Montagna cheese
Montagna is a hard, unpasteurised cows' milk cheese from Valsugana and Adige Valley in the Italian region of Trentino-Alto Adige. It is straw coloured with a delicate flavour. It has a diameter of 32-38cm, a height of 9-12cm and a weight of 9-12kg.
For the production of this cheese, milk is used from one or two milkings. During the heating of the milk whey from Grana Trentino is added. At a temperature of 33-35°C bovine rennet it added. The curd is ready in about 12 to 15 minutes. The curd is then cut to the size of a hazelnut and is semi-cooked 47-50 ° C for a period of about 15 minutes. After 30-40 minutes of of being in the vat, the curd is extracted, separated into portions, placed in moulds, pressed and turned over several times. The cheeses are placed in brine for 5 days and matured in a warehouse at 12 to 15°C for at least 4 months.
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 Montagna 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 Montagna 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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