Shurfresh, Fat Free Small Curd Cottage Cheese
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Product Insight: Shurfresh, Fat Free Small Curd Cottage Cheese
Shurfresh, Fat Free Small Curd Cottage Cheese by Topco Associates Inc. is tracked in PlainIngredients with 11 identified ingredients and carries an overall safety rating of 4.2 out of 5 — a Low-Risk-to-Safe tier backed by FDA and EU regulatory status. On the NOVA processing scale, this product falls into Group 4 (Ultra-processed foods), a standard framework for classifying how heavily food has been industrially modified before reaching the shelf, and Its Nutri-Score grade is B, the European front-of-pack nutritional label summarizing calories, saturated fat, sodium, sugar, protein, fiber, and produce content. Within the identified ingredient list, 1 ingredient is currently flagged as Caution or High Risk and warrant individual review via the linked ingredient pages, while 8 ingredients sit at the Low-Risk or Safe end of the scale.
Our composite score weighs each ingredient's U.S. FDA regulatory status (GRAS, Approved, or Banned), European Union food-additive status under Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, any U.S. state-level restrictions, and signals drawn from peer-reviewed toxicology literature. The per-product score is the mean of the per-ingredient ratings and should be read as a structured summary rather than a clinical verdict; edge cases such as cumulative exposure, individual allergies, and dietary interactions are not captured by a single number and are better addressed by reading the individual ingredient pages linked below.
Sources: Open Food Facts (product + ingredient list, CC0 licensed) · FDA SAFFA · EU Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 · U.S. state food-safety statutes
- Titanium Dioxide — Safety score: 2/5
Ingredient Safety Breakdown
Processing Level
Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.
Full Ingredients List
Cultured skim milk, nonfat milk solids, salt, water, citric acid, lactic acid, phosphoric acid, natural flavoring, guar gum, carrageenan, locust bean gum, and distilled acetylated monoglycerides dispersed in dextrose, titanium dioxide (artificial color), maltodextrin, cultured dextrose, potassium sorbate, dimethypolysiloxane, silica, glycerol, monostearate, sorbitan mono-stearate, xanthan gum, methyl and propyl parabens, vitamin a palmitate, calcium chloride, enzymes.
Data Sources
- Open Food Facts — Product data and ingredient lists
- FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) Inventory — Safety scores
- EU Food Additive Regulations (EC) No 1333/2008
Product Details
- Brand
- Topco Associates Inc.
- Barcode
- 0011161403203
- Nutri-Score
- Grade B
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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