Hy-Vee, Large Curd Cottage Cheese

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Hy-Vee, Large Curd Cottage Cheese scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate And Carbon Dioxide (To Protect Freshness)): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Processed Dairy Ingredients (Whey Protein Concentrate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum, Carob Bean Gum, Carrageenan): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Emulsifiers (Mono & Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Within Cheese, this product is more processed than about 78% of the 19,171 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Hy-Vee, Large Curd Cottage Cheese's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Phosphoric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.