Protein per dollar
Dairy in the US: price per gram of protein
10 products ranked by what 100 g of protein costs, from $4.79.
Lowest cost on this list
2% Low Fat Small Curd Cottage Cheese
Kroger · Kroger.com
$4.79 per 100 g of protein
- $2.49 for 16 oz
- 52 g of protein in the pack
- 34% below the median of 52 products
| Product | Pack | Price | Protein in pack | Cost per 100 g protein | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2% Low Fat Small Curd Cottage CheeseKroger · Kroger.com |
16 oz | $2.49 | 52 g | $4.79 | Retailer pageRead 2026-10-26NotesKroger.com, store context Rolla MO pickup (prices vary by store). Regular price shown; page also showed $2.29 sale. 'About' servings figure from the panel. |
Plain Nonfat Greek Yogurt CupKroger · Kroger.com |
5.3 oz cup | $0.89 | 15 g | $5.93 | Retailer pageRead 2026-10-26NotesKroger.com, store context Rolla MO pickup (prices vary by store). |
Nonfat Plain Greek YogurtTrader Joe's · Trader Joe's |
5.3 oz cup | $0.99 | 15 g | $6.60 | Retailer pageRead 2026-10-26NotesTrader Joe's website; price as listed on the page (may vary by store). |
Simply Cottage Cheese 2%Good Culture · Kroger.com |
16 oz | $3.99 | 56 g | $7.13 | Retailer pageRead 2026-10-26NotesKroger.com, store context Rolla MO pickup (prices vary by store). 'About' servings figure from the panel. |
Plain Nonfat Greek Yogurt TubChobani · Kroger.com |
32 oz | $6.29 | 80 g | $7.86 | Retailer pageRead 2026-10-26NotesKroger.com, store context Rolla MO pickup (prices vary by store). 'About' servings figure from the panel. |
Total Plain Low Fat Greek YogurtFage · Kroger.com |
32 oz | $6.99 | 85 g | $8.22 | Retailer pageRead 2026-10-26NotesKroger.com, store context Rolla MO pickup (prices vary by store). Regular price shown; page also showed $6.49 sale. 'About' servings figure from the panel. |
Icelandic Skyr Plain Nonfat Yogurtsiggi's · Kroger.com |
24 oz | $6.49 | 76 g | $8.54 | Retailer pageRead 2026-10-26NotesKroger.com, store context Rolla MO pickup (prices vary by store). |
Total Plain Whole Milk Greek YogurtFage · Kroger.com |
32 oz | $6.99 | 75 g | $9.32 | Retailer pageRead 2026-10-26NotesKroger.com, store context Rolla MO pickup (prices vary by store). Regular price shown; page also showed $6.49 sale. 'About' servings figure from the panel. |
Total Plain 2% Greek Yogurt CupFage · Kroger.com |
5.3 oz cup | $1.49 | 15 g | $9.93 | Retailer pageRead 2026-10-26NotesKroger.com, store context Rolla MO pickup (prices vary by store). Regular price shown; page also showed $1.25 sale. |
Non-Fat Plain Greek Yogurt CupChobani · Kroger.com |
5.3 oz cup | $1.50 | 14 g | $10.71 | Retailer pageRead 2026-10-26NotesKroger.com, store context Rolla MO pickup (prices vary by store). Regular price shown; page also showed $1.39 sale. |
No products match those filters.
Scope: 52 products ranked, by retailer: Kroger.com 45 (one store context: Rolla MO pickup), Trader Joe's 6, MyProtein US 1. Prices read Oct 26, 2026; store prices vary, so this is a sample and not a store-wide or national price index. 16 Costco.com items whose page reported out of stock are not ranked.
What the numbers show for dairy
- $4.79cheapest per 100 g
- $8.04median per 100 g
- $10.71priciest per 100 g
- 10products
10 products in this category from 2 retailers. The cheapest source of protein is 2% Low Fat Small Curd Cottage Cheese at Kroger.com ($4.79 per 100 g of protein); the priciest is Non-Fat Plain Greek Yogurt Cup ($10.71). The median is $8.04, against $7.22 across all categories.
Five cheapest products
- 2% Low Fat Small Curd Cottage CheeseKroger.com$4.79
- Plain Nonfat Greek Yogurt CupKroger.com$5.93
- Nonfat Plain Greek YogurtTrader Joe's$6.60
- Simply Cottage Cheese 2%Kroger.com$7.13
- Plain Nonfat Greek Yogurt TubKroger.com$7.86
Trust and safety record
Public records about the retailers and brands on this page, each with its source and the date we accessed it (Oct 26, 2026). They are not ratings or endorsements, and a brand missing here is not a clean bill of health: the search was done once and is not exhaustive. How we use these sources, and their limits.
Retailers
- Kroger
Apple App Store, “Kroger” (The Kroger Co.): 4.77 average from 1,309,221 ratings, accessed Oct 26, 2026. Rating is for the mobile app, not the business. App Store page.
FDA enforcement report: at least 100 records whose product description contains “Kroger” (64 classified Class I, 32 Class II), dated 2012-06-27 to 2026-08-19. A record is one product entry in the FDA’s enforcement report, and one recall event usually produces many records; it describes a past recall classification, not the product on sale today. FDA records are mostly third-party suppliers recalling product sold under/at Kroger; query capped at 100 of 192 total. openFDA query, accessed Oct 26, 2026.
Reviews elsewhere (links only): Trustpilot · BBB · Google Play.
- Trader Joe's
FDA enforcement report: 18 records whose product description contains “Trader Joe's” (8 classified Class I, 9 Class II), dated 2015-05-13 to 2024-03-20. A record is one product entry in the FDA’s enforcement report, and one recall event usually produces many records; it describes a past recall classification, not the product on sale today. openFDA query, accessed Oct 26, 2026.
Reviews elsewhere (links only): Trustpilot · BBB · Google Play.
FDA enforcement report records by brand
Each row counts records in the FDA’s enforcement report whose product description contains the brand name. A record is one product entry; a single recall event usually produces many records (class definitions: FDA recall classes). Records for a brand can describe a supplier or co-packer’s product sold under that name, and one match can be for a different product from the one ranked here. Records describe past recall classifications, not products on sale today.
| Brand | Records | Class I | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Culture | 2 | 0 | 2019-07-31 | openFDA queryaccessed Oct 26, 2026 |
| Chobani | 100+ | 0 | 2013-10-30 to 2025-08-13 | openFDA queryaccessed Oct 26, 2026 |
| Fage | 5 | 0 | 2019-07-31 | openFDA queryaccessed Oct 26, 2026 |
Reviews elsewhere, links only: Trustpilot · BBB · Google Play · Amazon. We do not copy review text or scores from these sites.
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