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Protein in cottage cheese: 10.5 g per 100 g

There are 23.6 g of protein in 1 cup of cottage cheese (226 g). 100 g of cottage cheese has 10.5 g of protein and 81 kcal. The values come from USDA FoodData Central, and the lookup below works out any other amount.

Protein

23.6g protein

in 1 cup of cottage cheese (226 g)

10.5 g of protein and 81 kcal in 100 g

12.9 g of protein per 100 kcal

USDA FoodData Central, FDC ID 172182

Protein in cottage cheese per portion

Protein in each portion the USDA record lists, and in 100 g:

Protein in cottage cheese per portion
Portion	Weight	Protein
1 cup of cottage cheese	226 g	23.6 g
4 oz of cottage cheese	113 g	11.8 g
100 g of cottage cheese	100 g	10.5 g

Protein per 100 kcal

There are 12.9 g of protein in every 100 kcal of cottage cheese. When your appetite is small, this number shows how much protein a food brings for the energy it takes up. In our table of 50 foods ranked by protein per 100 g, this food is number 29.

Cottage cheese compared with similar foods

Protein per 100 g and per 100 kcal, from the USDA record of each food:

Cottage cheese compared with similar foods
Food	Protein per 100 g	Protein per 100 kcal
Cottage cheese	10.5 g	12.9 g
Greek yogurt	10.3 g	16.9 g
Egg whites	10.9 g	21.0 g
Mozzarella	22.2 g	7.4 g

See all 50 foods ranked by protein in the protein in foods table. For the published protein reference for your body weight, see the protein calculator.

About these values

The record is lowfat cottage cheese with 2% milk fat. The USDA record is "Cheese, cottage, lowfat, 2% milkfat" (SR Legacy, FDC ID 172182). It gives 10.45 g of protein and 81 kcal per 100 g.

Protein in a portion is its weight times the protein per 100 g, divided by 100. For 1 cup of cottage cheese: 226 × 10.45 ÷ 100 = 23.6 g. Values on this page are rounded to 0.1 g.

A packaged food's own label can differ from the USDA average. When you have the label, its numbers are the ones for that product.