Fresa cheese
Fresa is a soft cows' milk table cheese from Sardinia, mentioned by Prof. G. Fascetti, one of the first researchers into Italian cheesemaking, in 1908. It is chiefly produced in west-central territories of the island: Marghine, Planargia and Montiferru. The name comes from the Latin fresus, which refers to the round, flattened shape of the cheese. It is also known locally as 'fresa ‘e attunzu', which refers to autumn, the season of its production.
In preparation, the grains of the curd, raw and small, are put into cylindrical presses, bound in cotton, lightly pressed, then salted and exposed to the sun for some hours. The rind then assumes a pleasant yellow-straw colour. Briefly matured, weighing between 1.5 and 3 kilos, with a soft rind, the cheese itself being white or straw-coloured, compact, soft, with holes, and pleasantly smelling of butter and milk.
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 Fresa 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 Fresa 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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