Finding Best Brand of Cottage Cheese at the Grocery Store: Review – ryan

Trader Joe’s only carries its store-brand cottage cheese in a few different curd sizes and milk-fat percentages, so it gets a star for making the decision-making process a little simpler.

It gets another star for its price. I bought a 16-ounce tub of small-curd, 1.5% cottage cheese for $3, or $0.19 an ounce. There was also a 24-ounce option for $4.

The product has 4 grams of sugar and 13 grams of protein, and much like Good Culture’s, it had a thicker consistency without being whipped. I’ve always been a fan of the texture of cottage cheese, and this one delivered.

I thought the flavor was more cheese-like than the others, but I think you can dress it up or down for different recipes.

Overall, it was my favorite of the six cottage cheeses I tried.

This story was originally published on January 11, 2024, and most recently updated on March 28, 2025.