All About Cottage Cheese

Sources Medically Reviewed on 11/03/2020 Reviewed by Christine Mikstas, RD, LD on November 03, 2020
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UCDavis Health: “Health benefits of cottage cheese vs. yogurt: Are we missing something”?
Cornucopia Institute: “Weighing the Curds.”
USDA: “Dairy Products 2019 Summary (April 2020),” “Judging and Scoring Milk and Cheese,” “Specifications for Cottage Cheese and Dry Curd Cottage Cheese,” “Nutritive Value of Foods,” “Choose My Plate, Yogurt,” “Why is the amount of cottage cheese that is equivalent to 1 cup of dairy higher than other dairy products?” “ National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference Release 28,” “Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs): Recommended Dietary Allowances and Adequate Intakes, Vitamins and Minerals.”
Encyclopedia of Dairy Sciences: “Cheese, Acid- and Acid/Heat Coagulated Cheese.”
Consumer Reports: “Is Cottage Cheese Good for You?”
California Milk Advisory Board: “Cottage Cheese.”
University of North Dakota: “Protein.”
Appetite: “The satiating effects of eggs or cottage cheese are similar in healthy subjects despite differences in postprandial kinetics.”
Advances in Nutrition: “Effects of Full-Fat and Fermented Dairy Products on Cardiometabolic Disease: Food Is More Than the Sum of Its Parts.”
Ingredient Inspector: “Which Cottage Cheeses Are Closest to Homemade.”
University of Nebraska Lincoln Extension: “Calcium and Vitamin D.”
NIH Office of Dietary Supplements: “Vitamin B12,” “Phosphorus,” “Selenium.”
Current Developments in Nutrition: “Multiple Vitamin K Forms Exist in Dairy Foods.”
British Journal of Nutrition: “Pre-sleep protein in casein supplement or whole-food form has no impact on resting energy expenditure or hunger in women.”
Michigan State University Extension: “The Case for Cottage Cheese.”
Reviewed by Christine Mikstas, RD, LD on November 03, 2020
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