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Nabulsi cheese

Nabulsi cheese is a firm brined cheese from the Levant commonly eaten fresh or heated by frying or grilling.

Nabulsi cheese — illustrative ingredient image

About Nabulsi cheese

Nabulsi cheese is a firm, brined cheese associated with Nablus and the Levant. It is commonly made as a white, compact cheese and is often stored or sold in brine. Milk, salt, seasoning, and maturation practices vary, producing differences in firmness and intensity.

Its flavour is characteristically salty, milky, and savoury, sometimes with aromatic seasoning. The texture is compact and sliceable when fresh or brined. Heating softens the interior and can make the surface pleasantly browned, while frying or grilling gives it a firmer, lightly crisp exterior.

Nabulsi cheese appears as a white block, slices, or pieces immersed in brine. It is eaten plain, added to savoury dishes, or used in some sweet preparations. Before cooking it may be soaked or drained to moderate saltiness; frying and grilling change the surface, aroma, and texture.

Ingredient type
compound ingredient

Forms & related ingredients

  • Saltcontains · Nabulsi cheese → Salt
  • Cow Milkcontains · Nabulsi cheese → Cow Milk

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Local names for nabulsi cheese

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English

Nabulsi cheese

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Nabulsi cheese nutrition & diet

Nabulsi cheese nutritional value

Product example: NABULSI CHEESE (Karabetian Import & Export)

Per 100 g of this specific product as recorded by USDA, per 100 g.

Calories
250kcal
Protein
14.3g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
21.4g

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Portions & preparation

Identify whether the Nabulsi cheese is fresh, brined, grilled, or fried before selecting a reference. Use the edible cheese portion and record soaking, heating, or added oil. Serving with bread, pastry, fruit preserves, or other foods should remain separate because preparation changes the catalogue context.

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Diet considerations

Nabulsi cheese is a dairy-derived Levantine cheese, commonly made from milk with brining and sometimes aromatic additions. Compatibility can change with milk source, rennet, cultures, and recipe. Fried or grilled forms may include oil; pastry, bread, meat, or sweet accompaniments introduce cereal, animal, or portion-dependent carbohydrate considerations.

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 branded product — NABULSI CHEESE ↗. 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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