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The Fat Content of French AOP Cheeses

The Fat Content of French AOP Cheeses - Cheese Origin

In 2007, the law requires cheese label to mention the total fat content in relation to the product’s total weight, including its water content.

This is clearer and much more easy to compare the fat content of different cheeses as compared to pre-2007 when the cheese labels indicated the fat content in relation to dry weight (after the removal of water) which were extremely misleading.

Fun Fact:
One of the cheeses with the lowest fat content is the French runny cheese, Cancoillotte, with only 6% fat.

Also read: When is the Best Time to Try French AOP Cheeses?

Fresh Cheese

AOP CHEESE% OF TOTAL WEIGHT
Brocciu (Brocciu Corse)8 %

Soft Cheeses with Natural Rind

AOP CHEESE% OF TOTAL WEIGHT
Chabichou du Poitou25 %
Charolais31 %
Chavignol (Crottin de Chavignol)31 %
Mâconnais29 %
Pélardon28 %
Picodon29 %
Pouligny-Saint-Pierre28 %
Rigotte de Condrieu20 %
Rocamadour23 %
Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine24 %
Selles-sur-Cher29 %
Valençay29 %

Soft Cheeses with Washed Rind

AOP CHEESE% OF TOTAL WEIGHT
Époisses23 %
Langres23 %
Livarot22 %
Maroilles29 %
Mont d’Or (Vacherin du Haut-Doubs23 %
Munster (Munster-Géromé)23 %
Pont-l’Évêque24 %

Soft Cheeses with Bloomy Rind

AOP CHEESE% OF TOTAL WEIGHT
Banon25 %
Brie de Meaux22 %
Brie de Melun23 %
Camembert de Normandie22 %
Chaource24 %
Neufchâtel22 %

Cooked Pressed Cheeses

AOP CHEESE% OF TOTAL WEIGHT
Beaufort32 %
Comté33 %

Pressed Semi-cooked Cheese

AOP CHEESE% OF TOTAL WEIGHT
Abondance32 %

Uncooked Pressed Cheeses

AOP CHEESE% OF TOTAL WEIGHT
Cantal30 %
Chevrotin23 %
Laguiole30 %
Morbier28 %
Ossau-iraty34 %
Reblochon de Savoie26 %
Saint-nectaire28 %
Salers28 %
Tome des Bauges26 %

Blue Cheeses (Bleu)

AOP CHEESE% OF TOTAL WEIGHT
Bleu d’Auvergne28 %
Bleu de Gex Haut-Jura (Bleu de Septmoncel)29 %
Bleu des Causses29 %
Bleu du Vercors-Sassenage28 %
Fourme d’Ambert27 %
Fourme de Montbrison27 %

Conclusion

The fat to total-weight ratio may not be indicated on the cheese, in this instance, you should refer to the table of nutritional contents.

Fat content is indicated per 3.5 ounces of cheese. 0.25 ounce of fat corresponds to 8% of the total weight.

You might want to take note, though, that Fermier cheeses are exempt from this ruling as the precise fat content very much depends on the affinage phase.

For cheeses that were exempted from this ruling, you may find the phrase “matière grasse non précisée” which means “unspecificed fat content” on the label.

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