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Metsovone cheese

Metsovone is a smoked semi-hard Greek cheese used for slicing, cooking, and grilling.

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About Metsovone cheese

Metsovone is a Greek semi-hard cheese traditionally associated with Metsovo and made from milk, with a distinctive smoked character. It is eaten in slices and is also used for grilling, baking, and melting. Production details and maturity can affect its culinary use.

Its flavour combines lactic savouriness, smoke, and moderately pronounced saltiness. The cheese generally has a firm but sliceable texture, although age, moisture, and production details can alter firmness and intensity.

Metsovone is generally formed into elongated pieces with a pale interior and a golden to brown exterior that may reflect smoking and maturation. It is sold as a firm cheese suitable for slicing; grilling, baking, or melting softens and reshapes its texture.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Metsovone cheese

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Metsovone

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Metsovone cheese nutrition & diet

Metsovone cheese nutritional value

Representative benchmark: Cheese, not further specified

Representative nutrition benchmarkOfficial table values for a comparable food category, not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient.

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

Calories
313kcal
Protein
18.4g
Carbs
0.9g
Fat
26.2g

Representative benchmark from a comparable official food-composition category; it is not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient. The displayed reference form must be considered, and species, cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Portions & preparation

Use the edible cheese portion after removing any inedible wrapping or rind, and match smoked, sliced, grated, grilled, or melted Metsovone. Moisture loss during heating and additions such as oil, breading, or sauces can change the portion represented, so preparation should accompany any reference.

Compare the right form: Match smoked Metsovone by edible rind status and form—plain, sliced, grated, grilled, or melted—with accompanying oil, coating, or recipe ingredients identified.

Diet considerations

Metsovone is animal-derived dairy cheese. Compatibility changes with the milk source, any added cultures or processing ingredients, and coatings or serving partners. Plain cheese differs from breaded or grilled preparations served with cereal-based foods; those additions change the carbohydrate pattern and may make the portion context more substantial.

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.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Pacific Nutrient Database 2020 — 01.1.4.5.0_99 ↗. 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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