Pecorino di Filiano cheese

Pecorino di Filiano cheese

Pecorino di Filiano is a DOP hard cheese, is made with whole ewes’ milk of sheep from the Gentile di Lucania and Puglia, Lecce, Comisana, Sarda breeds. The specification requires that the milk for producing it comes from two consecutive milkings and must come from farms where feed is mainly from pasture, green fodder and hay of excellent quality. According to the specification, including the artisanal rennet must be produced with precise techniques.

The cheese must be produced in the province of Potenza, in the municipalities of: Atella, Avigliano, Balvano, Baragiano, Barile, Bella, Cancellara, Castelgrande, Filiano, Forenza, Ginestra, Maschito, Melfi, Muro Lucano, Pescopagano, Picerno, Pietragalla, Pignola, Potenza, Rapolla, Rapone, Rionero in Vulture, Ripacandida, Ruoti, Ruvo del Monte, San Fele, Savoia di Lucania, Tito, Vaglio di Basilicata, Vietri di Potenza

The cylindrical shape of the cheese is flat, and the weight should be 2.5 to 5 kg. The rind ranges from golden yellow to dark brown and seasoned with extra virgin olive oil produced in Basilicata and wine vinegar.

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 Pecorino di Filiano 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 Pecorino di Filiano 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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