Nutritive Value of Cottage Cheese

Cottage cheese is a concentrated form of milk.One pound of cottage cheese contains most of theprotein, calcium, phosphorous, iron, and vitaminsfound in three quarts of milk.

Three ounces of cottage cheese furnishes about50% of an adult’s daily requirement for calcium.

Cottage cheese is a complete protein (builds, repairs,and maintains body tissue); therefore, it isparticularly desirable for growing children and isan ideal food for adults.

Cottage cheese is easily digested and readilyassimilated. It is an important food for the persondesiring to lose weight because of its high nutritivevalue and low caloric content. One ounce ofcreamed cottage cheese supplies about 30 calories.

In addition to its concentrated food value, cottagecheese is also a very versatile food. It can beserved in a variety of tempting ways because itcombines nicely with almost any type of food.

WHAT BECOMES OF THE MILK DISTRIBUTOR’S DOLLAR

Chart shows operating results of 313 distributing companiesin 42 states, the District of Columbia and Hawaii with combinedsales of $1,014,915,023 in 1949. Averages are fromfigures submitted to the Indiana University School of Businessfor the Milk Industry Foundation.

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