Queso de Jarra cheese
Queso de Jarra is produced by Los Corrales, in Almedijar, a town in the province of Castellón, which is located in the natural park of the Sierra de Espadán. It is, in fact, a cheese made from goats or ewes’ milk cheese or a mixture of both.
It is first matured as a cheese, then cut, beaten and mixed with whey to cause a natural ferment.
It is then matured for 6 months to 2 years and sold in jars of 150g.
The cheese is ivory-coloured and turns light brown depending the length of time it is matured. The texture is very soft and smooth. It has a very strong smell of old cheese and alcohol. It has a strong flavour with a persistent and leaves a greasy feeling in the mouth.
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 de Jarra 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 Queso de Jarra cheese.
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Cheese type | Calories per 100g |
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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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