Mercadal Cured pasteurised milk Quarter

€10.58

(€15.10 /Kg)

Tax included

Piece Net Weight: 700 gr Aprox.

Description
Mahón-Menorca cheese of Protected Designation of Origin.
Cured cheese with a firm texture.
Pasteurised cow’s milk.
Ripening process: more than 5 months.
Best consumed within: 12 months.
Storage temperature: 0-8ºC.

Ingredients
Pasteurised cow’s milk, stabiliser: calcium chloride, rennet extract, E-1105 (EGG), lactic fermenting agents (MILK), salt. Rind (not edible): preservatives (E-202, E-235), colourant (E-150d).

Allergens
Contains milk and egg.

Product feature
Cuboidelepiped shaped, with squared edges and corners.

Brownish yellow colour. Very small irregularly distributed eyes.

Firm and hard texture, not stringy, holds its shape, and in more advanced stages of ripening, crumbly yet sticky when cut. Grainy.

Moderately strong smell of cow’s milk with hints of melted butter, leather and roasted hazelnuts.

Strong aroma with hints of butter, potato, roasted hazelnuts, leather, meat broth and aged wood.

Intense sharp and salty flavour.

Pale yellow rind.

Elaboration: Pasteurised cow’s milk
Curing: Cured (More than 5 months)
Weight: 700 gr aprox.
Length: 10 cm.
Width: 9 cm.
Height: 7-8 cm.

*Typical values for an average adult (8,400 kJ/2,000 kcal).

Energy /100 g	465 Kcal/1696KJ
Fat	38,5 g
of which saturates	24,3 g
Carbohydrate	1,4 g
of which sugars	1,4 g
Protein	25,8 g
Salt	2,4 g
Calcium *	665 mg (83% VRN)
Phosphorus *	487 mg (69% VRN)