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Pecorino

Italian hard salty sheep-milk cheese, often grated over pasta.

Pecorino — illustrative ingredient image

About Pecorino

Pecorino is a family of Italian cheeses made from sheep’s milk, generally used as a table cheese or grated over pasta and other savoury foods. The name covers styles that range from relatively young and supple to aged, firm, and crumbly.

Its flavour can be milky and tangy when younger, becoming salty, sharp, savoury, and nutty with maturation. Texture likewise varies from sliceable and supple to dense, hard, and crumbly; no single sensory profile represents every pecorino.

Pecorino may be sold as a wheel, wedge, block, or grated cheese, and can be sliced, cubed, shaved, or finely grated according to style. The exact appearance, paste, rind, intensity, and preparation change with the named style and aging period.

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Pecorino nutrition & diet

Pecorino nutritional value

Reference: Pecorino sheep milk cheese

Per 100 g of the edible portion of the explicitly named reference food.

Calories
383kcal
Protein
25.0g
Carbs
1.0g
Fat
31.0g

Per 100 g edible portion. ANSES Ciqual 2025; energy and protein follow EU Regulation 1169/2011 (protein = nitrogen × 6.25); carbohydrate excludes fibre. Values describe this food form, not every brand or recipe. Reused under the Etalab Open Licence 2.0: https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/licence-ouverte-open-licence/.

Portions & preparation

Treat “pecorino” as a cheese category and establish the exact product before selecting a reference. Match fresh, semi-aged, hard, grated, shaved, or processed form, including edible rind when relevant. Salt level, maturation, and use as a garnish or recipe ingredient affect the appropriate serving context.

Compare the right form: Identify the specific sheep-milk cheese and match age, moisture, rind, grated or solid form, and any processed or blended ingredients.

Diet considerations

Pecorino is traditionally an animal-derived sheep-milk cheese, but the name may cover regional products and formulations. Recipes can add cow or goat milk, rennet, preservatives, coatings, or other ingredients. Compatibility depends on the confirmed product, maturation, processing, and whether it is eaten alone or in a mixed dish.

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
    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: ANSES Ciqual 2025 — Pecorino (fromage de brebis) ↗. 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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