Queso Peña Blanca cheese
Peña Blanca is produced by Los Corrales, in Almedijar, a town in the province of Castellón, which is located in the natural park of the Sierra de Espadán. It is made with unpasteurised ewes’ milk and lamb rennet and is matured for least sixty days. It comes in cylinders weighing 2kg.
The cheese is also made from the milk of the Guirra, breed of the Valencian Community, but it is in serious danger of extinction. They do not have this milk throughout the year, so production is limited to just 200 cheeses. These cheeses have a stronger flavour, peculiar to this breed of sheep.
The rind is yellowish-ivory in colour with red and ochre moulds. The interior is semi-soft and ivory white, with very small holes, especially in summer. Depending on the time of maturation, it may have a small dark marking around the rind.
It has a crumbly, yet buttery texture. It has quite a strong aroma of sheep with hints of wild mushrooms and nuts. The flavour is persistent and acidic, with a powerful, but not aggressive aftertaste
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 Queso Peña Blanca 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 Queso Peña Blanca 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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