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Cottage cheese

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Is Cottage cheese healthy?

Cottage cheese scores 73/100 on Scout's independent analysis of ingredients, additives, and lab results — a fair-to-good score — solid, with tradeoffs. This cottage cheese is made from skimmed milk, cream, milk protein, and salt, which are relatively clean ingredients with minimal additives.

How processed is Cottage cheese?

Cottage cheese is NOVA Group 3: Processed Foods.

Which ingredients drive Cottage cheese's score?

In Scout's ingredient-by-ingredient analysis, Skimmed milk, Cream, Milk protein count in its favor. The full breakdown, with why each one matters, is in the Key ingredients section on this page.

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Cottage cheese

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73 Good

Analysis updated August 2026 · How Scout scores

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At a glance

Beneficial ingredients 3
Harmful ingredients 0
Category Cheese
Summary

This cottage cheese is made from skimmed milk, cream, milk protein, and salt, which are relatively clean ingredients with minimal additives. It provides a good source of protein and essential nutrients while maintaining a low level of processing. However, as a processed food, its score is capped due to the processing level, despite the absence of harmful additives.

Key ingredients 4

Skimmed milk
Good

Provides high-quality dairy protein and calcium with reduced fat content.

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Cream
Good

A natural dairy fat that contributes to a rich and creamy texture.

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Milk protein
Good

Concentrated source of high-quality dairy protein to support muscle maintenance.

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Salt
Neutral

Standard culinary salt used for flavor enhancement and preservation.

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Processing

Group 3 · Processed

Processed Foods

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