Comté cheese

E144272

Comté cheese is a traditional French cow’s milk cheese from the Jura region, known for its firm texture, complex nutty flavor, and long aging process.

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Label Occurrences
Comté cheese canonical 3

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf French cheese
cheese
cow's milk cheese
agingLocation cellars
fortified caves
agingTimeCommon 12 months
18 months
agingTimeMaximum 36 months
agingTimeMinimum 4 months
AOCGranted 1958
AOPGranted 1996
aroma caramel
toasted nuts
coagulationType rennet coagulated
countryOfOrigin France
curdTreatment cooked
pressed
fatContentInDryMatter at least 45%
flavor buttery
complex
fruity
nutty
madeFromMilkOf cow
milkCollectionArea Jura Mountains
surface form: Massif du Jura
milkSourceBreed French Simmental cow
Montbéliarde cow
milkTreatment raw milk
nameRefersTo Franche-Comté
surface form: Franche-Comté region
originLanguage French
pasteColor deep yellow
pale yellow
productionMethod cooked pressed cheese
protectedDesignation AOC
AOP
regionOfOrigin Franche-Comté
Jura
rindColor golden brown
rindType natural rind
servingTemperature room temperature
similarTo Gruyère cheese
surfaceTreatment brine rubbed
texture elastic
firm
typicalDish fondue
gratin
quiche
typicalUse cooking cheese
table cheese
wheelDiameterRange 40–70 cm
wheelWeightRange 32–45 kg

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Jura Mountains hasProduct Comté cheese
Jura department knownFor Comté cheese
subject surface form: Jura (department)