This summer cheese lovers have an extra motive to go through Mercadona stores. The Valencian chain has incorporated one of the most striking products of the season into its refrigerated section: sheep cheese cured with orange cream.
The piece, of about 260 grams, is sold to 5.54 euros, that is, at a very affordable price for those who seek something different in the table or simply want to surprise their guests, as with the New ‘gourmet’ fried potatoes from Mercadona They are also razing and cost just over one euro.
The key to this cheese is in the mixture of flavors: the power of the sheep curing and the sweet contrast of the orange cream. The result is a cheese with personality, with a firm texture and a sufficient citrus aromatic background to give it a different nuance and earn a hole in snacks, snacks or even in salty desserts.
This is the new cured cheese with orange cream
Prepared by San Juan Palencia SL Valley in Villarrabé (Palencia), the product is made with pasteurized sheep milk, orange cream, sugar, concentrated orange juice and pectins as a stabilizer. It does not carry artificial dyes and, like most cured cheeses, its bark is not edible.
As for nutritional values, the cheese provides 461 kcal, 39 grams of fat (28g saturated) and 24 grams of proteins per 100 grams, a figure that places it Among the most caloric cheesesalthough also among the most satiating.
As usual in these products, the label warns that cheese contains milk and lactic ferments. However, it is not specified if it is suitable for celiac or if it contains possible gluten traces. Another relevant fact is the high content of saturated fats and salt (1.6g per 100g), which makes, even if it is a gourmet product, it is convenient to consume it in moderation.