Brocciu Corse aka Brocciu cheese
Brocciu is an AOP cheese produced from ewes’ milk. This is notable as a substitute for lactose-rich Italian Ricotta, as brocciu does not contain lactose.
Produced on the island of Corsica, Brocciu is considered the national food. Like Ricotta, it is a young white cheese and is paired frequently with Corsican white wines.
The word brocciu is related to the French word "brousse" and means fresh cheese made with goats’ or ewes’ milk.
Brocciu is made from whey. First, the whey is heated to a low temperature just a few degrees below 100F and then ewes' milk is added and further heated to just a bit below 200F. After heating, the cheese is drained, the whey removed, and the cheese is finished.
Serving of Brocciu: the cheese is ready for consumption immediately, although ripening is acceptable between perhaps a couple weeks to a month. However, the ideal maturation period for Brocciu is 48 hours to one month.
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 Brocciu Corse aka Brocciu 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 Brocciu Corse aka Brocciu 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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