; EFSA considers it safe at normal intakes.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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