Caciocavallo Silano cheese

Caciocavallo Silano cheese

Caciocavallo Silano is a DOP cows’ milk cheese produced in 5 regions of southern Italy: Calabria, Campania, Molise, Puglia and Basilicata.

The compact cheese has small holes and white or yellow colour. It has an aromatic, pleasant, melt in the mouth flavour, which is usually mild when young, becoming spicier as it matures. The rind is thin, smooth, and is a rich, straw colour and its surface may have inlets due to the method of binding.

Weighing between 1 kg and 2.5 kg the cheese is tear-drop or truncated cone shaped.

Calories in different varieties and various types of cheeses

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For example, almost cheeses that are similar to Cheddar cheese have around 400 calories per 100g

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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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