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Cottage Cheese

Contains carrageenan

Cottage cheese made with cultured skim milk, milk and cream. It also contains carrageenan, several gums, natural flavoring and preservatives.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo added nitritesNo gluten ingredientsVegetarianLow sugarContains dairy
$5.91 lowest price at Onatru
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts

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Ingredients: Cultured pasteurized skim milk, milk, cream, cultured grade A nonfat dry milk, grade A whey, salt, carrageenan, locust bean gum, guar gum, citric acid, lactic acid, phosphoric acid, natural flavoring, modified cellulose, potassium sorbate (to maintain freshness), Vitamin D3, enzymes
54 / 100
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Weighted as dairyLow confidence · Scored on 2 of 11 inputs
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Nutrition · counts 30%50
Ingredients · counts 20%72
Processing · counts 15%35
Sourcing · counts 20%50
Transparency · counts 15%62
Why it scores 54
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 72 · Carrageenan (additive, −10); Phosphoric acid (additive, −10); Sorbates (potassium sorbate, sorbic acid) (additive, −4); 1 more
Processing 35 · Cottage cheese with carrageenan, gums, natural flavoring and preservatives
Sourcing 50 · No product-specific origin or production practices are stated
Transparency 62 · Full ingredient list, but no specific sourcing claims
Contains carrageenan, gums and preservatives
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−28 for carrageenan, phosphoric acid, sorbates and 1 more
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Cultured pasteurized skim milk Milk Cream Cultured grade A nonfat dry milk Grade A whey Salt Carrageenan Locust bean gum Guar gum Citric acid Lactic acid Phosphoric acid Natural flavoring Modified cellulose Potassium sorbate (to maintain freshness) Vitamin D3 Enzymes
17 ingredients 3 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives8 additives · 2 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.
Phosphoric acid (E338)AcidModerate risk
The acid in colas; cola intake was linked to lower bone density in women in the Framingham Osteoporosis Study.
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.
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.
Lactic acid (E270)AcidNo risk
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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