Feta cheese is made from sheep's or goat's milk, and tends to have a tangy flavor, according to the website Food.com. The strong flavor of this dry and crumbly cheese means that you can use small amounts to add a lot of flavor to a meal.
Calorie Count
According to the USDA, one cup of crumbled feta cheese contains 396 calories, with 21 calories coming from protein, 32 from fat and 6 from carbohydrates. There is no fiber in feta cheese.
Options
Feta is available in several forms, including block-style, in a brine solution; crumbled; herbed and spreadable. Each form offers a similar nutrition level of 75 calories per ounce.
Considerations
Traditional recipes for feta do not involve pasteurization to kill bacteria, so they can potentially pass along food-borne illnesses. The Mayo Clinic website recommends that pregnant women either avoid feta cheese or check labels to ensure that it is made from pasteurized milk.
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