Fromager d’Affinois Nutrition Facts (Is It Bad For Your Health?)

For so many of us, Fromager d’Affinois was the gateway into the weird and wonderful world of artisanal cheeses. Indeed, this commercial soft white mould cheese is incredibly moreish. But is it actually good for you? Read on to learn about the nutrition facts for Fromager d’Affinois cheese.

Feature D'Affinois Official Nutrition Facts

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Nutrition Facts Summary for Fromager d’Affinois Cheese

Due to its high fat and low carbohydrate contents, Fromager d’Affinois is a great cheese for people following a ketogenic diet. Moreover, unlike most other soft white mould cheeses, Fromager d’Affinois actually contains little to no detectable levels of lactose. As a result, even the most sensitive lactose intolerant cheese lovers tend to be able to digest this commercial French cheese comfortably.

All commercial versions of Cotija are made with pasteurised cow’s milk. However, this cheese does have a natural white mould around its paste. Because of this, most health authorities around the world consider it unsafe during pregnancy.

References

Overall nutritional content

The nutritional content of cheese in our table comes from the USDA Food Data Central Repository, the Australian Food Composition Database and cheese manufacturers. We realise that there can be variations between different brands and producers. Hence, the numbers we have used are averages. 

Fat content

Our fat RDI data comes from Cleveland Clinic’s Healthy Fat Intake resource.  

Type of fat in cheese as per Harvard T.H. Chan’s The Nutrition Source.  

Protein content

Our protein RDI data comes from Harvard Medical School’s Harvard Health Publishing

Cholesterol content

Is There a Correlation between Dietary and Blood Cholesterol? Evidence from Epidemiological Data and Clinical Interventions? – Maria Luz Fernandez and Ana Gabriela Murillo 

Saturated fat, carbohydrate, and cardiovascular disease – Patty W Siri-Tarino, Qi Sun, Frank B Hu and Ronald M Krauss  

Effect of cheese consumption on blood lipids: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials – Janette de Goede, Johanna M Geleijnse, Eric L Ding, Sabita S Soedamah-Muthu 

Safety in pregnancy

All the advice relating to what cheeses you can eat during pregnancy in this article is based on the recommendations by health authorities in Australia, the UK and the USA. If you are unsure about what you can or cannot eat, please consult your doctor. 

Australia – FSANZ, United Kingdom – NHS and United Sates of America – FDA 

Lactose content

Lactose residual content in PDO cheeses 

Detection of lactose in products with low lactose content 

The analysis of lactose in milk and cheese products by HPLC 

Food Standards ANZ Food Composition Database 

USDA Food Data Central 

Lactose & Galactose content of cheese 

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