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Cottage cheese
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Cottage cheese

Greenveil's read: acceptable. Food health moderate · 2 additives of concern (worst: Carrageenan).

Food health
Moderate
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 24 May 2026

Why it's rated this way

2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. CarrageenanMinor concernDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  2. Polysorbate 80Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Milk ingredients52.3%No flag
  • Salt23.9%No flag›
  • Locust bean gum11.9%No flag›
  • Guar gum6%No flag›
  • Monoand diglycerides3%No flag
  • Carrageenan1.5%Low›

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • Xanthan gum · E4150.7%No flag
  • Polysorbate 80 · E4330.4%Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • Bacterial culture0.2%No flag
  • Microbial enzyme<0.1%No flag
  • Carbon dioxide<0.1%No flag›
  • To maintain product freshness<0.1%No flag
  • Ingrédients<0.1%No flag
  • Milk<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Gomme de caroube · E410No flag
  • Gomme de guar · E412No flag
  • Mono- et diglycéridesNo flag
  • Carraghénine · E407Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • Gomme xanthane · E415No flag
  • Polysorbate 80 · E433Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • Microbial cultureNo flag
  • Microbial rennetNo flag
  • Dioxyde de carbone · E290No flag
  • Pour conserver la fraîcheur du produitNo flag
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Milk ingredients, Salt, Locust bean gum, Guar gum, Mono - and diglycerides, Carrageenan, Xanthan gum, Polysorbate 80, Bacterial culture, Microbial enzyme, Carbon dioxide (to maintain product freshness). Ingrédients : Substances laitières, Sel, Gomme de caroube, Gomme de guar, Mono-et diglycérides, Carraghénine, Gomme xanthane, Polysorbate 80, Culture bactérienne, Enzyme microbien, Dioxyde de carbone (pour conserver la fraîcheur du produit).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 24 May 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
  • Polysorbate 80Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

  • SaltModerate concern

1 moderate

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