Preparation, uses, and tips
Farmer’s cheese is a versatile baking ingredient that performs well in such savory
dishes as lasagna.
Buying and storing tips
Farmer’s cheese can be kept, refrigerated, for about two weeks.
Varieties
Farmer’s cheese may be sold fresh or aged. A French variety of farmer’s cheese
that resembles both white cheese and cottage
cheese is produced by kneading cheese curd, seasoning it with salt or cream, and then molding it.
Nutrition Highlights
Farmer’s cheese, 1 slice 1 oz. (28g)
Calories: 100
Protein: 6.0g
Carbohydrate: 1.0g
Total Fat: 8.0g
Fiber: 0.0g
*Good source of: Calcium (150mg)
*Foods that are an “excellent source” of a particular
nutrient provide 20% or more of the Recommended Daily Value. Foods that are a “good
source” of a particular nutrient provide between 10 and 20% of the Recommended Daily
Value.