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Gouda

Dutch semi-hard cow-milk cheese, mild when young and caramel-like when aged.

Gouda — illustrative ingredient image

About Gouda

Gouda is a Dutch semi-hard cheese made from cow’s milk. It is commonly sliced for sandwiches, served on cheese boards, melted into cooked dishes, or grated over foods. Its character changes substantially with age, so young and aged Gouda may be used differently.

Young Gouda is generally mild, creamy, and supple, while aged Gouda develops a more pronounced caramel-like flavour and a firmer, sometimes crumbly texture. The precise flavour and texture depend on aging and the particular cheese.

It is usually sold as wheels, wedges, blocks, or pre-sliced pieces, with a pale yellow to deeper golden interior. Slicing, grating, and melting change its physical form; heating softens or liquefies it, while aging makes it firmer and more intensely flavoured.

Ingredient type
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Local names for gouda

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English

Gouda

English

Gouda au cumin

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Gouda nutrition & diet

Gouda nutritional value

Cheese, gouda

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

Calories
356kcal
Protein
24.9g
Carbs
2.2g
Fat
27.4g

Per 100 g of the named reference food. Preparation, cultivar and product formulation can change these values; use the stated form when comparing.

Portions & preparation

Use the plain Gouda cheese form and identify age, texture, and whether the portion includes rind. Young, aged, smoked, flavored, grated, melted, and processed versions are not interchangeable; bread, crackers, sauces, and other carriers belong to the accompanying preparation.

Compare the right form: Reference should match Dutch cow-milk Gouda, specifying age, flavoring, rind status, and plain cheese versus sliced, grated, melted, or processed form.

Diet considerations

Gouda is an animal-derived cow-milk cheese. Rennet, cultures, smoke flavor, and other additives can vary, so the label determines compatibility. Cheese served with cereal foods, meat, fish, fruit preserves, or sauces may introduce additional ingredients and portion-dependent carbohydrate patterns.

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
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  • Halal
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  • 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: USDA FoodData Central — Cheese, gouda ↗. 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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