Grande Vecchio di Montefollonico cheese
Grande Vecchio di Montefollonico is a pasteurised ewes' milk cheese produced in the town of Montefollonico, province of Siena in Tuscany.
After chilling and storing the milk is curdled with natural calf rennet. The curd, after cutting, is poured into moulds. It is then dry-salted, and finally cheese is matured in an air conditioned room for about 300 days on metal grids. The rind is then treated with olive oil.
The cheese has a cylindrical shape is produced in weights of between 4.5 and 9 kg, heights of 8 to 18 cm and diameters of 20 to 35 cm. The rind is grey and streaked, while the interior is smooth, pale yellow and has a slightly spicy flavour.
Calories in different varieties and various types of cheeses
The number of calories in various types of cheese is very similar when you compare your cheese to a similar types of cheese.
For example, almost cheeses that are similar to Cheddar cheese have around 400 calories per 100g
If the Grande Vecchio di Montefollonico cheese is not listed below, select a similar type of cheese from the list below to get a rough idea for the number of calories in Grande Vecchio di Montefollonico cheese.
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| Cheese type | Calories per 100g |
|---|---|
| American cheese | 371 |
| Blue cheese | 353 |
| Camembert cheese | 299 |
| Cheddar cheese | 402 |
| Cottage cheese | 98 |
| Edam cheese | 357 |
| Farmer's cheese | 98 |
| Feta cheese | 264 |
| Fontina cheese | 389 |
| Goat cheese | 364 |
| Gouda cheese | 356 |
| Gruyere cheese | 413 |
| Mozzarella cheese | 280 |
| Parmesan cheese | 431 |
| Pimento cheese | 375 |
| Provolone cheese | 352 |
| Queso blanco cheese | 310 |
| Ricotta cheese | 174 |
| Roquefort cheese | 369 |
| Swiss cheese | 380 |
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