Toma della Valle Stura cheese
Region: Piemonte
Milk: Mixed
Raw material: Whole or semi-skimmed cows' milk, with the addition of ewes' and/or goats' milk, rennet, salt, pepper.
Characteristics: Uneven cylindrical or flattened shape, with flat faces of 10-15 cm in diameter and slightly convex sides of 5-6 cm in height. Weight of 250-400 g. The rind is thick, a deep yellow colour darkening to brown as it ages. The cheese is compact, soft, pale to golden yellow in colour.
Production area: Valle Stura (Cuneo).
Production technique: The raw milk is heated to around 37°C, adding liquid rennet. Coagulation takes about 2 hours. The curds are broken into pea-sized pieces with an implement known as a "bourcet" and left to stand, after which they are extracted from the whey using a perforated cloth known as “reirola‿. The curd is then blended and shaped into round forms before being placed on an 'iloira' a special rack where the whey is drained off for 24 hours. The cheese is dry-salted on both faces for a total of 24 hours. Sometimes pepper is also added. The cheese ripens in about one month, in a moderately humid environment; it should not be refrigerated.
Ageing: variable and optional.
Calories in different varieties and various types of cheeses
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For example, almost cheeses that are similar to Cheddar cheese have around 400 calories per 100g
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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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