That's why both cheeses, although similarly soft and mild in flavor, have such different textures. And that's also why your lasagna or stuffed shells will be runnier if you use cottage cheese instead of the smoother and drier ricotta. Still, that sort of substitution is fine. Full-fat ricotta can have three times as many fat grams as cottage cheese. But ricotta also contains about five times as much calcium.
Many companies now add milk protein to their cottage cheese to increase the calcium content.
They might, too. So far I haven't noticed any difference. All rights reserved.