Roquefort
Description
Roquefort is a strong, semisoft to hard, mold-ripened cheese made of goat's milk and traditional in France. Roquefort has one of the highest sodium levels of all cheeses.
Caloric Content
| 1 | |
| Calories: | 105 |
| Protein: | 6.11 gm |
| Carbohydrates: | .57 gm |
| Fiber: | 0 gm |
| Total fats: | 8.69 gm |
| Saturated fats: | 5.46 gm |
| Unsaturated fats: | 2.77 gm |
| Cholesterol: | 26 mg |
1. 1 ounce, 28 grams
Vitamin Content
| 1 | USRDA | |
| Vitamin A: | 297 | 5000 IU |
| Thiamine: | .011 | 1.7 mg |
| Vitamin B-2: | .166 | 1.7 mg |
| Vitamin B-6: | .035 | 2.0 mg |
| Vitamin B-12: | .182 | 6 mcg |
| Biotin: | .8 | 300 mcg |
| Niacin: | .208 | 20 mg |
| Pantothenic Acid: | .491 | 10 mg |
| Folic acid: | 14 | 400 mcg |
| Vitamin C: | 0 | 60 mg |
| Vitamin E: | - | 30 IU |
1. 1 ounce, 28 grams
Mineral Content
| 1 | USRDA | |
| Calcium: | 188 | 1000 mg |
| Copper: | .01 | 2 mg |
| Iron: | .16 | 18 mg |
| Magnesium: | 8 | 400 mg |
| Manganese: | .009 | n/a mg |
| Phosphorus: | 111 | 1000 mg |
| Potassium: | 26 | n/a mg |
| Selenium: | - | n/a mcg |
| Sodium: | 513 | n/a mg |
| Zinc: | .59 | 15 mg |
1. 1 ounce, 28 grams
Amino Acid Content
| 1 | |
| Tryptophan: | - gm |
| Threonine: | - gm |
| Isoleucine: | - gm |
| Leucine: | - gm |
| Lysine: | - gm |
| Methionine: | - gm |
| Cysteine: | - gm |
| Phenylalanine: | - gm |
| Tyrosine: | - gm |
| Valine: | - gm |
| Arginine: | - gm |
| Histidine: | - gm |
| Alanine: | - gm |
| Aspartic acid: | - gm |
| Glutamic acid: | - gm |
| Glycine: | - gm |
| Proline: | - gm |
| Serine: | - gm |
1. 1 ounce, 28 grams
References
Kreutner, Patricia A. Nutrition In Perspective. Prentice-Hall: Englewood Cliffs. 1980.
Kirschmann, John D. Nutrition Almanac: Nutrition Search. McGraw-Hill: New York. 1984.
United States Department of Agriculture. Composition of Foods: Dairy Products And Eggs: Raw, Processed, Prepared. Washington D.C. 1976.
United States Department of Agriculture. Cheeses of the World. Dover: New York. 1972.
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