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.
Proximates
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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)
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