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Good Culture Cottage Cheese
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Good Culture Cottage Cheese

16 oz

Excellent out of 100 High confidence
  • Certified organic
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Why it scores 100

Good Culture Cottage Cheese scores 100 out of 100 (Excellent) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:

  1. Certified organic: Carries a certified-organic label. Info
  2. Salt 0.9 g / 100 g: High in salt. Strong
  3. Protein 14 g / 100 g: A good source of protein. Info

Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.

The Receipt

Cottage Cheese

START100

Nutrition per 100 g

  • Saturated fat 3.6 g / 100 g
    Strong Contains some saturated fat. Counted at half for this whole-food category. [1]
  • Salt 0.9 g / 100 g
    Strong High in salt. [2]
  • Protein 14 g / 100 g
    Info A good source of protein. [3]
subtotal−2.5

Bonuses

  • Certified organic
    Info Carries a certified-organic label. [4][5]
subtotal+5
TOTAL 100Excellent

100 + 2.5 = 102.5 → 100

GTIN 00859977005453 · 2026-10-07

score v1.3.0 · kb 2026.10.11

High confidence

Same product, same score. Every time.

Nutrition per 100 g

Energy130 kcal
Fat7 g
Saturated fat3.6 g
Trans fat0 g
Carbohydrates2.7 g
Sugars3 g
Added sugars0 g
Fiber0 g
Protein14 g
Salt0.9 g

Serving: 1 1/2cup (110 g)

Ingredients

High Moderate Not recognized Tap an ingredient for its evidence and rules.
Label text, as published

Good Ingredients: Organic Skim Milk, Organic Whole Milk, Organic Cream, Sea Salt, Live and Active Cultures ; Milk and Dairy ( Organic Cream, Organic Skim Milk, Organic Whole Milk) ; Cultures ; Live and Active Cultures ; Sea Salt

Allergens and diets

Contains: Milk

  • Not vegan
  • Palm-oil-free

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Sources

  1. Saturated fatty acid and trans-fatty acid intake for adults and children: WHO guideline

    World Health Organization · Jul 17, 2023 · Agency assessment

    “WHO recommends that adults and children reduce saturated fatty acid intake to 10% of total energy intake (strong recommendation).”

    who.int

  2. Sodium reduction (fact sheet)

    World Health Organization · May 11, 2026 · Agency assessment

    “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

  3. Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030

    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture · January 2026 · Regulator

    “Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”

    cdn.realfood.gov

  4. Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products

    European Union (Official Journal) · May 30, 2018 · Law

    eur-lex.europa.eu

  5. 7 CFR 205.102 Use of the term "organic" (National Organic Program)

    Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR), U.S. Office of the Federal Register · Feb 17, 2010 · Law

    “Any agricultural product that is sold, labeled, or represented as “100 percent organic,” “organic,” or “made with organic (specified ingredients or food group(s))” must be: (a) Produced in accordance with the requirements specified in § 205.101 or §§ 205.202 through 205.207”

    ecfr.gov