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Raclette

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About Raclette

Raclette is a Swiss and French cow-milk cheese made for melting and scraping. It is used over potatoes, vegetables, bread, and other accompaniments, with the melted surface scraped directly onto the serving plate.

Its flavour is savoury, milky, and distinctly cheesy, becoming fuller and more aromatic when heated. The melted cheese is smooth and flowing, while the unheated cheese is firm enough to slice; the precise character varies with the cheese.

Raclette is sold as wheels, wedges, blocks, or pre-sliced portions. It may be melted under a grill, in a raclette appliance, or by another controlled heat source; warming softens it and creates the characteristic scrapeable layer.

Ingredient type
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Raclette nutrition & diet

Raclette nutritional value

Reference: Raclette cheese

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

Calories
342kcal
Protein
22.9g
Carbs
Trace
Fat
27.5g

Trace: the source reports a very small amount per 100 g, not zero. No exact quantity is available to calculate for a different portion.

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

Use the edible cow-milk raclette cheese in its specified form, distinguishing an unheated slice from melted cheese scraped onto food. Moisture, aging, salt, and brand formulation can vary. Potatoes, bread, vegetables, cured meats, pickles, and cooking fats should be recorded separately from the cheese.

Compare the right form: Match references to the specified Swiss or French cow-milk raclette cheese, sliced or melted, with brand and serving accompaniments identified.

Diet considerations

Raclette is animal-derived cow-milk cheese and is not vegan. Plain melted cheese differs from servings with cured meat, butter, cream, or other animal additions. Potatoes, bread, and other cereal foods create a portion-dependent carbohydrate pattern; coatings, sauces, and traditional accompaniments affect the complete serving’s compatibility.

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.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: ANSES Ciqual 2025 — Raclette (fromage) ↗. 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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