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Nutrition Facts Summary for Requesón Cheese

Due to its low fat and carbohydrate content, Requesón is a great cheese for people who are wanting to lose weight. Moreover, it is suitable for people who are specifically on a low fat or low carb diet. However, for this exact reason, it is not a good cheese for people following a ketogenic diet.

Moreover, like other whey cheeses, Requesón has a high moisture content and relatively high levels of lactose. Hence, people who are lactose intolerant might struggle to digest this South American cheese. All commercial versions of Requesón are made with pasteurised milk. This fact, combined with its lack of rind, make Requesón safe to eat 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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