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Derby cheese

Derby cheese is a traditional English pressed, semi-hard cow’s-milk cheese with mild, buttery flavour, eaten sliced or melted into cooked dishes.

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About Derby cheese

Derby cheese is a traditional English cow’s-milk cheese, generally made as a pressed, semi-hard cheese. Its paste is pale cream to yellow and has a smooth, close texture; the flavour is mild, buttery and slightly sweet, becoming more pronounced with age.

It is sold in wheels or cut portions and may be young or matured. Some versions include additions such as sage, which change the cheese’s appearance and flavour; plain Derby should not be conflated with these flavoured varieties. It is sliced for cold eating and also melts into cooked dishes.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Derby cheese nutrition & diet

Derby cheese nutritional value

Reference: Cheese, Derby

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
402kcal
Protein
24.2g
Carbs
0.1g
Fat
33.9g

Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Nutrition comparisons depend on the cheese’s moisture and degree of maturation; flavoured versions may also include ingredients not present in plain Derby.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
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  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not 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: Composition of foods integrated dataset (CoFID), 2021 — 12-152 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

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