Stracchino cheese
A fresh cheese made with uncooked cow’s milk originally from the Po Valley. It is commonly named “crescenza”, from the Latin word “crescentia” – which means grow – because if kept in a warm place it tends to increase in size just like rising bread.
| TYPICAL NUTRITIONAL VALUES (in 100 g of product) | |
|---|---|
| Energetic value (Kcal) | 1086 kJ / 262 Kcal | 
| Fat(g) | 21,1 g | 
| Of which Saturates (g) | 15,1 g | 
| Carbohydrate (g) | 3 g | 
| Of which Sugars (g) | 3 g | 
| Protein (g) | 15,0 g | 
| Salt (g) | 1,7 g | 
FEATURES

Production zone
 Mainly Lombardy, but also Piedmont, Veneto and Emilia.

Production period
 All year

Ingredients
 Pasteurized cow’s milk, salt, rennet.

Flavor
 Delicate, sweet, with a charateristic smell of milk.

Rind
 Absent.

Consistency
 Homogeneous, compact,  white in colour, melts in the mouth.
















