Pecorino di Filiano cheese
Pecorino di Filiano is a DOP hard cheese, is made with whole ewes’ milk of sheep from the Gentile di Lucania and Puglia, Lecce, Comisana, Sarda breeds. The specification requires that the milk for producing it comes from two consecutive milkings and must come from farms where feed is mainly from pasture, green fodder and hay of excellent quality. According to the specification, including the artisanal rennet must be produced with precise techniques.
The cheese must be produced in the province of Potenza, in the municipalities of: Atella, Avigliano, Balvano, Baragiano, Barile, Bella, Cancellara, Castelgrande, Filiano, Forenza, Ginestra, Maschito, Melfi, Muro Lucano, Pescopagano, Picerno, Pietragalla, Pignola, Potenza, Rapolla, Rapone, Rionero in Vulture, Ripacandida, Ruoti, Ruvo del Monte, San Fele, Savoia di Lucania, Tito, Vaglio di Basilicata, Vietri di Potenza
The cylindrical shape of the cheese is flat, and the weight should be 2.5 to 5 kg. The rind ranges from golden yellow to dark brown and seasoned with extra virgin olive oil produced in Basilicata and wine vinegar.
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 Pecorino di Filiano 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 Pecorino di Filiano 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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