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Caciocavallo

Southern Italian stretched-curd cheese aged in pairs.

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About Caciocavallo

Caciocavallo is a Southern Italian stretched-curd cheese traditionally shaped and matured in pairs. It may be served on a cheese board, sliced into sandwiches, melted over cooked foods, or grated into pasta and other dishes. Its age determines whether it is mainly an eating cheese or a firm cooking cheese.

Young caciocavallo is typically supple, milky, and mild, while longer ageing produces a firmer, drier texture and a more pronounced savoury flavour. Depending on the make, aged versions may develop nutty, tangy, or slightly sharp notes. Heating softens younger cheese and melts suitable aged pieces.

The cheeses are commonly pear-shaped or rounded, tied in pairs, and covered with a natural or treated rind. They may be sold as a paired form, individually, or in cut portions. Slicing exposes a pale interior; grating, melting, and ageing alter its texture and how it performs in cooking.

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Caciocavallo nutrition & diet

Caciocavallo nutritional value

Reference: Cheese, semisoft, caciocavallo

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named national-table food form.

Calories
431kcal
Protein
35.7g
Carbs
2.3g
Fat
31.1g

Reference values per 100 g from the EFSA 2026 compilation. Values come from one national dataset and one original food code; countries and food identities are not mixed. Varieties, recipes, brands, processing and preparation can change values.

Portions & preparation

Use the edible cheese portion and identify age, moisture, salt level, and whether the rind is removed. Fresh, semi-aged, aged, smoked, melted, and grated forms are not interchangeable for reference purposes. Record breading, sauces, and cooking fats separately when the cheese is part of a dish.

Compare the right form: Match references to caciocavallo with specified aging, smoking, rind status, and grated, sliced, melted, or whole edible form.

Diet considerations

Caciocavallo is an animal-derived dairy cheese. Compatibility changes with milk ingredients, smoking materials, animal rennet or processing details where relevant, and accompaniments such as meat, bread, or cereal coatings. Plain cheese differs from fried or baked preparations, whose recipe and portion may add carbohydrate-containing ingredients.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
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  • Pescatarian
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  • Keto
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  • Paleo
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  • Low-carb
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  • Halal
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  • Kosher
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What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: EFSA European Food Composition Dashboard 2026 — Italian Food Composition Database CREA AN updated 2024 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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