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Store Brand Cottage Cheese, Small Curd, 4% Milkfat Minimum, 16 oz

Contains carrageenan

This cottage cheese provides 13 g of protein per serving. It also contains carrageenan, gums, maltodextrin and natural flavors.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gluten ingredientsVegetarianLow sugarContains dairy
$4.10 16 oz · lowest price at Water Butlers
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
120caloriesPer serving · 1/2 cup (112g)
Protein
13g▼
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
400mg▲
Saturated fat
3g▲
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: nonfat milk, milk cream, salt, Grade A whey, maltodextrin, guar gum, citric acid, carrageenan, locust bean gum, potassium sorbate, natural flavors
65 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as dairyHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 30%88
Ingredients · counts 20%82
Processing · counts 15%30
Sourcing · counts 20%50
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 65
Nutrition 88 · Compared with other cheeses: less saturated fat (3 g), less sodium (400 mg), less protein (13 g); no added sugar per 1/2 cup
Ingredients 82 · Carrageenan (additive, −10); Sorbates (potassium sorbate, sorbic acid) (additive, −4); Natural flavours (additive, −4)
Processing 30 · Cottage cheese includes maltodextrin, gums, carrageenan and preservative
Sourcing 50 · No origin or production practices are stated
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list includes unnamed natural flavors
Contains carrageenan, gums and natural flavors
400 mg sodium per serving
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−18 for carrageenan, sorbates, natural flavours
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Ingredients
Nonfat milk Milk cream Salt Grade A whey Maltodextrin Guar gum Citric acid Carrageenan Locust bean gum Potassium sorbate Natural flavors
11 ingredients 3 to watch2 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives7 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.
Sorbates (potassium sorbate, sorbic acid) (E200–E203)PreservativeLimited risk
Generally well tolerated; EFSA re-evaluated it in 2015 and kept it approved, though it can irritate sensitive skin.
MaltodextrinFillerLimited risk
Highly processed starch that raises blood sugar quickly and adds no nutrition.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
Guar gum (E412)ThickenerNo risk
A fibre from guar beans; EFSA considers it safe at normal intakes.
Locust bean gum (E410)ThickenerNo risk
A fibre from carob seeds; EFSA found no safety concern in 2017.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually made by fermentation; considered safe.
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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