Camembert
Soft Normandy cow-milk cheese with a bloomy rind and earthy aroma.
About Camembert
Camembert is a soft-ripened cheese made from cow’s milk and associated particularly with Normandy. It is served as a table cheese with bread, fruit, or crackers and is also used in baked or melted cheese dishes. Its character changes noticeably as it moves from young to fully mature.
The cheese has a bloomy rind and an earthy, mushroom-like aroma. The interior is mild and buttery when young, becoming more pronounced, savoury, and sometimes ammoniacal with maturity. Its paste progresses from firm and sliceable to soft, creamy, and spreadable.
Camembert is generally sold as a round cheese with a white to ivory bloomy rind, either whole or portioned. It is often brought to room temperature before serving. Warming or baking softens the centre further, while maturity changes firmness, aroma, colour, and spreadability.
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Camembert
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Camembert au lait cru ou thermisé
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Camembert au lait pasteurisé
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camembert from pasteurised milk
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Camembert, sans précision sur le type de lait (pasteurisé ou cru)
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Camemberts from raw cow milk
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Camemberts from thermized cow milk
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Camembert nutrition & diet
Camembert nutritional value
Cheese, camembert
Per 100 g of the edible portion in the stated food form.
- Calories
- 328.4kcal
- Protein
- 18.6g
- Carbs
- 0.0g
- Fat
- 27.9g
Reference values apply to the named food form, not every preparation, variety or brand. © Food Standards Australia New Zealand. AFCD Release 3, food F002408. Available carbohydrate excludes sugar alcohols; energy converted from kJ to kcal (÷4.184). Australian data may not be appropriate for use in other countries. There are limitations associated with food composition databases. Food composition data used in the database or databases may represent an average of the nutrient content of a particular sample of foods and ingredients, determined at a particular time. The nutrient composition of foods and ingredients can vary substantially between batches and brands because of a number of factors, including changes in season, processing practices and ingredient source, and methods of calculation. Data licensed under the FSANZ Data User Licence Agreement, based on CC BY-SA 3.0 AU: https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/science-data/monitoringnutrients/afcd/datauserlicenceagreement.
Portions & preparation
Use the edible cheese portion with its bloomy rind included or removed consistently, and match the stated maturity and milk type. Whole cheese, rind-trimmed portions, baked Camembert, and recipes with pastry, oil, or toppings represent different foods.
Compare the right form: Match the reference to cow-milk Camembert at the same maturity, with rind included or removed and any baked additions identified.
Diet considerations
Camembert is made from cow’s milk and is animal-derived. Rennet, cultures, and production methods vary, so compatibility cannot be inferred beyond the stated ingredients. Baked or coated versions may add cereal ingredients, while sauces and toppings can add other dairy, meat, or plant ingredients.
AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganNot established
- VegetarianNot established
- PescatarianNot established
- KetoNot established
- PaleoNot established
- Low-carbNot established
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot established
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: Australian Food Composition Database, Release 3, 2025 — Cheese, camembert ↗. 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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