Healthy Food Database
Edam
A hard cheese originating from Holland, covered with characteristic red wax. Whole Edams are made into large balls. Being made from semi-skimmed milk it has a lower fat content than most other cheeses and therefore is a preferable option for those wishing to lose weight.
Category: Cheese
In Season:
all year
To Buy:
Buy from a good deli or cheese shop.
To Store:
A whole Edam surrounded in wax will keep for a year. Sliced, with the outer edge covered in wax and the exposed sides wrapped in a damp cloth or piece of greaseproof paper, it will keep for about three weeks in the fridge.
Tips & Tricks:
Edam cheese can be frozen in chunks (approx 200g) wrapped in an airtight package. Thaw in the refrigerator, and use it up soon after it's thawed.
Cooking Tips:
Nutrition per Per serve:
Monosaturated Fat , g:
2.3
Salicylates:
Safe/negligible amount
Benefits the Following Health Conditions:*
* This information is sourced by a qualified naturopath. It is non prescriptive and not intended as a cure for the condition. Recommended intake is not provided. It is no substitute for the advice and treatment of a professional practitioner.
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