Queso de Oscos cheese
Queso de Oscos is a cows’ milk cheese from Grandas de Salime and Villanueva de Oscos and has been made in the latter since the Middle Ages.
To produce the cheese, rennet is added to the milk and the temperature maintained at 34º for around 40 minutes. The curds are then cut and left in moulds to drain. The cheese is pressed for two hours and immersed in brine for a further 24 hours. It is matured for eight days.
It is a fatty cheese with a yellowish-white interior and a yellow rind. It can be block, cylindrical or ‘tetilla’ shaped. It has a refined, buttery flavour and a smooth, developed aroma. It has a form and consistent texture with small holes.
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 de Oscos 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 de Oscos 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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