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Cheese
Cheese is one of the types of dairy products important to the health of the body, given that it contains many nutrients such as potassium, calcium, iron and others, in addition to its multiple benefits to the body such as: maintaining heart health, preventing cancer, preventing gastritis and others, and perhaps the most important thing It distinguishes it from its many types, and in this article we will mention the types of cheese in general.
Types of cheese according to humidity
- Cheese is very dry: This cheese is characterized by its dryness, and therefore its moisture content is between 20-25%.
- Dry cheese: 40% moisture content.
- Semi-dry cheese: It is one of the types of cheese that combines dryness and moisture, and its moisture content is about 50%.
- Soft cheese: It has a moisture content of about 70%.
- Semi-soft cheese: It is distinguished by its sticky and soft texture.
Types of cheese
Arabic cheeses
- Quraish cheese: Quraish cheese is one of the types of cheeses that originate in the Levant and the Republic of Egypt, and can be considered the least fatty type of cheese, so it is recommended for dieters, and it is mainly produced from milk fermentation, through bacteria called lactic acid.
- Barrel cheese: It is one of the most popular types of cheese in the Republic of Egypt, and it is mainly produced from milk.
- Damietta cheese: Damietta cheese is attributed to the city of Damietta in the Republic of Egypt, and is characterized by its salty taste.
- Rumi cheese: It can be considered one of the most beneficial cheeses for the digestive system, because it contains beneficial bacteria, and perhaps the most important characteristic of it is its solid, cohesive texture and its sharp and sour taste.
- Medjool cheese: It is considered one of the most popular cheeses in Syria, and is characterized by its shape that resembles a great deal, and is made mainly from milk.
European cheeses
- Parmesan cheese: It is mainly famous in the country of Italy, and it is made mainly from skimmed milk, so it is distinguished by its solid and tough texture, and it is used extensively in preparing various foods and salads.
- Cheddar cheese: It is one of the most used cheeses in the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada, and is characterized by its pungent and sharp taste, yellowish color, hard and tough texture, and it contains many vitamins and nutrients, in addition to the possibility of using it in preparing various salads and foods.
- Crockfort cheese: It is known mainly in France, and is characterized by its semi-dry texture, its dark green color, its strong aroma, its pungent taste, and it can be served alongside many appetizers.
- Mozzarella cheese: The city of Italy is its original home, and it is characterized by its rubbery texture because it contains sufficient moisture, and it was named by that name; Because it is wrapped and cut, and perhaps the most important thing that distinguishes it is its salty taste, the possibility of introducing it to different types of food, and it contains many nutrients such as calcium and others.
- Cambir cheese: It is one of the types of cheese that is mainly made from cows or sheep.
- Masdam cheese: It is known mainly in Switzerland, and is distinguished by its creamy texture and contains many important vitamins for the health of the body.
- Feta cheese: Greece is its original home, and it is mainly made from sheep's milk, and is characterized by its soft texture, white color, and salty taste.
