Belmonte cheese
Belmonte is a cows' milk cheese Pagazzano in Lombardy, Italy and is marketed under the brand names of Teodolinda and Colombina.
It has a round shape with a height of 40-80 cm, a diameter of 13-20cm and a weight of 900g to 2 kg. It has a thin rind which is smooth and supple and ranges from pale yellow to pink with shades of reddish and the cheese is compact and homogeneous. Maturing time ranges from 40 to 80 days.
Calories in different varieties and various types of cheeses
The number of calories in various types of cheese is very similar when you compare your cheese to a similar types of cheese.
For example, almost cheeses that are similar to Cheddar cheese have around 400 calories per 100g
If the Belmonte cheese is not listed below, select a similar type of cheese from the list below to get a rough idea for the number of calories in Belmonte cheese.
The calorie lists are sortable by clicking the up and down arrows in the heading columns
| Cheese type | Calories per 100g |
|---|---|
| American cheese | 371 |
| Blue cheese | 353 |
| Camembert cheese | 299 |
| Cheddar cheese | 402 |
| Cottage cheese | 98 |
| Edam cheese | 357 |
| Farmer's cheese | 98 |
| Feta cheese | 264 |
| Fontina cheese | 389 |
| Goat cheese | 364 |
| Gouda cheese | 356 |
| Gruyere cheese | 413 |
| Mozzarella cheese | 280 |
| Parmesan cheese | 431 |
| Pimento cheese | 375 |
| Provolone cheese | 352 |
| Queso blanco cheese | 310 |
| Ricotta cheese | 174 |
| Roquefort cheese | 369 |
| Swiss cheese | 380 |
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