CreamyGreek yogurtmay be the reigning queen of the dairy aisle, but anotherhealthy dairy foodis vying for the crown.
As consumers' appetite for cottage cheese has grown, so have their options at the grocery store.
But which is best?
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I sampled six of the most common cottage cheese brands to asses their flavor, texture, and quality.
Here’s how these six brands ranked in descending order from my least favorite to the overall best.
It simply lists “enzymes” and “cultured skim milk” on the ingredient list.
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This was the highest protein cheese in my test at 15 grams per serving.
The look:Friendship cottage cheese is the driest and thickest of any product I tested here.
It has a fairly uniform texture made of small, round curds.
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The taste:I found the Friendship cottage cheese pretty bland and thin-tasting.
The texture was mushy and similar to ricotta.
The small cubic curds are evenly shaped like tiny perfect die.
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The taste:The Daisy cottage cheese is mild (some might say bland).
The more watery texture gives it a sort of washed-out taste and feel.
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Breakstone’s makes cheeses for those who love large curds as well as small.
The look:The Breakstone’s cup had a thin layer of separated liquid on top.
This brand required more mixing than the other cheeses I sampled, but nothing too serious.
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The medium-sized curds are soft, airy, and varied in size and shape.
The taste:This is a nice fresh-tasting cottage cheese that’s softer and more liquidy than others.
The look:This cottage cheese is bright white and has medium-sized curds that aren’t uniformly shaped.
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The taste:Hood’s cottage cheese has a nice tangy flavor.
I appreciate the larger curds in the mix and the texture is bouncy and fluffy.
This product is also made without gums and stabilizers.
The curds are on the smaller side, but not as small as Daisy.
The taste:Good Culture cheese has a great tangy flavor that’s bordering on sharp.
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The taste:This cheese was the most flavorful in the bunch.
