Grana Padano is a cheese originating in the Po river Valley in northern Italy. Like Parmigiano Reggiano, Grana Padano is a semi-fat hard cheese which is cooked and ripened slowly for at least nine months. If it passes quality tests, it is fire-branded with the Grana Padano trademark
Raw Material: Unpasteurized, semi-skimmed cow milk
Origin: Italy
Taste: Grana means “grainy” in Italian which is reflected in the fine granular texture with an intensely sweet flavour. Fragrant, dry, flaking interior
Did you know?
– It takes roughly 15 litres of milk to make 1 kg of Grana Padano PDO. – Each vat used to make Grana Padano cheese contains roughly 1.000 litres of milk. – 30 g of Grana Padano contain the nutritional values of around half a litre (1 pint) of milk. – The average cholesterol content in 50 g of Grana Padano DOP is roughly 50 mg. – 50 g of Grana Padano contains over 600 mg of calcium. – Grana Padano is lactose-free* due to its production characteristics and long ageing, making it suitable in a lactose-free diet. – Grana Padano is also gluten-free. – It can be grated onto pasta or rice, or on in sauces, dressings or soups, instead of salt. – Ideal as a healthy snack, in small chunks of 10/15 grammes, together with some fruit and a little bread, preferably wholemeal.
* Galactose content of less than 10mg per 100g of Grana Padano PDO
