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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.

cottage cheese volume conversions
VolumeGramsOunces
1 cup226 g7.97 oz
3/4 cup170 g
2/3 cup151 g
1/2 cup113 g
1/3 cup75.3 g
1/4 cup56.5 g
1 tablespoon14.1 g
1 teaspoon4.71 g

Ounces and pounds

The weights an older recipe card is most likely to use.

cottage cheese weight conversions
WeightGramsOunces
1 oz28.3 g
4 oz (1/4 lb)113 g
8 oz (1/2 lb)227 g
1 lb454 g
100 g100 g

Nutrition

Per 100 g of edible portion, transcribed from USDA reference data, and scaled to the measures above.

Nutrition for cottage cheese by measure
MeasureCaloriesProteinFatCarbsFiberSodium
Per 100 g (100 g)9811.1 g4.3 g3.4 g0 g364 mg
Per cup (226 g)22125.1 g9.72 g7.68 g0 g823 mg
Per tablespoon (14.1 g)141.57 g0.61 g0.48 g0 g51 mg
Per 4 oz (113 g)11112.6 g4.88 g3.86 g0 g413 mg

If you have run out

  • Ricotta cheese, the same amount. Blend it smooth first if the recipe wants a finer curd.

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.

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