Recipes · Filipino · Homemade Dairy Products
Kesong Puti (Fresh White Cheese)
One serving has 321 kcal and 19 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (66%), calcium (62%), phosphorus (61%), zinc (35%), selenium (23%) and vitamin A (22%). Ready in 13 minutes.
- Preparation: 5 min
- Cooking: 8 min
- Makes: 1 serving (129 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Vegetarian, Gluten-free, Low carb
- Contains: dairy
Ingredients
- 90 g Queso blanco
- 4 g Vegetable oil
- 30 g Tomatoes, raw
- 5 g Vinegar, white
Method
- Kesong puti is a fresh, mild white cheese traditionally made by warming carabao's or cow's milk, curdling it with vinegar or calamansi juice, then draining and lightly salting the curds; queso blanco stands in here for that fresh curd cheese.
- Slice the cheese into thick rounds, about 1 cm thick.
- Heat the oil in a non-stick pan over medium heat.
- Pan-fry the cheese slices for 1-2 minutes per side until warmed through and lightly golden in spots, turning gently as it softens quickly.
- Slice the tomatoes and arrange them alongside the warm cheese.
- Serve immediately with the vinegar alongside for dipping, and bread on the side if you like.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 321 kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 3.5 g | |
| Water | 76.9 mL | |
| Fiber | 0.36 g | 1% |
| Protein | 18.6 g | 39% |
| Tryptophan | 0 g | |
| Threonine | 0.01 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.01 g | |
| Leucine | 0.01 g | |
| Lysine | 0.01 g | |
| Methionine | 0 g | |
| Cystine | 0 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.01 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0 g | |
| Valine | 0.01 g | |
| Histidine | 0 g | |
| Fat | 25.9 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 6.7 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 3.4 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0.01 g | |
| Omega-6 | 2.9 g | |
| Saturated | 12.9 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.83 g | |
| Cholesterol | 63 mg | |
| Calcium | 624 mg | 62% |
| Copper | 0.04 mg | 4% |
| Iron | 0.25 mg | 1% |
| Magnesium | 29.4 mg | 10% |
| Manganese | 0.06 mg | 3% |
| Phosphorus | 428 mg | 61% |
| Potassium | 185 mg | 4% |
| Selenium | 12.4 µg | 23% |
| Sodium | 635 mg | |
| Zinc | 2.8 mg | 35% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.05 mg | 5% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.21 mg | 19% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 0.21 mg | 2% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.38 mg | 8% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.1 mg | 8% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 4.5 µg | 1% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 1.6 µg | 66% |
| Choline | 15.9 mg | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 154 µg | 22% |
| Vitamin C | 4.1 mg | 5% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 24.3 IU | 4% |
| Vitamin E | 0.91 mg | 6% |
| Vitamin K | 11.2 µg | 12% |
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
0.5 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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