León cheese

León cheese. Picture by courtesy of The Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade (ICEX)

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Also known as Queso de Oseja de Sajambre or Queso de Vaca de León, León cheese is produced from unpasteurised cows’ milk, mainly in the villages of De Soto and Oseja Sajambre (Leon).

The cheese is very similar to the Asturian Los Beyos cheese except that León is always made with cows’ milk.

Matured for around 8 months, the cheese has a soft, compact texture and a hard, rough, yellow-striped rind. It has a strong flavour, which is acidic and slightly bitter. It is also less buttery than Los Beyos cheese.

The weight of the cheese can vary from 600 g -1 kg and it measures 12 to 20 cm in diameter, with a height of 30 to 40 cm.

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 León 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 León cheese.

The calorie lists are sortable by clicking the up and down arrows in the heading columns

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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