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Feta cheese

Feta cheese is a brined, crumbly cheese traditionally made from sheep’s milk or a sheep-and-goat milk blend, used in salads, pastries, and cooked dishes.

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About Feta cheese

Feta cheese is a soft to semi-firm brined cheese traditionally made from sheep’s milk or from a sheep-and-goat milk blend. It is commonly crumbled over salads and vegetables, folded into pastries, or added to baked, grilled, and cooked dishes.

It is typically white to ivory, moist, and crumbly but cohesive, with a salty, tangy dairy flavour. Texture can range from creamy and tender to firmer as it matures in brine, while acidity and saltiness vary with milk composition, aging, and storage.

Feta is usually sold as blocks, slabs, or pieces stored in brine. It may be crumbled, sliced, or baked; these preparations alter its firmness and moisture while retaining its characteristic brined flavour.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for feta cheese

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English

Feta cheese

English

feta

English

Cheese, feta, whole milk, crumbled

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English

cow milk feta cheese

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English

Feta cheese from ewe's milk

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English

Fromage type feta, au lait de brebis 100%

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English

Fromage type feta, au lait de brebis 100%, à l'huile et aux aromates, égoutté

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English

Fromage type feta, au lait de vache 100%

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Fromage type feta, au lait de vache 100%, à l'huile et aux aromates

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English

Fromage type feta, au lait de vache 100%, à l'huile et aux aromates, égoutté

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Feta cheese nutrition & diet

Feta cheese nutritional value

Cheese, feta

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.

Calories
265kcal
Protein
14.2g
Carbs
3.9g
Fat
21.5g

Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.

Portions & preparation

Match the reference to feta made from the stated milk source, brining duration, moisture, and crumbled or sliced form. Use the edible cheese portion actually served, excluding packaging brine unless consumed. Salads, pastries, and cooked dishes may add oil, dough, vegetables, or other ingredients that should be assessed separately.

Compare the right form: Match the reference to feta’s milk species or blend, brined cheese form, moisture, crumbled or sliced state, and edible portion.

Diet considerations

Feta is an animal-derived dairy cheese made from sheep’s milk, goat’s milk, or a specified blend, depending on the product. Compatibility changes with milk source, cultures, rennet, added ingredients, pastry dough, coatings, or accompanying meat. A dish containing feta may therefore differ substantially from plain feta in dietary composition.

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.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Cheese, feta ↗. 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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