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Graviera

Greek hard cheese with a mild nutty sweetness.

Graviera cheese — illustrative ingredient image

About Graviera

Graviera is a firm Greek cheese made principally from cow’s milk, sheep’s milk, goat’s milk, or blends, depending on the regional style and producer. It is served in slices or wedges, grated over cooked dishes, melted in savoury preparations, or fried as a cheese course.

It generally has a pale ivory to yellow colour, a compact sliceable body, and a buttery, nutty flavour that may become sharper or sweeter with age. Some versions have small openings, and ripening and milk composition affect firmness, aroma, saltiness, and melting behaviour.

Graviera is sold as a whole cheese, wedge, slice, or grated product. It may be cut, grated, melted, or fried for serving, with these preparations changing its texture and potentially its accompanying ingredients or cooking losses.

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Graviera nutrition & diet

Graviera nutritional value

Reference: Cheese, hard, average

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

Calories
411kcal
Protein
24.9g
Carbs
0.1g
Fat
34.5g

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

Use the edible cheese portion as served, with rind removed if it is not intended for eating. Grating, slicing, melting, and pairing with bread or cooked dishes can change the amount consumed, so the preparation and serving context should be recorded alongside the ingredient.

Compare the right form: Match references to Graviera as a firm cheese, specifying milk source, aging, rind status, and whether the portion is sliced, grated, or melted.

Diet considerations

Graviera is an animal-milk cheese; the milk species and any production ingredients should be established for dietary classification. Compatibility changes with added coatings, flavorings, or mixed dishes, especially when served with cereal-based foods. Portion size and accompanying ingredients can also alter 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
    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.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Composition of foods integrated dataset (CoFID), 2021 — 12-604 ↗. 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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