Queso Majorero
This cheese, produce on the island of Fuerteventura in the Canaries is produced from the milk of the Majorera goat. In 1996 it was the first Spanish goat’s cheese to be awarded ‘Denominación de Origen Protegida’ status.
It is a mild cheese, but becomes slightly stronger as it matures. Its texture is creamy and it has a slight aroma of marjoram upon which the goats graze. It is cylindrical and has an impression of plaited palm leaves in its rind. The colour of the rind is usually white, although cheeses that are to mature are rubbed with oil, paprika or roasted corn meal and take on a more red or brown shade. Depending on the length of its maturity, it may be mild (8 to 20 days), medium mature (20 to 60 days) or mature (more than 60 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 Queso Majorero 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 Queso Majorero.
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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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