In France, cheese is a real part of our heritage! If some do not appreciate this true symbol of French culture and gastronomy, for those who are fond of it, it can be difficult to do without it… To enjoy yourself without feeling guilty, discover what are the lowest calorie cheeses.
What are the lowest fat cheeses?
- Cottage cheese, with between 49 and 80 calories per 100 g.
- The cancoillotte with 118 Kcal per 100 g.
- Ricotta with 174 calories per 100 g.
- Le Chamois d’or, with 184 calories (Kcal) in 100 g.
- Feta with 264 kcal per 100 g. Does feta make you fat? Not that much ! Star of the Mediterranean diet, feta is one of the lowest calorie cheeses. One more reason to put it on the menu more often!
- Fresh goat cheese with 220 calories per 100 g.
- Camembert with 280 Kcal per 100 g.
- Coulommiers with 283 Kcal per 100 g.
- Mont d’Or also contains 286 calories per 100g.
- Mozzarella with 286 kcal per 100 g.
- The babybel with about 293 kcal per 100 g.
- Camembert with 297 calories per 100 g.
How to choose a cheese that does not make you fat?
Not easy to memorize the list of cheeses light or to avoid when making your choice at the supermarket, on the market or at your cheesemonger. The right reflex? Take a look at the composition label of the cheese on which we have set our sights. There is always the cheese fat percentage and even if there are theoretical data, this can be affected by different factors such as the addition of cream, the different stages of manufacture, the presence of whole milk, semi-skimmed milk, etc.
But you still have to read the labels carefully! The percentage of fat indicated corresponds in fact to the fat content calculated on the dry extract, without taking into account the water in the cheese, as required by the regulations. Result ? The displayed percentage is often much higher than the actual content.
Another reflex? Remember that, in general, hard cheeses are the fattest. And for good reason: the more water a cheese contains, the fewer calories it has. And hard cheeses contain less water than others and, therefore, the fat indicated on the label is quite accurate.
What are the fattest cheeses?
If you’re looking to blast the calorie count, certain cheeses can be your allies. Find out what are the highest calorie cheeses :
- Brillat-Savarin, with more than 400 kcal per 100 g.
- Ossau Iraty, with more than 400 kcal per 100 g, is certainly a beautiful piece of Basque gastronomy, but it is still the fattest cheese (tied with Brillat-Savarin, of course).
- Parmesan with at least 390 kcal per 100 g.
- County with 380 to 400 calories per 100 g.
- Beaufort with 380 to 400 calories per 100 g.
- Cheddar with 380 Kcal per 100g.
- Blue Bresse 370 Kcal.
- Roquefort with 360 Kcal per 100 g.
- Gouda with 360 Kcal per 100 g.
- Mascarpone with 350 to 400 calories per 100 g.
- Emmental with 350 to 355 Kcal
- Brie with about 350 Kcal per 100 g.
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