Sfela cheese

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Description: A ΠΟΠ (POP) semi-hard Greek cheese which is matured and stored in brine. The cheese is produced traditionally from sheep's milk or goat's milk or from a mixture of the two.

Sfela cheese

Geographical area: The Messinia and Lakonia prefectures in the southern Péloponnèse.

Evidence: The cheese has been known for more than a century. It is made using traditional technology and ripened in installation within the defined geographical area.

Method of production: The milk is coagulated at 30-32C. The cheese curd is divided into pieces and reheated to 38-40C. It is then placed in cheesecloths for draining. It is lightly pressed and cut into strips or lumps (slabs) which are then salted on the surface.

The cheese is placed in vessels of brine for 1 month at room temperature and then at a temperature of 4-6C for not less than 3 months to bring ripening to completion.

Link: The cheese is produced using traditional technology from the milk of goat and sheep breeds reared traditionally in the above-stated geographical area.

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 Sfela 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 Sfela 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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