Pichtogalo Chanion cheese
Pichtogalo Chanion is soft table ΠΟΠ (POP) cheese with a creamy texture produced traditionally from goats' milk or ewes' milk or from a mixture of the two. It is produced in the administrative area of the Chania prefecture in Crete.
This cheese has a history stretching back very many years and is produced using traditional technology within the defined geographical area.
The milk is coagulated at 18-25 degrees within 2 hours. The cheese curd is left to sour for 24 hours and is then placed in cheesecloths to drain. After completion of draining salt is added in the proportion of 1%. The cheese is then ready to eat.
The cheese is made in the above-stated geographical area using traditional technology and from the milk of goat and sheep breeds reared traditionally.
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 Pichtogalo Chanion 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 Pichtogalo Chanion 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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