Grana Padano DOP,Italy price supplier

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PRO SA S.R.L.

Italy

Contact: Mr.Mr. Carmine De Rienzo

Tel: 39-06-62279260

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Business Type: Trading Company, Distributor/Wholesaler

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Grana Padano DOP italian cheese

A hard semi-fat cheese, cooked and matured slowly, made through natural acid fermentation of the curd. The base is raw milk, from cows milked twice daily and fed essentially on green or preserved fodder, which is left to stand and is partially skimmed by allowing the cream to rise. It is produced all year round.
Shape : cylindrical, wheel shaped, circumference rind slightly convex or almost straight, flat bases slightly rimmed.
Dimensions : diameter 35-45 cm; height of rind 18-25 cm with variations, in both cases, above or below, according to the technical conditions of production.
Weight : 24-40 kg per wheel. Wheels must not weigh less than 24 kg.
Colour of rind : dark or natural golden yellow.
Colour of cheese : white or straw-yellow.
Characteristic aroma and flavour : fragrant, delicate.
Texture : finely grained, radial fracture into flakes, eyes hardly visible.
Thickness of rind : 4-8 mm.
Ageing : the natural ageing takes place in a natural environment kept at a temperature of between 15°C and 22°C.
Resistance to ripening : one to two years.
Use : as part of a cheese board or grated.
Fat content of dry substance : minimum 32%.
Grated: the “grated” product is obtained exclusively from whole cheese which has already been certified. Moisture: not lower than 25% and not higher than 35%. Appearance: not powdery, even, particles with a diameter of less than 0.5 mm not more than 25%.
Area of production : Grana Padano (PDO) is produced and grated in the provinces of: Alessandria, Asti, Biella, Cuneo, Novara, Turin, Verbania, Vercelli, Bergamo, Brescia, Como, Cremona, Lecco, Lodi, Mantua (to the left of the Po), Milan, Monza, Pavia, Sondrio, Varese, Trento, Padua, Rovigo, Treviso, Venice, Verona, Vicenza, Bologna (to the right of the Reno), Ferrara, Forlì Cesena, Piacenza, Ravenna and Rimini. Exclusively in relation to milk production, the area of origin also stretches into the administrative territory of the municipalities of: Anterivo, Lauregno, Proves, Senale-S. Felice and Trodena in the autonomous province of Bolzano.

What makes Grana Padano a complete food which is beneficial for the health and wellbeing of children, teenagers, pregnant women, athletes and the elderly, is its excellent ratio of energy value to the quality and quantity of nutrients it contains.
As it is a semi-fat cheese, its calorie value is lower than that of many commonly-eaten foods which contain far fewer nutrients.
Grana Padano is an excellent natural food, and can provide many of the substances needed by the human body.

HIGH Protein CONTENT

Grana Padano is rich in quality Proteins. It is an important source of amino acids which help the body‘s regenerative functions, especially the muscles. These milk proteins are highly concentrated and nutritionally enhanced: 60 g of cheese contain the same nutritional property as one litre of milk. 100 g of Grana Padano compare to more than 160 g of beef.

MINERAL SALTS

Apart from the iodine content (essential for the thyroid) selenium to combat free radicals, magnesium for proper bone growth and to stimulate nerves and muscles, phosphorus to aid brain activity and strengthen bones and teeth, Grana Padano is an important source of calcium – a vitally important substance as it is essential for nervous conduction, muscular contraction and cellular permeability.

VITAMINS

Grana Padano is a source of Vitamin B12: just think that 50 g provide more than 75% of an adult’s daily requirement, an interesting fact for anyone following a vegetarian diet. It also provides an important percentage of daily requirements of Vitamins A and B2.

FATS: FEW, BUT GOOD ONES

More than 30% of the fats contained in Grana Padano are unsaturated, i.e. the type which is useful to the human body. Cholesterol is low, just 70 mg per 50 g of product.

HIGHLY DIGESTIBLE, RAPIDLY ASSIMILATED

Thanks to the ageing process, 20% of the proteins become free amino acids which stimulate the activity of digestive enzymes. Grana Padano is, moreover, lactose-free which means it can be consumed by people with an intolerance to this milk sugar.
50 g of Grana Padano provides no fewer than 600 mg of calcium, equal to 60% of the daily requirement for adults and the elderly, 50% of an adolescent’s requirements, and 43% of the amount needed by a pregnant or breast-feeding woman.

PRINCIPAL NUTRIENTS FOUND IN 25 G OF GRANA PADANO (PDO)

TOTAL PROTEINS 8,25 g SELENIUM 3 µg

SOLUBLE PHOSPHOPEPTIDES 0,38 g IODINE 9 µg

TOTAL FREE AMINO ACIDS 1,5 g Vitamin A 56 µg

FATS 7 g VITAMIN B1 4,25 µg

CONJUGATED LINOLEIC ACIDS 40,00 mg VITAMIN B2 90 µg

CALCIUM 291,25 mg VITAMIN B6 30 µg

PHOSPHORUS 173 mg VITAMIN B12 0,75 µg

CALCIUM/PHOSPHORUS RATIO 1.7 VITAMIN D3 0,13 µg

SODIUM CHLORIDE 0,4 g VITAMIN PP 0,75 µg

POTASSIUM 30 mg VITAMIN E 51,5 µg

MAGNESIUM 15,75 mg PANTOTHENIC ACID 61,5 µg

ZINC 2.8 mg CHOLINE 5 mg

IRON 35 µg BIOTIN 1,5 µg

COPPER 125 µg

Product Type:
Cheese
Type:
Hard Cheese
Cheese Type:
Grana Padano

Packaging:
Bag,Bulk,Sachet,Vacuum Pack
Certification:
D.O.P.,P.D.O.

TOTAL PROTEINS 8,25 g	SELENIUM 3 µg
SOLUBLE PHOSPHOPEPTIDES 0,38 g	IODINE 9 µg
TOTAL FREE AMINO ACIDS 1,5 g	Vitamin A 56 µg
FATS 7 g	VITAMIN B1 4,25 µg
CONJUGATED LINOLEIC ACIDS 40,00 mg	VITAMIN B2 90 µg
CALCIUM 291,25 mg	VITAMIN B6 30 µg
PHOSPHORUS 173 mg	VITAMIN B12 0,75 µg
CALCIUM/PHOSPHORUS RATIO 1.7	VITAMIN D3 0,13 µg
SODIUM CHLORIDE 0,4 g	VITAMIN PP 0,75 µg
POTASSIUM 30 mg	VITAMIN E 51,5 µg
MAGNESIUM 15,75 mg	PANTOTHENIC ACID 61,5 µg
ZINC 2.8 mg	CHOLINE 5 mg
IRON 35 µg	BIOTIN 1,5 µg
COPPER 125 µg

Product Type:	Cheese	Type:	Hard Cheese	Cheese Type:	Grana Padano
Packaging:	Bag,Bulk,Sachet,Vacuum Pack	Certification:	D.O.P.,P.D.O.