Cheese is one of people’s favorite foods, either because of its flavor or its versatility. It is also a food that, depending on how it is processed, may have more or less fat.
Also, depending on which animal the milk comes from, the flavor can be more or less intense.
Next, we show you the most and least healthy cheeses that you can find in Mercadona.
Creamy skimmed fresh cheese
For us, Mercadona’s fresh shaken cheese is the healthiest there is, since, in addition to being able to make many recipes with this shaken cheese, it is very low in fat, carbohydrates and very high in protein, which makes it perfect for people on a diet.
Its high protein content makes it a very filling food.
Burgos fresh cheese
With this we move on to solid cheeses. This cheese, which only has milk, rennet and salt as ingredients, is perfect for salads. It is very low in carbohydrates, fats and high in proteins. It also makes it ideal for people looking to lose body fat.
Entrepinares light cheese
This cheese, in addition to having a great flavor, is high in protein and low in fat. Its only ingredients are milk, rennet and salt.
It makes it perfect to include it in dishes such as sandwiches without increasing the calories too much and adding a lot of flavor.
light mozzarella cheese
Light mozzarella cheese is a food that, although it is on this list below entrepinares light cheese, we would put it in the same position, since it has the same nutritional value. This cheese is also very good for salads, such as fresh cheese from Burgos.
Its ingredients are only milk, coagulant and salt.
feta cheese
This cheese is a little below, not because of its effect on health, but because of the amount of fat it has. This cheese already has considerably more fat than others. It makes it perfect for salads, such as mozzarella and Burgos cheese. Even so, it is preferable not to include too much of this food due to its high level of calories.
The ingredients of this cheese are milk, rennet and salt.
semi-cured cheeses
Semi-cured cheeses are characterized by having more fat than light cheeses but less than cured cheeses.
They have a high caloric density, so it is preferable not to include large amounts of this food, since you could be in a caloric surplus and gain weight.
Its only ingredients, like the previous ones, are milk, rennet and salt.
cured cheeses
These cheeses have a little more fat than semi-cured cheeses. Still, depending on the brand and type of cheese, cured cheeses they can have more than 40 g of fat for every 100 g of product.
As with the previous cheeses, a high intake of this cheese can very quickly lead us to a caloric surplus.
Its only ingredients, like the previous ones, are milk, rennet and salt.
melted cheese sandwich
This type of sliced cheese, despite having a lower energy density, it has worse ingredients, such as modified starches, dyes and sunflower oil.
These cheeses are used for sandwiches, but we do not recommend their use.
Cheese snacks
These cheeses are the last ones we recommend on the list, already these cheeses are full of sugar.
This type of cheese can work if we have a visit, but not to consume occasionally. The less the better.
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