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Roquefort

French blue-veined sheep-milk cheese, sharp and salty.

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About Roquefort

Roquefort is a French blue-veined sheep-milk cheese, eaten as a table cheese and used in sauces, dressings, salads, fillings, and other savoury dishes. Its identity is specific to Roquefort, rather than referring to blue cheese generally. It is commonly paired with bread, fruit, nuts, or robust savoury foods.

The cheese has a sharp, salty flavour with the distinctive tang and aroma associated with blue mould. Its texture is typically crumbly yet creamy, becoming softer and more spreadable as it warms. Ripeness, moisture, and the cut of the cheese affect the balance between firmness and creaminess.

Roquefort may be sold as a wheel, wedge, slice, or crumbled cheese, with blue-green veining running through its pale interior. It can be served cold, crumbled over food, or warmed into a sauce. Heating softens the cheese and spreads its salty, pungent flavour through the dish.

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Roquefort nutrition & diet

Roquefort nutritional value

Cheese, roquefort

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.

Calories
369kcal
Protein
21.5g
Carbs
2.0g
Fat
30.6g

Per 100 g of the named reference food. Preparation, cultivar and product formulation can change these values; use the stated form when comparing.

Portions & preparation

Match authentic Roquefort as a blue-veined sheep-milk cheese and specify whether the edible rind is included. Serving form may be a wedge, crumble, sauce, or mixed dish. Pairings such as bread, fruit, nuts, oil, and dressings belong to the completed recipe rather than the plain cheese.

Compare the right form: Reference Roquefort cheese in its stated form, with rind inclusion and any sauce, bread, salad, or mixed-dish ingredients identified separately.

Diet considerations

Roquefort is an animal-derived sheep-milk cheese. Plain cheese differs from spreads, sauces, salads, and filled dishes containing dairy blends, gelatin, meat, eggs, cereal ingredients, or sweet accompaniments. Those additions determine compatibility and carbohydrate patterns. Brand, protected production identity, and recipe composition should be checked for processed products.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
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  • Pescatarian
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  • Keto
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  • 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 — Cheese, roquefort ↗. 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.

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