Harder cheeses have a lower moisture content than softer cheeses. They are generally packed into moulds under more pressure and aged for a longer time than the soft cheeses. Cheeses that are classified as semi-hard to hard include the familiar Cheddar, originating in the village of Cheddar in England but now used as a generic term for this style of cheese, of which varieties are imitated worldwide and are marketed by strength or the length of time they have been aged. Cheddar is one of a family of semi-hard or hard cheeses (including Cheshire and Gloucester), whose curd is cut, gently heated, piled, and stirred before being pressed into forms. Colby and Monterey Jack are similar but milder cheeses; their curd is rinsed before it is pressed, washing away some acidity and calcium. A similar curd-washing takes place when making the Dutch cheeses Edam and Gouda.
Hard and semi-hard cheese Nutrition Facts: Calories, Carbs, and Health Benefits
Hard and semi-hard cheese is composed of 30% water, 3.22% carbohydrates, 35.75% protein, and 25% fat. If you consume it will provide you with 0 grams of protein. That translates to 0 percent of the 46 grams of protein women should include in their daily diet and 0 percent of the 56 grams men need on a daily basis, according to the Institute of Medicine (US). That same in a 100 gram amount, hard and semi-hard cheese supplies 392 calories and is an important source of Vitamin B12 (cobalamin), Vitamin B2 (riboflavin), and Vitamin A (total, RAE) (50%, 30.18%, and 29.57% of the Daily Value, respectively). So if you have hard and semi-hard cheese in your diet, it helps your body to maintain nerves health, create energy by breaking down carbohydrates, form RBCs and it is effective against rising of homocysteine levels in the bodyAlzheimer’s disease or dementia as it is responsible for metabolism in neurotransmittersParkinson's disease. At the same time it contains a considerable amount of Calcium, Phosphorus and Sodium attaining 118.4%, 99.14% and 78.33% of the Daily Value in a 100 g (3.5 Oz), respectively.
