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Gruyère Cheese

Gruyère is a firm Swiss cow’s-milk cheese commonly grated, melted, or served sliced.

Gruyère Cheese — illustrative ingredient image

About Gruyère Cheese

Gruyère is a firm cheese made from cow’s milk, commonly grated, melted, or served sliced. It is used in baking, gratins, sauces, sandwiches, and cheeseboards, and may be served cold or heated.

Its flavor is savory and nutty, becoming more pronounced as the cheese matures. The body is smooth to slightly granular, while firmness, aroma, melt, and texture vary with age and production; small openings may occur.

Gruyère ranges from ivory to pale yellow and is sold in wedges, slices, or grated form. Grating and heating increase its dispersal and melt, while maturity changes its firmness and flavor. Rind inclusion and the production specification are not stated.

Ingredient type
derived ingredient

Forms & related ingredients

  • Saltcontains · Gruyère Cheese → Salt
  • Cow Milkcontains · Gruyère Cheese → Cow Milk

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Local names for gruyère cheese

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English

Gruyère Cheese

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Gruyère Cheese nutrition & diet

Gruyère Cheese nutritional value

Cheese, gruyere

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

Calories
413kcal
Protein
29.8g
Carbs
0.4g
Fat
32.3g

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

Reference the exact Gruyère cheese form: firm block, sliced, grated, melted, or recipe-incorporated. Confirm ripeness and whether the rind is included in the edible portion. Fondue, gratin, sandwiches, and sauces add other ingredients, so their complete preparation should not be represented by cheese alone.

Compare the right form: Match firm cow’s-milk Gruyère with ripeness, rind treatment, cut or grated form, and any melting or recipe incorporation specified.

Diet considerations

Gruyère is an animal-derived cow’s-milk cheese. Dietary compatibility changes with added animal products, coatings, cereal ingredients, wine, sauces, or bread served with it. Plain cheese and prepared dishes differ substantially in composition; accompanying cereal foods can create a portion-dependent carbohydrate pattern.

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: USDA FoodData Central — Cheese, gruyere ↗. 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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