Cheese, cottage, lowfat, 2% milkfat

Not checked yet · database values 84 kcal per 100 g

Not checked for absorption yet: these are the listed values.

Not checked yet: the numbers below are what the database lists.

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What 100 g gives you: imported foods have no serving size yet.

Your body needs enough of each of these. Past enough, more doesn’t help. Amounts are what the food databases list, not what your body absorbs, unless a row says it was measured.

The words: “A lot” means one serving gives 20% or more of Health Canada’s daily amount, “Some” 10% to 19%, “A little” 2% to 9%, “Almost none” under 2%. Strongest word first; within a word, protein and fibre lead, then the biggest share. ?

A milligram (mg) is a thousandth of a gram, and a microgram (µg) a thousandth of a milligram: 1,000 µg make 1 mg.

Protein
Your muscles, and every other tissue, are built and repaired from it.
A lot
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11 g in 100 g: 20% of the 56 g a day men need, 24% of the 46 g women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. Institute of Medicine 2005, Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy, Carbohydrate, Fiber, Fat, Fatty Acids, Cholesterol, Protein, and Amino Acids
Selenium
Your thyroid uses it to make its hormones.
A lot
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14.6 µg in 100 g: 27% of the 55 µg a day.
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, selenium fact sheet for health professionals

13 more nutrients below “a lot”

Riboflavin (B2)
Your cells use it to make energy and handle fats. It also helps turn tryptophan into niacin and activate vitamin B6.
Some
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0.23 mg in 100 g: 18% of the 1.3 mg a day men need, 21% of the 1.1 mg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, riboflavin fact sheet for health professionals
Vitamin B12
Your body needs it to make red blood cells and keep nerves working.
Some
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0.42 µg in 100 g: 18% of the 2.4 µg a day.
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, vitamin B12 fact sheet for health professionals
Calcium
Builds your bones and teeth.
Some
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103 mg in 100 g: 10% of the 1,000 mg a day.
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, calcium fact sheet for health professionals
Vitamin A
Your eyes need it to see in dim light.
A little
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Getting enough matters; more than enough doesn’t sharpen your sight.
69 µg in 100 g: 8% of the 900 µg a day men need, 10% of the 700 µg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, vitamin A fact sheet for health professionals
Zinc
Your immune system and healing wounds depend on it.
A little
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0.61 mg in 100 g: 6% of the 11 mg a day men need, 8% of the 8 mg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, zinc fact sheet for health professionals
Vitamin B6
Helps you use protein, and your brain needs it to make its chemical messengers.
A little
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0.06 mg in 100 g: 5% of the 1.3 mg a day.
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, vitamin B6 fact sheet for health professionals
Potassium
Your nerves, muscles and kidneys need it to work.
A little
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120 mg in 100 g: 4% of the 3,400 mg a day men need, 5% of the 2,600 mg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, potassium fact sheet for health professionals
Choline
Your cells need it for their membranes, and to make acetylcholine, a messenger for memory, mood and muscle control.
A little
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16.3 mg in 100 g: 3% of the 550 mg a day men need, 4% of the 425 mg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, choline fact sheet for health professionals
Folate
Your body needs it to make DNA and to divide new cells.
A little
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10 µg in 100 g: 3% of the 400 µg a day.
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, folate fact sheet for health professionals
Magnesium
Your muscles and nerves need it to work.
A little
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8.9 mg in 100 g: 2% of the 400 mg a day men need, 3% of the 310 mg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, magnesium fact sheet for health professionals
Thiamin (B1)
Your cells use it to get energy from food, and so to grow and work.
A little
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0.02 mg in 100 g: 2% of the 1.2 mg a day men need, 2% of the 1.1 mg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, thiamin fact sheet for health professionals
Iron
Carries oxygen in your blood.
Almost none
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0.13 mg in 100 g: 2% of the 8 mg a day men need, 1% of the 18 mg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, iron fact sheet for health professionals
Vitamin E
Shields the fats in your cells from damage; your immune system uses it too.
Almost none
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0.08 mg in 100 g: 1% of the 15 mg a day.
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, vitamin E fact sheet for health professionals

Missing from our databases for this food, so left out, not counted as zero: fibre, vitamin C, vitamin K1, niacin, vitamin D, omega-3: ALA and omega-3: EPA + DHA.

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Foods we’ve checked in the same group

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Name in the database: Cheese, cottage, lowfat, 2% milkfat

Listed nutrients, per 100 g

For each nutrient, the value this page uses is marked “used”. A row marked “second database” is another database’s figure for a matching food, kept so you can see how far databases disagree (they can differ in the samples analysed, lab methods and rounding). Its own cells are worked out from it, but none of the page’s words or scores are.

Nutrient	Per	Per 100 calories	How	Source	Grade
Calcium	103 mg	122.62 mg	listed used	`US food database (USDA Foundation Foods)` #328841	C
	111 mg	132.14 mg	copy of USDA · not used	`Canadian Nutrient File 2026` #120	C
Carbohydrate	4.31 g	5.13 g	listed used	`US food database (USDA Foundation Foods)` #328841	C
	4.76 g	5.67 g	copy of USDA · not used	`Canadian Nutrient File 2026` #120	C
Choline	16.3 mg	19.4 mg	from SR Legacy used	`US food database (USDA SR Legacy)` #172182	C
	16.3 mg	19.4 mg	copy of USDA · not used	`Canadian Nutrient File 2026` #120	C
Energy	84 kcal	–	FDC Energy (kcal) used	`US food database (USDA Foundation Foods)`	–
	81 kcal	–	copy of USDA · not used	`Canadian Nutrient File 2026` #120	C
Fat	2.3 g	2.74 g	listed used	`US food database (USDA Foundation Foods)` #328841	C
	2.27 g	2.7 g	copy of USDA · not used	`Canadian Nutrient File 2026` #120	C
Folate	10 µg	11.9 µg	listed used	`US food database (USDA Foundation Foods)` #328841	C
	8 µg	9.52 µg	copy of USDA · not used	`Canadian Nutrient File 2026` #120	C
Iron	0.13 mg	0.15 mg	listed used	`US food database (USDA Foundation Foods)` #328841	C
	0.13 mg	0.15 mg	copy of USDA · not used	`Canadian Nutrient File 2026` #120	C
Magnesium	8.9 mg	10.6 mg	listed used	`US food database (USDA Foundation Foods)` #328841	C
	9 mg	10.71 mg	copy of USDA · not used	`Canadian Nutrient File 2026` #120	C
Phosphorus	148 mg	176.19 mg	listed used	`US food database (USDA Foundation Foods)` #328841	C
	150 mg	178.57 mg	copy of USDA · not used	`Canadian Nutrient File 2026` #120	C
Potassium	120 mg	142.86 mg	listed used	`US food database (USDA Foundation Foods)` #328841	C
	125 mg	148.81 mg	copy of USDA · not used	`Canadian Nutrient File 2026` #120	C
Protein	11 g	13.1 g	listed used	`US food database (USDA Foundation Foods)` #328841	C
	10.45 g	12.44 g	copy of USDA · not used	`Canadian Nutrient File 2026` #120	C
Riboflavin (B2)	0.234 mg	0.28 mg	listed used	`US food database (USDA Foundation Foods)` #328841	C
	0.251 mg	0.3 mg	copy of USDA · not used	`Canadian Nutrient File 2026` #120	C
Selenium	14.6 µg	17.38 µg	listed used	`US food database (USDA Foundation Foods)` #328841	C
	11.9 µg	14.17 µg	copy of USDA · not used	`Canadian Nutrient File 2026` #120	C
Sodium	321 mg	382.14 mg	listed used	`US food database (USDA Foundation Foods)` #328841	C
	308 mg	366.67 mg	copy of USDA · not used	`Canadian Nutrient File 2026` #120	C
Sugars	4 g	4.76 g	from SR Legacy used	`US food database (USDA SR Legacy)` #172182	C
	4 g	4.76 g	copy of USDA · not used	`Canadian Nutrient File 2026` #120	C
Thiamin (B1)	0.02 mg	0.02 mg	listed used	`US food database (USDA Foundation Foods)` #328841	C
	0.02 mg	0.02 mg	copy of USDA · not used	`Canadian Nutrient File 2026` #120	C
Vitamin A	69 µg	82.14 µg	listed used	`US food database (USDA Foundation Foods)` #328841	C
	68 µg	80.95 µg	copy of USDA · not used	`Canadian Nutrient File 2026` #120	C
Vitamin B12	0.42 µg	0.5 µg	listed used	`US food database (USDA Foundation Foods)` #328841	C
	0.47 µg	0.56 µg	copy of USDA · not used	`Canadian Nutrient File 2026` #120	C
Vitamin B6	0.057 mg	0.07 mg	listed used	`US food database (USDA Foundation Foods)` #328841	C
	0.057 mg	0.07 mg	copy of USDA · not used	`Canadian Nutrient File 2026` #120	C
Vitamin E	0.08 mg	0.1 mg	listed used	`US food database (USDA Foundation Foods)` #328841	C
	0.08 mg	0.1 mg	copy of USDA · not used	`Canadian Nutrient File 2026` #120	C
Water	81.1 g	96.55 g	listed used	`US food database (USDA Foundation Foods)` #328841	C
	81.24 g	96.71 g	copy of USDA · not used	`Canadian Nutrient File 2026` #120	C
Zinc	0.61 mg	0.73 mg	listed used	`US food database (USDA Foundation Foods)` #328841	C
	0.51 mg	0.61 mg	copy of USDA · not used	`Canadian Nutrient File 2026` #120	C

Other values (fatty acids, amino acids and more)

Nutrient	Per 100 g	Per 100 calories	How	Source	Grade
Beta-carotene	6 µg	7.14 µg	from SR Legacy used	`US food database (USDA SR Legacy)` #172182	C
	6 µg	7.14 µg	copy of USDA · not used	`Canadian Nutrient File 2026` #120	C
Copper	0.03 mg	0.04 mg	listed used	`US food database (USDA Foundation Foods)` #328841	C
	0.033 mg	0.04 mg	copy of USDA · not used	`Canadian Nutrient File 2026` #120	C
Energy (Atwater general)	82 kcal	97.62 kcal	listed used	`US food database (USDA Foundation Foods)` #328841	C
Energy (Atwater specific)	84 kcal	100 kcal	listed used	`US food database (USDA Foundation Foods)` #328841	C
Lactose	3.87 g	4.61 g	copy of USDA · not used	`Canadian Nutrient File 2026` #120	C
Manganese	0.015 mg	0.02 mg	listed used	`US food database (USDA Foundation Foods)` #328841	C
	0.015 mg	0.02 mg	copy of USDA · not used	`Canadian Nutrient File 2026` #120	C
Niacin (B3, preformed)	0.09 mg	0.11 mg	listed used	`US food database (USDA Foundation Foods)` #328841	C
	0.103 mg	0.12 mg	copy of USDA · not used	`Canadian Nutrient File 2026` #120	C
Pantothenic acid (B5)	0.508 mg	0.6 mg	listed used	`US food database (USDA Foundation Foods)` #328841	C
	0.524 mg	0.62 mg	copy of USDA · not used	`Canadian Nutrient File 2026` #120	C
Retinol	69 µg	82.14 µg	listed used	`US food database (USDA Foundation Foods)` #328841	C
	68 µg	80.95 µg	copy of USDA · not used	`Canadian Nutrient File 2026` #120	C

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Hazard rows as the dataset rates them

Milk allergy · Worth knowing · Contains milk, a priority allergen (Health Canada). Not a label check: a mixed or processed food can contain allergens no default shows. · Health Canada, priority allergens

Sources

Health Canada, Canadian Nutrient File 2026 (14th edition)
cnf-2026 · dataset · Open Government Licence – Canada 2.0
USDA FoodData Central, Foundation Foods, release 2026-04-30
fdc-foundation-2026-04-30 · dataset · CC0 1.0 (public domain)
USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, 2018-04
fdc-sr-legacy-2018-04 · dataset · CC0 1.0 (public domain)
Health Canada, Common food allergens (priority allergens list)
hc-priority-allergens · page · Government of Canada terms (Crown copyright; not OGL)

Body map 2026-10-25.1: each nutrient’s job comes from an agency fact sheet, linked beside it under Good for.

The plain words: “a lot” means one serving (100 g when the food has no serving size) gives at least 20% of the daily amount (the reference intake), “some” at least 10%, “a little” at least 2% (the cut-offs are ours, one set for every page: 20% and 10% are borrowed from the US labelling terms “high” and “good source” and applied to Health Canada’s daily amount, whereas Health Canada’s own shopper rule says 15%; provisional: they may change in a later method version). The daily amount is Health Canada’s Dietary Reference Intake for adults 19–30; where men and women need different amounts we use the higher one (protein: 56 g for men, 46 g for women). The percentage printed under each nutrient is the printed amount as a share of that daily amount, rounded to the nearest whole number, and the word is read from that percentage, so the amount, the percentage and the word always agree. Calcium with a measured absorption is scaled by how well it gets in compared with milk.

The scale: “Nothing to watch” means a serving a day stays under the limit at ordinary amounts; “Go easy” means a serving a day can push past the limit for adults who already take in the most, or fewer than 2 servings reach it; “Limit it” means once a week or less. The dataset’s own rating is under “How we got this”. Provisional: the scale may change in a later method version.

Measured absorption under Good for: grade-A studies in adults that tested this preparation of this food, as a share of the listed amount (the share digested, for protein), quoted once each source has passed our evidence check; animal studies and other variants stay in the table above. Provisional: this screen may change in a later method version.