BLUE CHEESE
NDB No:     01004

BLUE CHEESE gets its blue color and flavor from a blue or blue-green mold that grows during several months of aging, often in cool, moist caves. Roquefort cheese is a particular blue cheese from France, and there are many others (Stilton, Gorgonzola, Danablu, Maytag, etc.). Try blue cheese crumbled on salads, in dips, on pasta, spread on celery or bread, or in bread recipes (1/2 cup per loaf). A 1-ounce serving (100 Calories) contains 5% to 16% of the RDAs for vitamins A and B12, pantothenic acid, riboflavin, calcium, sodium, phosphorus, selenium, zinc, omega-3 fat, and protein. It also contains CLA, a phytochemical-like antioxidant.

Nutrient Units 1.00 X 1 oz
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28.35g
Proximates
Water
g
12.02
Energy
kcal
100
Energy
kj
419
Protein
g
6.07
Total lipid (fat)
g
8.15
Ash
g
1.45
Carbohydrate, by difference
g
0.66
Fiber, total dietary
g
0.0
Sugars, total
g
0.14
Minerals
Calcium, Ca
mg
150
Iron, Fe
mg
0.09
Magnesium, Mg
mg
7
Phosphorus, P
mg
110
Potassium, K
mg
73
Sodium, Na
mg
395
Zinc, Zn
mg
0.75
Copper, Cu
mg
0.011
Manganese, Mn
mg
0.003
Selenium, Se
mcg
4.1
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid
mg
0.0
Thiamin
mg
0.008
Riboflavin
mg
0.108
Niacin
mg
0.288
Pantothenic acid
mg
0.490
Vitamin B-6
mg
0.047
Folate, total
mcg
10
Folic acid
mcg
0
Folate, food
mcg
10
Folate, DFE
mcg_DFE
10
Vitamin B-12
mcg
0.35
Vitamin A, IU
IU
216
Vitamin A, RAE
mcg_RAE
56
Retinol
mcg
54
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)
mg
0.07
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)
mcg
0.7
Lipids
Fatty acids, total saturated
g
5.293
4:0
g
0.187
6:0
g
0.102
8:0
g
0.070
10:0
g
0.170
12:0
g
0.139
14:0
g
0.936
16:0
g
2.595
18:0
g
0.917
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated
g
2.205
16:1 undifferentiated
g
0.231
18:1 undifferentiated
g
1.877
20:1
g
0.000
22:1 undifferentiated
g
0.000
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated
g
0.227
18:2 undifferentiated
g
0.152
18:3 undifferentiated
g
0.075
18:4
g
0.000
20:4 undifferentiated
g
0.000
20:5 n-3
g
0.000
22:5 n-3
g
0.000
22:6 n-3
g
0.000
Cholesterol
mg
21
Amino acids
Tryptophan
g
0.088
Threonine
g
0.223
Isoleucine
g
0.319
Leucine
g
0.544
Lysine
g
0.525
Methionine
g
0.166
Cystine
g
0.030
Phenylalanine
g
0.308
Tyrosine
g
0.367
Valine
g
0.441
Arginine
g
0.202
Histidine
g
0.215
Alanine
g
0.183
Aspartic acid
g
0.407
Glutamic acid
g
1.468
Glycine
g
0.115
Proline
g
0.595
Serine
g
0.318
Other
Alcohol, ethyl
g
0.0
Caffeine
mg
0
Theobromine
mg
0
Carotene, beta
mcg
21
Carotene, alpha
mcg
0
Cryptoxanthin, beta
mcg
0
Lycopene
mcg
0
Lutein + zeaxanthin
mcg
0

USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 16-1 (2004)