Cottage Cheese (low-fat 1%) is around 72 calories per 100g, with 12g of protein, 2.7g of carbs, and 1g of fat. Lower-fat option in the dairy category. High protein for dairy.
Calories scale with portion. Here's how a typical cottage cheese (low-fat 1%) serving translates in your tracker:
Protein-dense — 16.7 g of protein per 100 kcal makes cottage cheese (low-fat 1%) an efficient choice for hitting a protein target while managing calories.
How cottage cheese (low-fat 1%) stacks up on calories and protein against foods people commonly compare it to:
Point your iPhone camera at cottage cheese (low-fat 1%) and Spotwell's on-device AI estimates the portion and macros in under a second — no manual entry, no barcode hunting.
Download on theApp StoreCottage Cheese (low-fat 1%) has approximately 72 calories per 100g. A typical serving — 3 oz (85g) — comes in at 61 calories.
12g of protein per 100g. That puts cottage cheese (low-fat 1%) at roughly 16.7g of protein per 100 calories — a useful lens when comparing to other dairy sources.
The simplest method: weigh it on a kitchen scale, then enter grams in your tracker. With Spotwell, you can skip the scale — point the camera at the plate and the AI estimates the portion in under a second. Adjust the value if it looks off.
It depends on your overall calorie target. Cottage Cheese (low-fat 1%) is naturally low-calorie at 72 kcal per 100g, so it's easy to fit into a deficit.