How to measure cottage cheese
The USDA entry is Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd (FoodData Central 172179), with 225 grams for one cup of small curd, not packed. ‘Not packed’ means the curds were spooned in loosely and not pressed down; pressing would push more into the cup. King Arthur Baking’s chart lists 113 grams for half a cup, which doubles to 226 grams, so both sources agree. Ricotta is 246 grams per cup in USDA data, 21 grams heavier. Half a cup of cottage cheese is 113 grams, a tablespoon about 14 grams. If the tub says 16 ounces, that is 454 grams, 2.02 cups, so treat it as 2 cups.
Sources: 225 grams per US cup is the cup weight in USDA FoodData Central (open FDC entry 172179), entry “Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd, 1 cup, small curd (not packed) = 225 g”. A US cup is about 237 milliliters.
Cottage cheese: cups to grams chart
| Cups | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1/8 cup | 28 g | 0.99 oz |
| 1/4 cup | 56 g | 1.98 oz |
| 1/3 cup | 75 g | 2.65 oz |
| 1/2 cup | 113 g | 3.97 oz |
| 2/3 cup | 150 g | 5.29 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 169 g | 5.95 oz |
| 1 cup | 225 g | 7.94 oz |
| 1 1/2 cups | 338 g | 11.9 oz |
| 2 cups | 450 g | 15.9 oz |
| 3 cups | 675 g | 23.8 oz |
| 4 cups | 900 g | 31.7 oz |
Tablespoons and teaspoons of cottage cheese
Three teaspoons make a tablespoon and 16 tablespoons make a cup, so the spoon weights follow straight from the 225 grams per cup. Use level spoons, not heaped ones.
| Spoons | Grams |
|---|---|
| 1/4 tsp | 1.2 g |
| 1/2 tsp | 2.3 g |
| 1 tsp | 4.7 g |
| 1 tbsp | 14 g |
| 2 tbsp | 28 g |
| 3 tbsp | 42 g |
| 4 tbsp | 56 g |
Grams of cottage cheese to cups
Going the other way, divide the grams by 225. A cup of cottage cheese weighs 12 grams less than a cup of water, which is 237 grams.
| Grams | Cups | In the kitchen |
|---|---|---|
| 25 g | 0.11 cup | about 1.8 tbsp |
| 50 g | 0.22 cup | just under 1/4 cup |
| 100 g | 0.44 cup | just under 1/2 cup |
| 150 g | 0.67 cup | about 2/3 cup |
| 200 g | 0.89 cup | just over 7/8 cup |
| 250 g | 1.11 cups | just under 1 1/8 cups |
| 300 g | 1.33 cups | about 1 1/3 cups |
| 400 g | 1.78 cups | just over 1 3/4 cups |
| 500 g | 2.22 cups | just under 2 1/4 cups |
| 1,000 g | 4.44 cups | just under 4 1/2 cups |
Other dairy per cup
- Butter: 227 grams per cup
- Milk: 244 grams per cup
- Heavy cream: 238 grams per cup
- Plain yogurt: 245 grams per cup
- Sour cream: 230 grams per cup
- Cream cheese: 232 grams per cup
- Buttermilk: 245 grams per cup
- Ricotta: 246 grams per cup
- Mascarpone: 227 grams per cup
- Shredded cheddar: 113 grams per cup
- Shredded mozzarella: 112 grams per cup
- Grated parmesan: 100 grams per cup
- Crumbled feta: 150 grams per cup
- Evaporated milk: 252 grams per cup
- Sweetened condensed milk: 306 grams per cup
- Half-and-half: 242 grams per cup
- Ghee: 205 grams per cup
- Crème fraîche: 226 grams per cup
- Nonfat dry milk powder: 112 grams per cup
For every ingredient in one place, open the cups to grams converter. The cups to milliliters converter helps when a recipe lists liquids in milliliters, and the recipe scaler changes the servings of a recipe in one step.
Frequently asked questions
How many grams is 1/2 cup of cottage cheese?
About 113 grams. A full cup is about 225 grams and 1/4 cup about 56 grams.
How many cups is 100 grams of cottage cheese?
About 0.44 cups, just under 1/2 cup. Divide the grams by 225 to get cups.
How many grams are in a tablespoon of cottage cheese?
About 14 grams in a tablespoon and 4.7 grams in a teaspoon, measured level.
What does ‘not packed’ mean for a cup of cottage cheese?
USDA weighed the cup with the curds spooned in loosely, not pressed down. That gives 225 grams; a packed cup would hold more.