Saanen cheese
Saanen is a cows’ milk farmhouse cheese from the cantons of Bern and Wallis (Valais) and nearby areas in Switzerland, where its production dates back to the 16th century. It is also known as Walliser cheese.
The cheese is matured for at least three years but often for six to seven years or longer. It has a hard natural rind and a deep yellow, brittle interior with a few small holes. Weighing between 6 and 12 kg, it has a diameter of 30 – 40 cm and is 7-9 cm high.
Saanen has excellent keeping properties and can last for many decades. It is the custom to make a cheese at the birth of a child and to eat some of it on special occasions, then to pass it down to the child’s descendants. It is said that one cheese was kept for such use for 200 years.
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 Saanen 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 Saanen 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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