Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed Plain Cottage Cheeses

10 of the top 10 plain cottage cheeses products sit in NOVA group 3 — the least processed end of the scale. The plain cottage cheeses with the lowest NOVA processing group — fewer industrial ingredients and additives. We checked 111 plain cottage cheeses with complete data.

  1. 1 Körniger Frischkäse, Halbfettstufe

    Körniger Frischkäse, Halbfettstufe

    Milsani · 200g
    a NOVA 3 103 kcal 2.7 g sugar 12.2 g protein 4.6 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian · No additives

  2. 2 Cottage Cheese

    Cottage Cheese

    Tesco · 300g
    a NOVA 3 57 kcal 3.4 g sugar 10.2 g protein 0.2 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  3. 3 Queso fresco granulado Cottage cheese

    Queso fresco granulado Cottage cheese

    Milsani · 200 g
    a NOVA 3 103 kcal 2.7 g sugar 12.2 g protein 4.6 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian · No additives

  4. 4 Low Fat Cottage Cheese

    Low Fat Cottage Cheese

    Lidl · 300 g
    a NOVA 3 63 kcal 4.4 g sugar 9.2 g protein 0.6 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  5. 5 Fat free cottage cheese natural

    Fat free cottage cheese natural

    Emporium · 300 g
    a NOVA 3 63 kcal 3 g sugar 11.3 g protein 0.4 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  6. 6 Queso fresco cottage

    Queso fresco cottage

    AUCHAN · 200g
    a NOVA 3 66 kcal 2 g sugar 12 g protein 0 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian · No additives

  7. 7 Cottage Cheese Original 4,3% fett

    Cottage Cheese Original 4,3% fett

    Tine · 400 g
    a NOVA 3 96 kcal 1.5 g sugar 13 g protein 4.3 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian

  8. 8 Fat Free Natural Cottage Cheese

    Fat Free Natural Cottage Cheese

    Longley Farm · 250 g
    a NOVA 3 63 kcal 2.9 g sugar 10.8 g protein 0.3 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian · No additives

  9. 9 Körniger Frischkäse Fitline 0,8% Fett

    Körniger Frischkäse Fitline 0,8% Fett

    Exquisa · 400g
    a NOVA 3 63 kcal 1 g sugar 13 g protein 0.8 g fat

    Also: No additives

  10. 10 Hyvä suomalainen ARKI RAE rasvaton

    Hyvä suomalainen ARKI RAE rasvaton

    Valio · 500 g
    a NOVA 3 63 kcal 2.2 g sugar 13 g protein 0.2 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

How we built this list

We ranked all published plain cottage cheeses on Foodmetria that have a photo and the required nutrition data, using values per 100 g from the product label. Ties are broken by Nutri-Score and by how often shoppers scan the product. Rankings update automatically as label data changes. Read our methodology.

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