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0% fromage frais is perfect if you're seeking a balanced diet. Containing no fat and low in cholesterol, it has only 20 calories per 25 g. Easily digestible and low in sodium, it has a high water content. It provides vitamin D and calcium for bone formation and helps prevent osteoporosis.

When should I eat fresh cheese?
In the morning for breakfast. Its proteins promote carbohydrate absorption and prevent the late morning "slump."

As part of a meal or snack, when you can't eat ripened or fermented cheeses because you're on a calorie- or cholesterol-reduced diet.

Nutritional values per 100 g

Fresh cheese 0% / Cottage cheese 1%

Energy : 44 / 72 Calories 
Water : 81,0 / 82,5 g
Proteins : 10 / 12 g
Carbs : 3,0 / 3 ,0 g
- Sugar : 1,9 / 3,0 g
- Dietary fiber : 0 g
Salt : 0.11 g

Minerals & oligo-elements
Calcium : 86,0 / 61,0 mg
Iron : 0,2 / 0.1 mg
Magnesium : 11,0 / 5,0mg
Phosphorus : 190,0 / 134,0 mg
Potassium : 137,0 / 86,0 mg
Selenium : 9,4 / 9,0 mcg
Sodium : 330 / 406 mg
Zinc : 0,5 / 0,4 mg

Vitamins
Vitamin A : 8,0 / 41,0 IU
Vitamin E : 0.03 mg
Vitamin K : - / 0,1 mcg
Vitamin B1 : 0,1 / 0.04 mg
Vitamin B2 : 0.17 / 0,2 mg
Vitamin B3 : 0,1 / 0,1 mg
Vitamin B6 : 0.07 / 0,1 mg
Vitamin B9 : 10,0 / 0,6 µg
- Folate : - / 12,0 mcg
Vitamin B12 : 0.4 µg

Fat & Fatty acids
Fat : 0.1 to 0,3 / 1,0 g
- Saturated fat : 0.1 to 0,2 / 0,6 g
- Monounsaturated fat : 0,1 / 0,3 g
- Omega 3 : - / 0,0 mg
- Omega 6 : 3,0 / 22,0 mg
Cholesterol : 1,0 / 4,0 mg

 
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