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LowFat Cottage Cheese, 5 lb

Contains locust bean gum

Low-fat cottage cheese with 13 g of protein per serving. It contains locust bean gum and agar, and the product says its cows were not treated with rBST.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesContains dairy
$16.38 5 lb · lowest price at Hollandia Foods
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
90caloriesPer serving · 1/2 cup (113g)
Protein
13g▼
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
320mg▲
Saturated fat
1g▲
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Ingredients: cultured pasteurized nonfat milk, milk, cream, sea salt, locust bean gum, agar, vitamin A palmitate, carbon dioxide
82 / 100
Good Scored automatically
Weighted as dairyMedium confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 30%91
Ingredients · counts 20%100
Processing · counts 15%65
Sourcing · counts 20%70
Transparency · counts 15%75
Why it scores 82
Nutrition 91 · Compared with other cheeses: less saturated fat (1 g), less sodium (320 mg), less protein (13 g); no added sugar per 1/2 cup
Ingredients 100 · 8 ingredients; no added sugar, seed oils, dyes or flagged additives
Processing 65 · Cottage cheese with added gums, vitamin A palmitate and carbon dioxide
Sourcing 70 · The product says cows were not treated with the growth hormone rBST
Transparency 75 · Complete ingredient list and a specific claim about rBST use
Contains locust bean gum and agar
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductionsNone: no added sugar, seed oils, dyes, sweeteners or flagged additives were found.
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Cultured pasteurized nonfat milk Milk Cream Sea salt Locust bean gum Agar Vitamin A palmitate Carbon dioxide
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives2 additives · no risk
Locust bean gum (E410)ThickenerNo risk
A fibre from carob seeds; EFSA found no safety concern in 2017.
Agar (E406)Gelling agentNo risk
A seaweed fibre; 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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