Cantal cheese
A firm cow's-milk cheese from the Cantal area of Auvergne.
About Cantal cheese
Cantal is a firm cheese from the Cantal area of Auvergne, traditionally made from cow’s milk. It has a dense, pressed paste and a rind; its flavour is milky and mild when young, becoming more pronounced as it matures. Texture and flavour vary with aging.
It is sold at different stages of maturation and may be eaten in slices, grated or melted. Young, intermediate and aged forms are not interchangeable in texture or moisture, and comparisons should identify the stage and preparation.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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Cantal
Cantal cheese
Cantal cheese half matured from cow's milk
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Cantal entre-deux
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Cantal jeune
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Cantal cheese nutrition & diet
Cantal cheese nutritional value
Representative benchmark: Cheese, not further specified
Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.
- Calories
- 313kcal
- Protein
- 18.4g
- Carbs
- 0.9g
- Fat
- 26.2g
Representative benchmark from a comparable official food-composition category; it is not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient. The displayed reference form must be considered, and species, cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.
Maturation changes moisture and texture; comparisons should distinguish young and aged cheese and account for rind inclusion or removal.
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: Pacific Nutrient Database 2020 — 01.1.4.5.0_99 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
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