Benabarre is an artisan pasteurised goats’ milk cheese from the place of the same name at the foot of the Pyrenees in the province of Huesca. The area is surrounded by Montsec and the Sierra de Guara and the goats live on berries, acorns and natural herbs that grow in the Pre-Pyrenees which give a special flavour to the milk.
The cellar matured cheese can vary according to the season. In autumn and winter, it has a higher fat content whereas the rind is less mouldy summer and autumn.
Benabarre come in four varieties:
Queso Benabarre has a mouldy rind and a mild flavour
Queso Romero has a slightly mouldy rind, which is covered in rosemary and has a creamy texture
Queso Pirineos has a semi-hard texture
Queso Montsec is soft with a creamy texture
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 Benabarre 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 Benabarre 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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