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Fresh curd cheese

Fresh curd cheese is a soft cheese made from newly formed curds and commonly used in spreads, fillings, and desserts.

Fresh curd cheese — illustrative ingredient image

About Fresh curd cheese

Fresh curd cheese is a soft, moist cheese made from newly separated curds that have received limited pressing and aging. The term can cover several closely related fresh cheeses rather than one standardized product. It is used in spreads, fillings, sauces, pastries, and desserts.

The flavour is generally mild and milky. Its exact firmness, moisture, acidity, and salt level vary with the milk, curd treatment, and draining method. Texture can range from creamy and smooth to crumbly or lightly grainy.

Fresh curd cheese may be sold as a loose, spoonable curd, a smooth spread, or a compact soft block. It may be spread on bread, folded into fillings, stirred into sauces, or mixed into sweet preparations, with handling changing its consistency.

Ingredient type
derived ingredient

Forms & related ingredients

  • Saltcontains · Fresh curd cheese → Salt
  • Cow Milkcontains · Fresh curd cheese → Cow Milk

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Local names for fresh curd cheese

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English

fresh curd cheese

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Fresh curd cheese nutrition & diet

Fresh curd cheese nutritional value

Reference: Cheese, fresh curd, from cow’s milk

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

Calories
219kcal
Protein
15.5g
Carbs
3.8g
Fat
15.7g

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

Portions & preparation

Identify the milk source and whether the curd cheese is drained, salted, pressed, or kept moist. Match the reference to the plain edible cheese portion rather than a spread, filling, dessert, or sauce. Preparation may add sugar, cream, herbs, oils, fruit, or other ingredients that affect the catalogue item.

Compare the right form: Reference the named fresh curd cheese, matching milk species, moisture, salting, draining, and plain edible portion rather than a composite recipe.

Diet considerations

Fresh curd cheese is an animal-derived dairy ingredient when made from milk, but its exact milk source and processing should be confirmed. Compatibility changes with rennet, cultures, salt, cream, gelatin, coatings, or fillings, and with cereal ingredients in pastries or spreads. Plain cheese and prepared dishes require separate assessment.

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: FAO/INFOODS Food Composition Table for Western Africa (2019) — 10_028 ↗. 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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