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Stilton

English blue-veined cow-milk cheese with a crumbly texture.

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About Stilton

Stilton is an English blue-veined cheese made from cow’s milk. It is eaten as a table cheese and used in salads, sauces, soups, pastries, and other savoury dishes. Its pronounced character works well when the cheese is crumbled, sliced, or paired with sweet accompaniments.

The cheese has a crumbly body with blue-green veining that contributes a savoury, tangy, and distinctive flavour. Younger or moister pieces can feel more yielding, while mature cheese is often firmer and more crumbly, with a stronger blue-cheese character. Melting makes the texture fluid and rich.

Stilton is sold as a whole wheel, wedge, slice, or smaller prepared portion. The paste is generally ivory to pale cream with contrasting blue veining. Cutting or crumbling changes presentation, while heating turns it into a sauce or melted topping; ripeness and storage influence firmness, moisture, and flavour intensity.

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Stilton nutrition & diet

Stilton nutritional value

Cheese, Stilton, blue

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

Calories
410kcal
Protein
23.7g
Carbs
0.1g
Fat
35.0g

Reference values apply to the named food form, not every preparation, variety or brand. CoFID 2021 food code 12-367. Carbohydrate follows the dataset’s available-carbohydrate convention. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/.

Portions & preparation

Use the edible cheese portion, including or excluding rind consistently, because moisture and trimming affect the food represented. Distinguish blue Stilton from sauces, crumbles, or products blended with cream, fruit, nuts, or other cheeses. Serving context can materially change the overall dish.

Compare the right form: Match references to Stilton blue cheese as sold, with rind treatment and edible portion specified; do not substitute another blue cheese.

Diet considerations

Stilton is an animal-derived cheese made from cow’s milk. Compatibility changes with milk-derived ingredients, and prepared versions may include meat products, beer, fruit, nuts, or cereal-containing coatings. Cheese sauces and mixed dishes should be assessed by their complete recipes rather than by Stilton alone.

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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: UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), 2021 — Cheese, Stilton, blue ↗. 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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