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Hard grating cheese

Hard grating cheese is a broad category of firm, aged cheese grated or shaved over dishes, with milk source, style, flavour and texture varying.

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About Hard grating cheese

Hard grating cheese is a broad category of firm, aged cheese intended to be grated or finely shaved. The name does not identify a particular milk source, cheese style, or recipe, and products within the category can differ in their production and maturation.

It is used as a topping or incorporated into dishes, where it can provide a savoury, concentrated cheese flavour. In whole form it is firm and sliceable or breakable; grated, it appears as fine shreds or particles. Exact taste and texture vary by cheese.

Ingredient type
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Local names for hard grating cheese

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English

hard grating cheese

English

hard grating cheese (block)

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English

hard grating cheese (italian-style)

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English

hard grating cheese blend (grated)

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Hard grating cheese nutrition & diet

Hard grating cheese 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.

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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: 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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