Energy
middle half72 kcalthis record per 100 g
- Corpus median
- 101 kcal
- Middle 50%
- 69–280 kcal
Based on 137 records reporting energy.
Dairymoderate variability
Cheese, cottage, dry curd calories: 76 per 105 g
This exact USDA record reports 76 calories for 105 g. That answer belongs to this description and weight; it is not a universal value for every meal that shares the name.
Quick facts
USDA reference amount · 105 g
- Calories
- 76 kcal
- Protein
- 10.8 g
- Carbohydrate
- 7 g
- Total fat
- 0.3 g
- Fiber
- 0 g
- Sodium
- 391 mg
Portion calculator
Estimate your portion
Choose a source measure or enter the weight you ate.
Estimated for 105 g
76calories
Cheese, cottage, dry curd
- Protein
- 10.8 g
- Carbs
- 7 g
- Fat
- 0.3 g
— means the source has no value available.
These values scale the selected reference food by weight. Ingredients, preparation, and portion size can change your meal’s estimate.
Nutrition facts, household measures, preparation notes and USDA sources
The editorial read
The useful answer has a weight, a composition, and an identity
Portion: the cited record reports about 76 calories for USDA reference amount at 105 grams. On a fixed-weight basis, the same record contains 72 calories per 100 grams. The first number answers a portion question; the second answers a concentration question.
Composition: that source amount also reports 10.8 g protein, 0 g fiber, and 391 mg sodium. Read those values together: a calorie total by itself cannot describe the nutrient profile.
Identity: the largest listed formulation input is cheese, cottage, nonfat, uncreamed, dry, large or small curd, representing 100% of the record’s listed input weight. These are provenance for a standardized calculation, not a recipe for your plate.
The reference amount and 1 cup, dry type answer different portion questions. Their values are scaled independently from the same per-100-gram source record.
The household measures attached to this record span roughly 76–151 calories across the listed portions. That is a set of scaled examples—not a confidence interval, a recommendation, or a claim about the full universe of recipes.
Calculated from the smallest and largest usable household measures listed by USDA for this exact FNDDS record; not a confidence interval.
Record-specific decision brief
What the numbers say—and what choice still belongs to you
This analysis belongs to USDA FDC 2705753: “Cheese, cottage, dry curd.” It separates gram-weight arithmetic, corpus context, label signals, and record selection so one number does not have to answer four different questions.
01 · Portion arithmetic
Three weights, one fixed composition
For FDC 2705753, each row multiplies the published per-100-gram values by its stated weight. “USDA reference amount” through “1 cup, creamed” are weight scenarios: named measures come from USDA, while percentage labels are transparent arithmetic.
| Scenario | Weight | Energy | Protein | Fiber | Sodium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USDA reference amountExact record reference weight | 105 g | 76 kcal | 10.8 g | 0 g | 391 mg |
| 1 cup, dry typeUSDA-listed household measure | 145 g | 104 kcal | 14.9 g | 0 g | 539 mg |
| 1 cup, creamedUSDA-listed household measure | 210 g | 151 kcal | 21.6 g | 0 g | 781 mg |
02 · Fixed-weight context
Where 100 grams sits inside Dairy
The comparison set contains 137 exact records in Feast’s broader Dairy category. Here, “middle half” describes FDC 2705753’s energy position in that corpus—not nutritional quality, desirability, or a health rating.
Protein
middle half10.3 gthis record per 100 g
- Corpus median
- 4 g
- Middle 50%
- 3.1–16.8 g
Based on 137 records reporting protein.
Dietary fiber
middle half0 gthis record per 100 g
- Corpus median
- 0 g
- Middle 50%
- 0–0.1 g
Based on 137 records reporting dietary fiber.
Sodium
middle half372 mgthis record per 100 g
- Corpus median
- 60 mg
- Middle 50%
- 41–604 mg
Based on 137 records reporting sodium.
03 · FDA label lens
The strongest strength-side and tradeoff-side signals
At FDC 2705753’s 105 g reference weight, the largest strength-side percentage among the nutrients evaluated here is Calcium; the larger tradeoff-side percentage is Sodium. Percentages use FDA label Daily Values, whose general “high” guide begins at 20% Daily Value. This is not an overall score or a personalized target.
Strength-side signals
Calcium90 mg
≈ 7% DV. This does not cross the FDA’s 20% ‘high’ guide.
Tradeoff-side signals
Sodium391 mg
≈ 17% DV. This does not cross the FDA’s 20% ‘high’ guide.
Saturated fat0.2 g
≈ 1% DV. This does not cross the FDA’s 20% ‘high’ guide.
04 · Highest-impact checks
The three levers most worth resolving first
For “Cheese, cottage, dry curd,” the first-pass checks follow the evidence actually published: its named weights, the FDC 2705754 alternative, and its source-formulation identity.
- 01
Listed portion span: 1 cup, dry type to 1 cup, creamed
USDA assigns those measures 145 g and 210 g. At this record’s fixed composition, scaled energy moves from 104 kcal to 151 kcal.
- 02
Record choice: compare with FDC 2705754
At an equal 100 g, this record has 383 mg less sodium than “Cheese, cottage, salted, dry curd.” That is a record-level contrast; it does not identify which ingredient caused the difference.
- 03
Single listed source: Cheese, cottage, nonfat, uncreamed, dry, large or small curd
USDA derives this record from one listed source-input row at 100 g. Real preparations can still differ in water, cooking state, brand, and served weight.
05 · Exact-record choice
Select by literal evidence, not the shortest name
Keep this record when “cottage; dry curd” fits. Inspect FDC 2705754 when “cottage; salted; dry curd” is the more literal description of the food and preparation.
Keep this profile when these fields fit
Cheese, cottage, dry curd
- Exact source wording
- “Cheese, cottage, dry curd”
- Source identity
- USDA FDC 2705753 · FNDDS 14203010
- Named qualifiers
- cottage · dry curd
Inspect this alternative when its fields fit better
Cheese, cottage, salted, dry curd
- Exact source wording
- “Cheese, cottage, salted, dry curd”
- Source identity
- USDA FDC 2705754 · FNDDS 14203020
- Named qualifiers
- cottage · salted · dry curd
- Source inputs unique in this pair
- Salt, table
Choose the closest description
Which USDA record fits your meal?
Treat the long description as data. The phrases doing the most work here are “cottage” and “dry curd”. Match those details first; then compare the database weight with the amount you mean.
On smaller screens, focus a nutrition table and scroll horizontally to read every column.
| Exact record | Source serving | Calories / 100 g | Protein / 100 g | Fat / 100 g | Fiber / 100 g | Sodium / 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This recordCheese, cottage, dry curd | 105 g76 kcal | 72 kcal | 10.3 g | 0.3 g | 0 g | 372 mg |
| Cheese, cottage, salted, dry curd | 105 g75 kcal | 71 kcal | 10.2 g | 0.3 g | 0 g | 755 mg |
| Puerto Rican white cheese | 64 g191 kcal | 298 kcal | 18.9 g | 23.4 g | 0 g | 626 mg |
How to compare FDC 2705753: its source amount is 105 g; every 100-gram column removes portion size from the record-to-record comparison. Neither denominator determines your plate’s weight or recipe.
Household measures
Compare listed portions
For FDC 2705753, the 3 displayed measures scale the same source composition by gram weight; rounding changes presentation, not the underlying ratio.
1 cup, dry type
104 kcal
145 g
1 cup, creamed
151 kcal
210 g
1 cup, NFS
151 kcal
210 g
A source measure below uses USDA shorthand; the full glossary appears with the source formulation.
At a glance
Nutrient signals in the source amount
For FDC 2705753, Sodium is the largest displayed non-protein Daily Value signal. Read the set as label context—not a personalized score.
Sodium
390.6 mg≈ 17% Daily ValueCalcium
90.3 mg≈ 7% Daily ValueThe percentages above apply to FDC 2705753’s 105 g reference amount. FDA Daily Values are general label references, not individualized energy or medical targets. Read the FDA explanation ↗
Why FDC 2705753 has no protein percentage here: Feast reports 10.8 g, but does not present grams divided by 50 as FDA protein %DV; applicable label rules account for protein quality and regulatory context.
Source-serving signals
What stands out in this record
These 1 calculated observation describe FDC 2705753 at 105 g—not a measured or recommended plate.
- The representative USDA portion contains 391 mg sodium, about 17% of the Daily Value used on U.S. labels.
Nutrition facts
Compare the source serving with 100 grams
Values are rounded for readability. The source serving is 105 g.
| Nutrient | Amount | Approx. % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 76 kcal 72 kcal | Not established Not established |
| Protein | 10.8 g 10.3 g | Not shown Not shown |
| Carbohydrate | 7 g 6.7 g | 3% 2% |
| Total fat | 0.3 g 0.3 g | 0% 0% |
| Dietary fiber | 0 g 0 g | 0% 0% |
| Sugars | 1.9 g 1.9 g | Not established Not established |
| Sodium | 390.6 mg 372 mg | 17% 16% |
| Saturated fat | 0.2 g 0.2 g | 1% 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.1 g 0.1 g | Not established Not established |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0 g 0 g | Not established Not established |
| Cholesterol | 7.4 mg 7 mg | 2% 2% |
| Potassium | 143.9 mg 137 mg | 3% 3% |
| Calcium | 90.3 mg 86 mg | 7% 7% |
| Iron | 0.2 mg 0.2 mg | 1% 1% |
| Magnesium | 11.6 mg 11 mg | 3% 3% |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg 0 mg | 0% 0% |
| Vitamin D | 0 µg 0 µg | 0% 0% |
| Vitamin A | 2.1 µg 2 µg | 0% 0% |
| Caffeine | 0 mg 0 mg | Not established Not established |
| Alcohol | 0 g 0 g | Not established Not established |
| Water | 85.1 g 81 g | Not established Not established |
For FDC 2705753, approximate percentages divide the displayed 105 g amount by FDA label Daily Values; they are not personalized targets. “Not established” means FDA sets no Daily Value for that row. Protein %DV remains unshown because adult-label use depends on regulatory context.
Inside the source record
Source formulation behind this USDA record
USDA links FDC 2705753 to one source input totaling 100 g in its standardized formulation. Publishing that exact provenance makes “Cheese, cottage, dry curd” inspectable beside similarly named records.
How to read this
A single-source formulation
Cheese, cottage, nonfat, uncreamed, dry, large or small curd is the only listed source input for this record. That does not mean every real-world version is identical; brands, preparation, water content, and portion weight can still differ.
100 g total listed input weight across the formulation.
| # | USDA input | Listed amount | Input weight | Share of listed input weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheese, cottage, nonfat, uncreamed, dry, large or small curdUSDA ingredient 1014 | 100 GM | 100 g | 100% |
USDA shorthand in this evidence
- NFS means “not further specified.” The record intentionally leaves the exact subtype, size, or preparation unresolved.
Exact-record context
What makes this USDA record distinct?
For FDC 2705753, the close-record rule searches the USDA “Cottage/ricotta cheese” category for shared description terms or source inputs. Any surviving pair is compared per 100 grams, so unlike source-serving sizes cannot manufacture the nutrient difference.
This record
Cheese, cottage, dry curd
- USDA category
- Cottage/ricotta cheese
- FDC ID
- 2705753
- FNDDS code
- 14203010
Closest inspectable record
Cheese, cottage, salted, dry curd
- USDA category
- Cottage/ricotta cheese
- FDC ID
- 2705754
- FNDDS code
- 14203020
| Nutrient | This record | Comparison record | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 72 kcal | 71 kcal | +1 kcal |
| Protein | 10.3 g | 10.2 g | +0.1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 6.7 g | 6.6 g | +0.1 g |
| Total fat | 0.3 g | 0.3 g | Same listed value |
| Dietary fiber | 0 g | 0 g | Same listed value |
| Sodium | 372 mg | 755 mg | −383 mg |
Plain-English read
At the fixed 100-gram basis, this record lists 383 mg less sodium than “Cheese, cottage, salted, dry curd.”
Only the comparison record lists Salt, table. Those formulation rows identify different source records; they do not prove which input caused a nutrient difference.
1 of the six displayed differences clears the documented materiality screen. It is a reading aid, not a health rating.
Formulation evidence
The listed formulations differ
The formulation rows differ, but the source data do not isolate which component caused any nutrient difference. Input weights describe the standardized formulation—not final plated proportions.
Shared listed inputs: Cheese, cottage, nonfat, uncreamed, dry, large or small curd.
Listed only in the comparison: Salt, table.
Portion evidence
The listed portion sets match
This record’s reference amount is 105 g; a familiar listed measure is 1 cup, dry type (145 g).
The comparison record’s reference amount is 105 g; a familiar listed measure is 1 cup, dry type (145 g).
Use the 100-gram row to compare FDC 2705753 with FDC 2705754 at equal mass; use their 105 g and 105 g source amounts only for portion matching.
Evidence boundary: FDC 2705753 versus FDC 2705754 is a comparison of standardized source records—not a measurement of your meal, an overall food-quality rank, or proof that one input caused a difference.
Deep comparisons
Controlled comparisons that include this exact record
FDC 2705753 appears in 1 pair page that passed semantic, material-difference, source-evidence, and diversity gates. Each preserves a 100-gram denominator and both primary records.
From record to familiar meal
Guides that use this exact USDA record
These 1 guide place “Cheese, cottage, dry curd” beside explicitly linked source records; use them to compare preparations without turning FDC 2705753 into a universal recipe.
Uncertainty, made actionable
What can change this estimate?
This is a standardized USDA survey-food profile, not a measurement of every preparation. Actual nutrition can change with portion size, fat level, brand or formulation, added flavors or sweeteners.
For “Cheese, cottage, dry curd,” resolve portion size first, then move through the remaining 3 published levers. Unknowns should remain visible rather than expanding every assumption at once.
- 01
portion size
When composition is held constant, nutrient totals scale directly with grams. A 20% weight correction produces the same 20% correction to the scaled totals.
- 02
fat level
Match the named cooking-fat state when possible. Fat used, retained, or left behind is preparation information that a dish name alone cannot recover.
- 03
brand or formulation
Prefer a package, menu, or known recipe when it identifies the food more precisely. Otherwise preserve the generic record as an explicit approximation.
- 04
added flavors or sweeteners
Use a label or known recipe when available, because sweetness does not reveal dose. Keep syrups, sugars, and concentrated add-ins separate when the base record does not name them.
How we estimated this
The arithmetic is simple; the provenance is the point
FDC 2705753 comes from FoodData Central Survey Foods (FNDDS). Its 72 kcal per 100 g becomes 76 kcal at 105 g through nutrient per portion = nutrient per 100 g × portion grams ÷ 100; this page adds no second nutrition estimate.
About the serving label: USDA describes the underlying survey portion as “Quantity not specified.” We display it as a USDA reference amount because it is a database comparison point—not a suggested portion or a claim about what most people should eat.
Data cycle: 2021–2023, published October 31, 2024
FoodData Central ID: 2705753
FNDDS food code: 14203010
The scaling for FDC 2705753 can be exact while the match to “Cheese, cottage, dry curd” is wrong. That is why this profile keeps its 105 g weight, 1-row source formulation, and selection uncertainty beside the arithmetic.
Source release October 31, 2024. Review USDA’s data-type documentation ↗ · Read Feast’s full nutrition methodology.