You've seen the neat little drawings of the placenta -- your baby's life support system in utero -- but you'd... You've seen the neat little drawings of the placenta -- your baby's life support system in utero -- but you'd be right to realize that those diagrams don't look all that much like the real thing.ou've seen the neat little drawings of the placenta -- your baby's life support system in utero -- but you'd be right to realize that those diagrams don't look all that much like the real thing.
Besides being higher in calcium than cottage cheese, ricotta cheese is also lower in sodium, with 123 milligrams per 1/2 cup compared with 420 milligrams in a serving of cottage cheese. Use ricotta cheese as a substitute for cottage cheese in lasagna or spinach pie.
Cottage Cheese. Cottage cheese has a mild flavour and is a cheese curd product. The curd is drained but not pressed, so some whey remains and retains moisture. The curd is generally washed to remove the acidity and leave a sweet taste. It is made from different types of milk with different fat levels.