Breakstone Cottage Cheese, Fat Free

Breakstone's Fat Free Cottage Cheese is a familiar refrigerated dairy staple you’ll find in the chilled dairy case alongside other cottage cheeses, Greek yogurts, sour cream and cream cheese tubs — often near dips and shredded cheeses. It’s positioned as a low‑fat, high‑protein option for everyday meals: single‑cup snacks, breakfast parfaits, post‑workout refueling, or a versatile ingredient for savory recipes. The brand leans on long heritage and craft — Breakstone’s traces back to the 19th century — which gives it a traditional, family‑friendly American identity that appeals to health‑oriented shoppers and older buyers who trust legacy dairy names, while also attracting younger consumers looking for protein‑dense, lower‑calorie options. The front label emphasizes health halos: “Fat Free,” protein content and cultured milk; it notes pasteurization and added vitamins A and D but carries no organic certification or child‑focused branding. In plain processing terms, it is a made, packaged cottage cheese that starts from skim milk and cultures but also includes modern texture and shelf‑stability ingredients. Sensory experience: small, moist curds suspended in a cool, slightly tangy, creamy dressing with a mild milky flavor and a soft, spoonable texture. Packaged in a 16‑oz resealable plastic tub, the ritual is casual — scooping by the spoonful onto toast, into a fruit parfait, mixed into salads or eaten straight from the container. Ingredient highlights (whey, modified food starch, xanthan/guar gums, mono‑ and diglycerides) give it a reliably smooth mouthfeel and consistent curd structure compared with homemade cottage cheese, reflecting commercial processing choices that prioritize texture, shelf life and convenience.