extra hard cheese (codex)
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Extra hard cheese
Extra-hard cheese is a broad category of dense, low-moisture aged cheese, commonly grated, shaved or crumbled over foods.
About Extra hard cheese
Extra-hard cheese is a broad category of aged cheese with a firm, dense body and low moisture compared with softer cheeses. It is commonly grated, shaved, or crumbled over foods, and may also be eaten in small pieces. The category includes cheeses made by different methods and from different milks, so it does not identify one particular cheese.
Its texture is hard and often granular or brittle; flavour ranges from savoury and nutty to sharp, depending on the cheese and maturation. Wheels and pre-grated products are both sold, and grating can change how readily the cheese disperses in a dish.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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Extra hard cheese nutrition & diet
Extra hard cheese nutritional value
Reference: Cheese, hard, Grana padano
Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.
- Calories
- 369kcal
- Protein
- 31.8g
- Carbs
- 0.0g
- Fat
- 26.9g
Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.
Nutrition varies substantially by cheese type, milk, maturation, and whether the product is grated or contains added ingredients.
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: Norwegian Food Composition Table — 01.336 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
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