Caprino di Demonte cheese
Region: Piemonte
Milk: Goat
Raw material: Whole goats' milk, pepper, hot pepper, olive oil, liquid calf or kid rennet.
Characteristics: Flattened, cylindrical form with flat faces 8-10 cm in diameter and slightly convex sides of 1-2 cm. Weight varies but generally around 100g. The mature cheese has a thin, white rind. The cheese is white, soft and firm.
Production area: Valle Stura di Demonte (Stura di Demonte river valley), particularly Demonte (Cuneo).
Production technique: The raw milk is heated to 18-20°C, adding calf or lamb rennet. After coagulation, the curds are placed on tiles or hempen cloths, once shaped into round forms.
Maturing: The cheese can be eaten fresh or aged for 30-50 days. During this period, the cheese is sometimes steeped in oil, pepper or hot pepper.
Reference: Alpinet Gheep
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 Caprino di Demonte 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 Caprino di Demonte cheese.
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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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