Cheeses
Prairie Farms Cottage Cheese Small Curd
24 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains emulsifiers studied for gut effects
Why it scores 47
Prairie Farms Cottage Cheese Small Curd scores 47 out of 100 (Okay) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Lactose: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
- minus 3 points 3 kinds of ultra-processing markers: Industrial additive classes found: emulsifier, industrial sugar or starch hydrolysate and thickener, stabilizer or gelling agent. Emerging
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
Better cottage cheese
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Cottage Cheese Small Curd 4% Milkfat Breakstone's · 24 oz Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 100 out of 100 , 53 points higher -
Cottage Cheese Small Curd Breakstone's · 117 g Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 94 out of 100 , 47 points higher -
Lowfat Cottage Cheese Small Curd Wegmans · 16 oz/1 lb/453 g Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 92 out of 100 , 45 points higher -
Small Curd Cottage Cheese Knudsen · 118 g No added sugars · No gut-studied emulsifiers Score 83 out of 100 , 36 points higher -
Organic Cottage Cheese Small Curd Wegmans · 16 oz Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 100 out of 100 , 53 points higher
The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Cottage Cheese Small Curd
Ingredients
- Lactose minus 20 points
- Guar gum minus 2.5 points
- Mono- and diglycerides minus 2.5 points
- Xanthan gum minus 1.5 points
- Locust bean gum minus 1.5 points
- Potassium sorbate minus 1.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 3 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 3 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Saturated fat 2.6 g / 100 g minus 1.5 points
- Salt 1 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Protein 11.4 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 53 = 47
Can’t score above 79. Contains lactose, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 105 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 4.4 g |
| Saturated fat | 2.6 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 3.5 g |
| Sugars | 3.5 g |
| Added sugars | 0.9 g |
| Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 11.4 g |
| Salt | 1 g |
Serving: 0.5 cup (114 g)
Ingredients
- SKIM MILK
- CREAM
- NONFAT DRY MILK
- LACTOSE (high concern)
- SALT
- GUAR GUM
- MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES
- XANTHAN GUM
- CAROB BEAN GUM
- POTASSIUM SORBATE AND CARBON DIOXIDE (MAINTAIN FRESHNESS)
- CHEESE CULTURES AND ENZYMES
Label text, as published
SKIM MILK, CREAM, NONFAT DRY MILK, LACTOSE, SALT, GUAR GUM, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, XANTHAN GUM, CAROB BEAN GUM, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND CARBON DIOXIDE (MAINTAIN FRESHNESS), CHEESE CULTURES AND ENZYMES.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk
- Not vegan
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
Packaging
Plastic
Context only: no points in v1.
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More from Prairie Farms
Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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“This study found positive associations between risk of CVD and intake of five individual and two groups of food additive emulsifiers widely used in industrial foods.”
doi.org
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Re-evaluation of mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids (E 471) as food additives
“The available studies did not raise any concern with regard to genotoxicity.”
doi.org
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“By applying a default uncertainty factor of 100, the Panel established a group ADI expressed as 11 mg sorbic acid/kg bw per day for sorbic acid (E 200) and its potassium salt (E 202).”
doi.org
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21 CFR 182.3640 Potassium sorbate
ecfr.gov
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Saturated fatty acid and trans-fatty acid intake for adults and children: WHO guideline
“WHO recommends that adults and children reduce saturated fatty acid intake to 10% of total energy intake (strong recommendation).”
who.int
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“For adults, WHO recommends less than 2000 mg/day of sodium (equivalent to less than 5 g/day salt), or just under a teaspoon.”
who.int
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org
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Dietary emulsifiers impact the mouse gut microbiota promoting colitis and metabolic syndrome
“carboxymethylcellulose and polysorbate-80, induced low-grade inflammation and obesity/metabolic syndrome in wild-type hosts and promoted robust colitis in mice predisposed to this disorder.”
doi.org
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“Relative to control subjects, CMC consumption modestly increased postprandial abdominal discomfort and perturbed gut microbiota composition in a way that reduced its diversity.”
doi.org