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White Brined Cheese

White brined cheese is a pale cheese preserved in salty brine and commonly served in salads, pastries, and cooked dishes.

White Brined Cheese — illustrative ingredient image

About White Brined Cheese

Bulgarian white brined cheese is a soft to semi-firm cheese made from milk and matured or held in brine. It is used in salads, cold plates, pastries, and cooked dishes, where it may be crumbled, sliced, layered, or added to other ingredients.

The cheese is generally white, moist, and crumbly or sliceable, with a pronounced salty, tangy dairy flavour. Texture and flavour vary with the milk used, acidity, ripening time, and brining conditions, so products are not identical.

It is sold in blocks, pieces, or brine-filled containers. A piece fresh from brine is moister and saltier than a drained portion; storage and draining alter firmness and saltiness. Cooking changes its texture and integrates it into the surrounding dish.

Ingredient type
derived ingredient

Forms & related ingredients

  • Cow Milkcontains · White Brined Cheese → Cow Milk
  • Cheesecontains · White Brined Cheese → Cheese
  • Saltcontains · White Brined Cheese → Salt
  • Watercontains · White Brined Cheese → Water

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Where white brined cheese appears

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Salads

Breads

Breakfasts

Ingredient connections awaiting review · Coverage is still growing, including packaged snacks.

Name examples awaiting language review. Confirm the specific food or product.

Local names for white brined cheese

Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.

English

Bulgarian White Brined Cheese

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White Brined Cheese nutrition & diet

White Brined Cheese nutritional value

Product example: WHITE CHEESE IN BRINE (Karoun Dairies Inc.)

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

Calories
321kcal
Protein
14.3g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
28.6g

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

Portions & preparation

Use the drained edible cheese portion, distinguishing it from retained brine. Milk source, moisture, aging, and production method can vary substantially. Crumbled, sliced, baked, or incorporated portions may differ in water content, and surrounding pastry, salad dressing, or other ingredients should be recorded separately.

Compare the right form: Match a reference for the named brined cheese, drained edible portion, and stated milk source, with preparation such as fresh or baked.

Diet considerations

This is an animal-derived dairy food when made from milk, but the species and recipe require confirmation. Compatibility changes with animal milk, added rennet or other processing aids, coatings, and pastry or cereal accompaniments. Salted brine and portion size also alter how it fits a dietary pattern.

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

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Typically incompatible
  • Vegetarian
    Depends on the version
  • Pescatarian
    Depends on the version
  • Keto
    Depends on the version
  • Paleo
    Typically incompatible
  • Low-carb
    Depends on the version
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Typically incompatible
The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative.
Vegetarian · Depends on the version
Check the coagulant or rennet source: animal rennet and vegetarian alternatives are both relevant to this category.
Pescatarian · Depends on the version
Check the coagulant or rennet source: animal rennet and vegetarian alternatives are both relevant to this category.
Keto · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
Paleo · Typically incompatible
This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar).
Low-carb · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
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: USDA FoodData Central branded product — WHITE CHEESE IN BRINE ↗. 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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