Cheese, Provolone

About This Food

While similar to Mozzarella, producers use more and different types of cultures to make Provolone, resulting in fuller flavors and better aging.

In earlier times, Italian cheesemakers heated curing rooms with wood fires to impart a slightly smoky flavor to the cheese.

Provolone can vary from slightly piquant and soft when young to sharp, firm and granular when aged.

Because cheese is essentially milk that is condensed it is important to choose provolone cheese made from organic milk, free from hormones

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Choose organic Provolone cheese and keep refrigerated. It pairs well nitrite-free, organic cured meats, tomatoes, pears, grapes, figs; for wines try Beaujalais, Late Harvest Gewurztraminer, Italian beers, and lager beers.

Special diets
  • Diabetic
  • Gluten-Free Diet
  • Grain-Free Diet
  • Low Carb Diet
  • Low Oxalate Diet
  • PCOS Diet
  • Pescetarian Diet
  • Primal Diet
  • Vegetarian Diet
Benefits
Excellent Source of
  • Calcium
Good Source of
  • Protein
  • Phosphorous
Preferences
  • No Corn
  • No Fish
  • No Red Meat
  • No Pork
  • No Eggs
  • No Shellfish
  • No Gluten
  • No Nuts
  • No Seeds
  • No Soy
  • No Poultry
  • No Pseudograins
  • No Coconut
  • No Yeast
  • No Peanuts
  • No Citrus
  • No Nightshade
  • No Legumes
  • No Grains
  • Low Carbohydrate
  • Low Cholesterol
  • Low Sugars
Nutrition Information

Serving size: 1 ounce(s)cheese

Calories: 98

Omega-6 / Omega-3 ratio: 2 : 1

Macronutrients
Amount
Total Fat
7.45 g
Saturated Fat
4.78 g
Monounsaturated Fat
2.07 g
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.22 g
Trans Fat
0 g
Essential Fatty Acids (Omega-3)
77 g
ALA
77 mg
EPA, DHA
0 mg, 0 mg
EPA
0 mg,
DHA
0 mg,
Conjugated Linoleic Acid(CLA)
0 mg
Cholesterol
19.32 mg
Total Carbohydrate
0.6 g
Net Carbohydrate
0.6 g
Sugars
0.16 g
Fiber
0 g
Protein
7.16 g
Sugar Alcohols
0 g
Macronutrients
Amount
% Daily Value*
Vitamin A
246.4 IU
5%
Vitamin C
0 mg
0%
Vitamin D
5.6 IU
1%
Vitamin E
0.06 IU
0%
Vitamin B6
0.02 mg
1%
Vitamin B12
0.41 mcg
7%
Vitamin K
0.62 mg
1%
Folate
2.8 mcg
1%
Niacin
0.04 mg
0%
Riboflavin
0.09 mg
5%
Thiamin
0.01 mg
1%
Choline
4.31 mg
1%
Minerals
Calcium
211.68 mg
21%
Copper
0.01 mg
0%
Iron
0.15 mg
1%
Magnesium
7.84 mg
2%
Manganese
0 mg
0%
Phosphorous
138.88 mg
14%
Potassium
38.64 mg
1%
Selenium
4.06 mcg
6%
Sodium
245.28 mg
10%
Zinc
0.9 mg
6%
Phytonutrients
Alpha-carotene
0 mcg
Beta-carotene
19.04 mcg
Beta-cryptoxanthin
0 mcg
Lutein + zeaxanthin
0 mcg
Lycopene
0 mcg
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