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White Cheese

White cheese is a generally mild, pale cheese used fresh, crumbled, sliced, or cooked in savory dishes.

White Cheese — illustrative ingredient image

About White Cheese

White cheese is a broad description for a pale cheese that may be fresh, lightly ripened, soft, crumbly, or firm. Its appearance and texture depend on the milk, coagulation method, moisture, and aging used, so the name does not identify one standard product.

It may be served fresh, crumbled, sliced, spread, or incorporated into savoury cooked dishes and pastries. Flavour can range from mild and milky to tangy and salty, while the body may be loose, smooth, crumbly, or sliceable.

White cheese may be sold in blocks, tubs, or as loose curds. Draining, pressing, aging, or cooking changes its moisture and firmness; heating may soften or melt some forms, but the response cannot be specified without a particular cheese and processing method.

Ingredient type
derived ingredient

Forms & related ingredients

  • Cheesecontains · White Cheese → Cheese
  • Saltcontains · White Cheese → Salt

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Where white cheese appears

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Breads

Dips

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 cheese

Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.

English

White Cheese

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White Cheese nutrition & diet

White Cheese nutritional value

Reference: Cheese, white, unspecified

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
348kcal
Protein
26.9g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
26.7g

Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Portions & preparation

Establish the exact cheese identity before selecting a reference: fresh or aged, soft or firm, drained or packed in liquid, and the milk source. Use the edible portion as served. Crumbling, slicing, cooking, or combining with sauces can change the portion and composition represented.

Compare the right form: Match the reference to the confirmed cheese style, milk source, moisture state, edible portion, and fresh, sliced, crumbled, or cooked form.

Diet considerations

Usually an animal-derived dairy food, but “white cheese” is not a sufficiently specific identity by itself. Compatibility depends on confirmed milk source, cultures, rennet, additives, and any coating or brine. Pastry, bread, or other cereal ingredients can introduce additional dietary constraints, while portion affects carbohydrate patterns.

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

AI-generated illustration for visual context. It does not identify a particular product or establish allergen content.

Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Norwegian Food Composition Table — 01.185 ↗. 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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