Recipes · Beninese · Homemade Dairy Products
Wagashi (Fresh Cow's Milk Cheese)
One serving has 247 kcal and 13 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (75%), riboflavin (62%), phosphorus (48%), calcium (45%), vitamin D (D2 + D3) (34%) and pantothenic acid (30%). Ready in 40 minutes.
- Preparation: 30 min
- Cooking: 10 min
- Makes: 1 serving (416 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Vegetarian, Gluten-free
- Contains: dairy
Ingredients
- 400 g Milk, whole
- 15 g Lemon juice
- 1 g Salt
Method
- Warm the milk in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until it is just about to boil (around 90 °C/195 °F).
- Stir in the lemon juice; the milk should curdle into soft curds within a minute or two.
- Simmer very gently for 2 minutes, then pour through a cloth-lined sieve, letting the whey drain away.
- Season the curds with the salt, then gather up the cloth and press the curds into a small block under a light weight for about 30 minutes.
- Unwrap and slice; wagashi is traditionally pan-fried or grilled briefly before serving, or eaten fresh in a salad.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 247 kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 20.2 g | |
| Water | 366 mL | |
| Fiber | 0.05 g | 0% |
| Protein | 12.7 g | 26% |
| Tryptophan | 0.16 g | |
| Threonine | 0.54 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.65 g | |
| Leucine | 1.2 g | |
| Lysine | 1.1 g | |
| Methionine | 0.33 g | |
| Cystine | 0.08 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.65 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.64 g | |
| Valine | 0.82 g | |
| Histidine | 0.38 g | |
| Fat | 13 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 3.3 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.78 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.48 g | |
| Saturated | 7.5 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 40 mg | |
| Calcium | 453 mg | 45% |
| Copper | 0.1 mg | 11% |
| Iron | 0.14 mg | 1% |
| Magnesium | 40.9 mg | 13% |
| Manganese | 0.02 mg | 1% |
| Phosphorus | 337 mg | 48% |
| Potassium | 544 mg | 12% |
| Selenium | 14.8 µg | 27% |
| Sodium | 560 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.5 mg | 19% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.19 mg | 17% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.68 mg | 62% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 0.37 mg | 3% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.5 mg | 30% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.15 mg | 12% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 23 µg | 6% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 1.8 µg | 75% |
| Choline | 58 mg | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 184 µg | 26% |
| Vitamin C | 5.8 mg | 8% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 204 IU | 34% |
| Vitamin E | 0.3 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin K | 1.2 µg | 1% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.6 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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