Cottage cheese: weights & conversions
A US cup of cottage cheese weighs about 226 g. 100 g is 98 calories and 11.1 g of protein.
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1 cup of cottage cheese is about 226 grams.
Cups to grams
What each measure of cottage cheese weighs, from the cup weight above.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 226 g | 7.97 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 170 g | |
| 2/3 cup | 151 g | |
| 1/2 cup | 113 g | |
| 1/3 cup | 75.3 g | |
| 1/4 cup | 56.5 g | |
| 1 tablespoon | 14.1 g | |
| 1 teaspoon | 4.71 g |
Ounces and pounds
The weights an older recipe card is most likely to use.
| Weight | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | |
| 4 oz (1/4 lb) | 113 g | |
| 8 oz (1/2 lb) | 227 g | |
| 1 lb | 454 g | |
| 100 g | 100 g |
Nutrition
Per 100 g of edible portion, transcribed from USDA reference data, and scaled to the measures above.
| Measure | Calories | Protein | Fat | Carbs | Fiber | Sodium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g (100 g) | 98 | 11.1 g | 4.3 g | 3.4 g | 0 g | 364 mg |
| Per cup (226 g) | 221 | 25.1 g | 9.72 g | 7.68 g | 0 g | 823 mg |
| Per tablespoon (14.1 g) | 14 | 1.57 g | 0.61 g | 0.48 g | 0 g | 51 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 111 | 12.6 g | 4.88 g | 3.86 g | 0 g | 413 mg |
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Common questions
- How many grams are in a cup of cottage cheese?
- One US cup of cottage cheese weighs about 226 g (7.97 oz). A tablespoon is about 14.1 g and a teaspoon about 4.71 g.
- How many cups is 100 g of cottage cheese?
- 100 g of cottage cheese is about 0.44 cups — near enough to 1/2 of a cup in a measuring cup.
- How many calories are in cottage cheese?
- Cottage cheese has about 98 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 221 calories a cup.
- How much protein is in cottage cheese?
- About 11.1 g of protein per 100 g — roughly 12.6 g in a 4 oz portion.
- What can I use instead of cottage cheese?
- Ricotta cheese, the same amount. Blend it smooth first if the recipe wants a finer curd.