how many grams in a teaspoon of cottage cheese?

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• Why would a recipe call for cottage cheese by the teaspoon?
  Mostly for canape-scale assembly or to fine-tune a dip. A teaspoon (around 4.7 grams) tops a single endive leaf, fills a cherry tomato half, or thins a thick hummus or tzatziki when stirred in. It's also how some high-protein baking recipes specify a small adjustment to a batter that's gone too stiff — a teaspoon at a time until the consistency is right.
• Is a teaspoon of cottage cheese enough to add noticeable protein?
  Not really. A teaspoon is roughly 4.7 grams of cottage cheese, which contains under half a gram of protein — culinary, not nutritional. If you're chasing the protein bump cottage cheese is known for, you need at least a couple of tablespoons (around 28 grams) to register meaningfully. Use the teaspoon measure for flavor and texture, scale up for macros.
• How do I level a teaspoon of curdy cottage cheese accurately?
  Press the curds gently into the bowl of the spoon with the back of another spoon, then sweep across the top with the edge of a knife. Don't tap or pack — you'll squeeze whey out and end up over by a gram or two. If your cottage cheese is very wet, tilt the spoon for a second to let surface whey drip off before leveling, which keeps you near the 4.7-gram mark.

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