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Great Value 4% Large Curd Cottage Cheese: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-08-22 · Great Value

Quick answer

Frequent Choice

Great Value 4% large curd cottage cheese received a Longevity Score of 83 out of 100 (frequent choice). Contains protein and simple ingredients, watch sodium. Strengths include high protein content and simple dairy ingredients, while main considerations include sodium is moderately high and guar gum stabilizers.

Longevity Score 83/100

What helped the score?

  • High protein content
  • Simple dairy ingredients

What held the score back?

  • Sodium is moderately high
  • Contains guar gum stabilizers

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Source data, GTIN, and Food Quality Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Great Value 4% Large Curd Cottage Cheese
Category
Dairy (source: Cheese)
GTIN / UPC
00078742372341
Serving size
114 GRM (1/2 cup)
Source data — ingredients
Ingredient list from product label data (see Sources)
Food Quality Guide analysis
Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards. See methodology under Sources.
Data last verified

Great Value

4% Large Curd Cottage Cheese

Frequent Choice

KarbCoach Recommendation

Frequent Choice

Contains protein and simple ingredients, watch sodium.

What Stands Out

High Protein

12g protein

24% DV

High Sodium

450mg sodium

20% DV

Low Fiber

0g fiber

0% DV

Whole Foods

Milk, Cream

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Key Positives

  • High protein content
  • Simple dairy ingredients

Key Concerns

  • Sodium is moderately high
  • Contains guar gum stabilizers

Ingredient Signals

Primary protein

Cheese cultures

Whole-food ingredients

MilkCream

Processing signals

Stabilizer

Additives

Guar gumMono- and diglyceridesXanthan gumCarrageenanCarob bean gum

Ingredients

Ingredient list

SKIM MILK, MILK, CREAM, LACTOSE, SALT, STABILIZER (GUAR GUM, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, XANTHAN GUM, CARRAGEENAN, CAROB BEAN GUM), CITRIC ACID, CARBON DIOXIDE AND POTASSIUM SORBATE (MAINTAIN FRESHNESS), NONFAT DRY MILK, CHEESE CULTURES.

Formulations can vary — check the package label for the final word.

Macronutrients

Calories

100

5% DV

Total Carbs

4g

1% DV

Protein

12g

24% DV

Saturated Fat

3g

15% DV

Fiber

0g

0% DV

Net Carbs

4g

1% DV

Sugar

4g

Total Fat

4.5g

6% DV

Sodium

450mg

20% DV

Unsaturated Fat

1.5g

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories1005% DV
Total Carbs4g1% DV
Protein12g24% DV
Saturated Fat3g15% DV
Fiber0g0% DV
Net Carbs4g1% DV
Sugar4g—
Total Fat4.5g6% DV
Sodium450mg20% DV
Unsaturated Fat1.5g—

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Amounts are per labeled serving from source data. Check the package for the final values.

Longevity scores estimate how this product’s nutrition and ingredient profile fit longer-term eating patterns. Formulations can vary — check the package label. Not medical advice. Some nutrient values may be estimated when the label is incomplete.

How this product may fit different goals

The same food can look different depending on what matters most to you. Here is a general preview of how this product may align with several common goals.

  • Low-Spike Stability

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low-Spike Stability, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Lower net carbs (4g)

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  • Heart-Healthy Eating

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Heart-Healthy Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Higher sodium (450.3mg)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • GLP-1 Eating Support

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing GLP-1 Eating Support, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Higher protein (12g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Appetite & Portion Awareness

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Appetite & Portion Awareness, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Modest calories per serving (100 kcal)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Athletic Fueling

    Watch-outs

    Athletic Performance

    For someone prioritizing Athletic Fueling, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Lower carbs for fueling (4g)

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  • Workout Recovery

    Supportive

    Athletic Performance

    For someone prioritizing Workout Recovery, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Recovery protein (12g)

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Understanding the Longevity analysis

What the Longevity analysis evaluates

The Longevity analysis looks at how a food fits broader dietary patterns over time. It combines nutritional composition with processing and ingredient-quality considerations, including ideas that originated in Meal Power Points and Food Integrity. The Longevity Score summarizes that wider picture on a 0–100 scale. It is educational context for packaged foods, not medical advice and not a guarantee of health outcomes.

Nutrients, balance, processing, and ingredients

Nutritional composition matters: protein, fiber, carbohydrates, glucose-related characteristics, fats, sodium, and micronutrients all influence how a food may support or challenge different dietary goals. Processing level and ingredient quality still count, because formulation can change the practical meaning of an otherwise tidy nutrient panel. Longevity treats those dimensions together rather than as a single nutrient number.

Who may prioritize Longevity

People following low-carbohydrate, keto-style, high-protein, glucose-conscious, or longevity-focused eating patterns often start with the Longevity analysis. It is also useful when you want one place that connects macros and micros with how processed the food is and how the ingredient list reads. The Longevity Score is designed for that broader comparison across products.

How Longevity differs from Food Integrity

Food Integrity is the focused analysis of processing, ingredients, additives, purity, and transparency. Longevity is the broader analysis of nutritional composition, metabolic and dietary characteristics, processing, and ingredient quality. A strong nutritional profile may still deserve closer Food Integrity review when additives, oils, sweeteners, or processing level raise questions the nutrient panel does not answer on its own.

Why the analyses overlap—and why to review both

The overlap is intentional. Food Integrity–related characteristics contribute to Longevity, while Food Integrity remains separately useful for deeper formulation detail. The two views are meant to complement each other, not cancel each other out. Some people reasonably prioritize one analysis based on their goals; reviewing both can reveal tradeoffs that one score alone may not show.

Common questions about this product

Is Great Value 4% Large Curd Cottage Cheese highly processed?

Food Integrity lists processing level as Moderately processed. That reflects formulation and processing signals from the ingredient analysis — not a medical or regulatory classification.

Why are the Longevity and Food Integrity scores different?

Longevity emphasizes nutrition per serving and longer-term dietary alignment. Food Integrity emphasizes ingredients, additives, processing, and label transparency. The same product can score differently on those lenses.

How much fiber is in one serving?

Great Value 4% Large Curd Cottage Cheese shows about 0g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Great Value 4% Large Curd Cottage Cheese: 4g total sugar per serving. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: High protein content; Simple dairy ingredients.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Sodium is moderately high; Contains guar gum stabilizers.

Who might evaluate this product differently?

People prioritizing different goals (for example lower carbs, higher protein, or minimally processed eating) may weigh the same dairy differently. Use the goal preview on this page, then personalize in KarbCoach for your priorities.

Other published analyses in Dairy, selected from the same Food Quality Guide catalog.

Source data and Food Quality Guide analysis

  1. Public label databases (including USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts) — Possible sources for package ingredients and nutrition.
  2. Food Quality Guide analysis (Longevity and Food Integrity) — Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards.
  3. How the Longevity Score is calculated
  4. How the Food Integrity Score is calculated
  5. Scoring models: KarbCoach Longevity and Food Integrity.
  6. Independent analysis. No manufacturer affiliation.
  7. Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions. Full sources and safety details.
Label accuracy and safety information

Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions.

Sources, citations & safety

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