Calories in 2% cottage cheese
Half a cup of 2% is 92 calories
Half a cup of 2% cottage cheese has 92 calories and 11.8 g of protein. A full cup has 183 calories.
USDA measures its cup loosely filled, not pressed down, at 226 g. So half a cup is 113 g.
USDA FoodData Central. Cheese, cottage, lowfat, 2% milkfat. Source checked September 29, 2026.
What's in half a cup
Half a cup has 11.8 g of protein, 5.4 g of carbs and 2.6 g of fat. USDA counts 4.5 g of those carbs as sugar and lists no fiber.
Comparing it with other protein foods? Greek yogurt, cheddar, whole milk and chicken breast have their own pages, and the full list of calorie references has more.
| Nutrient | Half a cup of 2% cottage cheese | Per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 92 kcal | 81 kcal |
| Protein | 11.8 g | 10.4 g |
| Carbs | 5.4 g | 4.8 g |
| Fat | 2.6 g | 2.3 g |
| Fiber | 0 g | 0 g |
| Sugar | 4.5 g | 4 g |
| Sodium | 348 mg | 308 mg |
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USDA FoodData Central. Cheese, cottage, lowfat, 2% milkfat. Source checked September 29, 2026.
A cup of each kind
A cup of full-fat large curd cottage cheese weighs 210 g and has 206 calories. A cup of nonfat dry curd is lighter at 145 g and has 104.
Half a cup of 1% has 81 calories, next to 92 for half a cup of 2%.
| Portion | Weight | Calories kcal | Protein g | Carbs g | Fat g | Fiber g | Sugar g | Sodium mg | Caffeine mg | Portion source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Half a cup of 2% cottage cheese | 113 g | 92 | 11.8 | 5.4 | 2.6 | 0 | 4.5 | 348 | 0 | Half a loosely filled cup, computed from USDA's 1 loosely filled cup |
| 1 cup of 2% cottage cheese | 226 g | 183 | 23.6 | 10.8 | 5.1 | 0 | 9 | 696.1 | 0 | USDA portion, 1 loosely filled cup |
| Half a cup of 1% cottage cheese | 113 g | 81 | 14 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 0 | 3.1 | 458.8 | 0 | Half a loosely filled cup, computed from USDA's 1 loosely filled cup |
| 1 cup full-fat large curd | 210 g | 206 | 23.4 | 7.1 | 9 | 0 | 5.6 | 661.5 | 0 | USDA portion, 1 loosely filled cup, large curd |
| 1 cup nonfat dry curd | 145 g | 104 | 15 | 9.7 | 0.4 | 0 | 2.7 | 539.4 | 0 | USDA portion, 1 loosely filled cup |
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2% against 1%, full-fat and nonfat
Per 100 g, 2% cottage cheese has 81 calories, 1% has 72 and full-fat creamed has 98. Nonfat dry curd also comes to 72, with 0.3 g of fat against 2.3 g for 2%.
If you buy 1%, its own page runs the same comparison from that starting point.
| Preparation | Weight | Calories kcal | Protein g | Carbs g | Fat g | Fiber g | Sugar g | Sodium mg | Caffeine mg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2% milkfat cottage cheese | 100 g | 81 | 10.4 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 0 | 4 | 308 | 0 |
| 1% milkfat cottage cheese | 100 g | 72 | 12.4 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 2.7 | 406 | 0 |
| Full-fat creamed cottage cheese | 100 g | 98 | 11.1 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 0 | 2.7 | 315 | 0 |
| Nonfat uncreamed dry curd | 100 g | 72 | 10.3 | 6.7 | 0.3 | 0 | 1.9 | 372 | 0 |
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Put the bowl on a scale
Set your bowl on a kitchen scale, zero it, add the cottage cheese and enter the grams. The calculator uses 2% cottage cheese.
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113 g has about 91.5 calories.
USDA FoodData Central. Cheese, cottage, lowfat, 2% milkfat. Source checked September 29, 2026.
How many calories are in 2 tablespoons of cottage cheese?
USDA doesn't publish a tablespoon weight for cottage cheese, so there's no USDA number for 2 tablespoons. Spoon it onto a kitchen scale and enter the grams in the calculator above. 2% cottage cheese has 81 calories per 100 g.
USDA FoodData Central. Cheese, cottage, lowfat, 2% milkfat. Source checked September 29, 2026.
How much protein is in a full cup of 2% cottage cheese?
A loosely filled cup of 2% cottage cheese has 23.6 g of protein and 183 calories.
USDA FoodData Central. Cheese, cottage, lowfat, 2% milkfat. Source checked September 29, 2026.
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