Italian Genuine Cheese,Brazil Grana Padano price supplier

 

 

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%.

 

Protected Designation of Origin of the brand  cheese is distinguished and characterised by a series of distinct marks, which are divided into: marks of origin and marks of selection.

These two types of marks have different functions. They are also distinguished by the way in which they are applied onto the cheese wheel and by the bodies that apply them.

 

Nutritional properties

What makes G P 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.
G P is an excellent natural food, and can provide many of the substances needed by the human body.

G P 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 cheese compare to more than 160 g of beef.
  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, G P is an important source of calcium – a vitally important substance as it is essential for nervous conduction, muscular contraction and cellular permeability.
 
It 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.
 
More than 30% of the fats contained in the cheese are unsaturated, i.e. the type which is useful to the human body. Cholesterol is low, just 70 mg per 50 g of product.
 
Thanks to the ageing process, 20% of the proteins become free amino acids which stimulate the activity of digestive enzymes.  is, moreover, lactose-free which means it can be consumed by people with an intolerance to this milk sugar.
50 g of cheese 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.

 

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