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Crumbly fresh cheese

Crumbly fresh cheese is a soft, lightly aged or unripened cheese used in crumbling, stuffing, and savory toppings.

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About Crumbly fresh cheese

Crumbly fresh cheese is a moist, soft cheese used in crumbling, stuffing, and savoury toppings. It is generally unripened or only lightly aged, and may be made by draining cultured milk or curds.

Its flavour is mild, milky, tangy, or lightly salty. Texture can range from loose and grainy to compact and sliceable, while the moist curd breaks into small pieces rather than slicing cleanly.

It is usually white to pale cream and may be sold plain, salted, pressed, or seasoned. Draining, pressing, and seasoning change its firmness, moisture, saltiness, and ease of crumbling.

Ingredient type
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Crumbly fresh cheese

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Crumbly fresh cheese nutrition & diet

Crumbly fresh cheese nutritional value

Representative benchmark: Cheese, not further specified

Representative nutrition benchmarkOfficial table values for a comparable food category, not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient.

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.

Portions & preparation

Match the portion to the exact crumbly fresh cheese, since moisture, salting, aging, milk source, and draining affect its composition. Weigh or describe the edible crumbles separately from fillings, pastry, oil, herbs, or sauces, and distinguish unripened cheese from a lightly aged product.

Compare the right form: Reference the specific crumbly fresh cheese, milk source, moisture, salting, and aging state; exclude surrounding fillings, pastry, or toppings.

Diet considerations

This is generally an animal-milk dairy ingredient, although plant-based products may use the same descriptive name. Milk source, cultures, rennet, salt, and added coatings or fillings alter compatibility. Recipes may add meat, cereal ingredients, or other dairy; carbohydrate patterns depend on the cheese formulation and portion.

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

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Typically incompatible
  • Vegetarian
    Depends on the version
  • Pescatarian
    Depends on the version
  • Keto
    Depends on the version
  • Paleo
    Typically incompatible
  • Low-carb
    Depends on the version
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Typically incompatible
The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative.
Vegetarian · Depends on the version
Check the coagulant or rennet source: animal rennet and vegetarian alternatives are both relevant to this category.
Pescatarian · Depends on the version
Check the coagulant or rennet source: animal rennet and vegetarian alternatives are both relevant to this category.
Keto · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
Paleo · Typically incompatible
This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar).
Low-carb · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
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.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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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.

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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