São Jorge cheese
São Jorge is an artisan, DOP, cows’ milk cheese which is produced in tiny factories on the island of the same name in the Azores.
Also known as Queijo da Ilha (island cheese), São Jorge is the largest of Portuguese cheeses weighing up to 7 kg. It is semi-hard to hard with a crumbly, straw-coloured, interior and small holes. The rind is hard, with a smooth surface and a yellow colour, sometimes with chestnut-coloured spots and coated with wax.
The cheese has a strong, clean aroma and a flavour which is both mild and bitter, becoming stronger as it matures. It is allowed to mature for 1-3 months.
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 São Jorge 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 São Jorge 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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