9.Good for Gut Health
There’s one new variety of cottage cheese that you might want to seek out: Those that have live and active cultures, similar to the ones in yogurt. Unlike yogurt, you don’t need cultures to make cottage cheese. But these probiotic bacteria can boost gut health, and they add to this snack’s good-for-you profile.
10.The Calcium Connection
Unlike some other dairy foods, cottage cheese is not at the very top of the list for calcium content. That’s because a lot of milk’s natural calcium ends up in the whey, not the curds. At about 125 mg per cup, it has a little less than half the calcium of 8 ounces of milk, but check the label to be sure. The amount of calcium varies with fat content.
