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Pecorino Romano

Pecorino Romano is a hard, strongly flavored Italian sheep’s-milk cheese commonly grated over pasta, soups, and other savory dishes.

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About Pecorino Romano

Pecorino Romano cheese is a firm-to-hard sheep’s-milk cheese with a dense, pale paste and a strongly salty, savory flavor. It is used mainly to season pasta, soups, legumes, vegetables, and other cooked or savory dishes, while wedges may also be served for eating.

As it matures, it is generally suited to grating and develops a more pronounced aroma and a drier, more crumbly texture than younger cheese. Larger pieces retain a dense bite, while grated cheese disperses the flavour and seasoning through a dish.

It is sold as wheels, wedges, blocks, and grated cheese. Preparation changes its appearance and texture: a wedge or block remains pale and solid, shaving creates thin pieces, and grating produces a loose, fine cheese used as a savoury topping or cooking ingredient.

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Pecorino Romano

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Pecorino Romano nutrition & diet

Pecorino Romano nutritional value

Product example: PECORINO ROMANO (LOCATELLI)

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

Calories
393kcal
Protein
28.6g
Carbs
3.6g
Fat
32.1g

A product-specific label example, not a generic average. Formulations can change; use the nutrition label on the product being eaten.

Portions & preparation

Match the reference to Pecorino Romano as a hard, aged cheese, distinguishing grated, shaved, cubed, and rind-included forms. Use the edible cheese rather than the container weight. When sprinkled over pasta, soup, or vegetables, consider the cheese portion separately from the cereal, broth, oil, or sauce.

Compare the right form: Match certified product identity where relevant and use Pecorino Romano in the same aged, edible, grated, shaved, or solid form as the reference.

Diet considerations

Pecorino Romano is an animal-derived sheep-milk cheese. A plain piece differs from grated cheese sold with anti-caking agents or from dishes containing wheat pasta, meat, broth, butter, or sauces. Compatibility and carbohydrate patterns depend on the label, processing, and the full recipe rather than the cheese name alone.

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
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  • Low-carb
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  • Halal
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  • Kosher
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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: USDA FoodData Central branded product — PECORINO ROMANO ↗. 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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