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Professor Erasmo Neviani, Scientific Collaborator of the Consortium for the Protection of Gorgonzola Cheese, elaborates on some topics related to the nutritional properties and characteristics of Gorgonzola DOP cheese.

Gorgonzola is a cheese rich in nutritional properties. Did you know that…

Gorgonzola DOP cheese is naturally lactose-free*

Gorgonzola holds extraordinary values and properties.
Did you know, for example, that Gorgonzola DOP is a naturally lactose-free cheese*?
(*less than 0.1g/100g, a natural consequence of the typical production process. It contains galactose.”).
Lactose is digested by the body thanks to the enzyme lactase, whose activity in some people may be impaired. In Gorgonzola DOP, lactose is consumed by lactic acid bacteria during fermentation.
It is therefore a cheese that is well tolerated even by those who have difficulty digesting this sugar.
And to think that everyone eats it just because it tastes good. A varied and balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle is important.

Gorgonzola is one of the most digestible cheeses

When you taste Gorgonzola you appreciate its flavor and goodness.
But you may not really know its qualities. For example, did you know that Gorgonzola, thanks to the proteolytic activity of its Penicillium, is one of the most digestible cheeses?
Try a quick snack with bread and Gorgonzola, or spread on fresh seasonal vegetables. You’ll be surprised at how Gorgonzola enhances flavors.
And to think that everyone eats it just because it tastes good. A varied and balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle is important.

Gorgonzola is a cheese that is a source of vitamins

Gorgonzola cheese amazes you every time you taste it.
But also when you discover its values and properties. Did you know that this amazing cheese is a source of vitamins A, B2, B6 and B12?
Vitamin B6 contributes to the normal function of the nervous and immune systems, while vitamins B6 and B12 contribute to the normal formation of red blood cells.
Did you ever think so? Now every time you bring it to the table you know you’re offering a real treasure. And to think that everyone eats it just because it tastes good. A varied and balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle is important.

Gorgonzola is a cheese rich in calcium

Gorgonzola cheese holds extraordinary values and properties.
Did you know, for example, that Gorgonzola is rich in bioavailable calcium?
It is a valuable element that contributes to normal muscle function. But not only that, calcium is necessary for the maintenance of healthy teeth and bones.
Good news. And to think that everyone eats it just because it tastes good. A varied and balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle is important.

Gorgonzola is a cheese rich in phosphorus

Gorgonzola holds extraordinary values and properties.
Did you know that this cheese, with its unmistakable spicy-sweet flavor, also contributes an appreciable percentage of phosphorus?
This element contributes to normal energy metabolism and helps the normal function of cell membranes. You didn’t know that, did you?
Well, now you know another property of this unique cheese. And to think that everyone eats it just because it tastes good. A varied and balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle is important.

Gorgonzola is a cheese that few people know how to make

Everyone knows it’s good, but Gorgonzola can reveal some really surprising aspects.
For example, did you know that only 427 people in the world know how to make real Gorgonzola? That’s not many is it?
And we know them all by name, one by one. They are the cheesemakers who keep the extraordinary Italian dairy tradition alive every day and pass it on with passion, through ancient gestures that have remained the same over the centuries.
It is the culture that knows how to create that miracle of unmistakable flavor that you know so well. And to think that everyone eats it just because it tastes good.

06 July 2015

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