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Gorgonzola

Italian blue-veined cow-milk cheese, creamy to firm.

Gorgonzola — illustrative ingredient image

About Gorgonzola

Gorgonzola is an Italian blue-veined cow-milk cheese with a creamy to firm body. It is used as a table cheese and in sauces, pasta, risotto, polenta, salads, pizzas, fillings, and other savoury dishes.

Its flavour and texture vary with style and maturation. The paste may be soft and creamy or denser and crumbly, with flavour ranging from buttery and milky to sharp, salty, earthy, and piquant. Internal blue-green veining is characteristic of the cheese.

It is sold in wedges, portions, and crumbled forms, with pale ivory to straw-coloured paste and visible blue-green mould veining. Serving it cold preserves its firmer or creamier structure; heating melts it into a strongly flavoured sauce and changes the body.

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Gorgonzola nutrition & diet

Gorgonzola nutritional value

Reference: Gorgonzola cheese

Per 100 g of the edible portion of the explicitly named reference food.

Calories
318kcal
Protein
19.1g
Carbs
Trace
Fat
26.9g

Trace: the source reports a very small amount per 100 g, not zero. No exact quantity is available to calculate for a different portion.

Per 100 g edible portion. ANSES Ciqual 2025; energy and protein follow EU Regulation 1169/2011 (protein = nitrogen × 6.25); carbohydrate excludes fibre. Values describe this food form, not every brand or recipe. Reused under the Etalab Open Licence 2.0: https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/licence-ouverte-open-licence/.

Portions & preparation

Use the specific Gorgonzola style and edible cheese portion, distinguishing creamy, firm, young, or more aged forms. Crumbling, melting, or blending into sauce changes how it is distributed; accompanying pasta, bread, fruit, or dressing belongs to the finished dish.

Compare the right form: Reference should match Italian Gorgonzola made from cow’s milk, specifying style, age, rind status, and plain cheese versus sauce or mixed dish.

Diet considerations

Gorgonzola is a cow-milk cheese and therefore animal-derived. Rennet type, additives, and preparation should be confirmed for dietary compatibility. Sauces or salads may include cream, meat, fish, cereal ingredients, or sweet accompaniments, creating portion-dependent carbohydrate patterns beyond the plain cheese.

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

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • 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.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: ANSES Ciqual 2025 — Gorgonzola ↗. 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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