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Ricotta Dry - Fresh Unripened

Part of the fresh unripened cheese family, Dry Ricotta is a firmer version of the fresh variant.

The word Ricotta means "recooked" and is made by heating the whey from another cooked cheese and combined with skim milk or standard pasteurised milk. Paesanella combines pasteurised cow's milk and whey to produce our delicious dry ricotta.

Dry Ricotta cheese is firmer than cottage cheese but grainier, is white, less moist than the fresh variety of ricotta and has a mild sweet flavour with an added hi nt of salt.

Dry Ricotta is a popular ingredient in many Italian pasta recipes like Ravioli and Tortellini and is suitable for use in many gourmet dessert cakes and dips.


		Milk Type Used	Cow
		Average Moisture Content	72.5 g/100 g
		Energy	647 kJ/100 g
		Protein	12.8 g/100 g
		Total Fat	10.6 g/100 g
		Saturated Fat	7.3 g/100 g
		Carbohydrate	2.2 g/100 g
		Sugars	1.1 g/100 g
		Sodium	184 g/100 g
		Ingredients	Pasteurised Cows Milk, Whey, Salt, Food Acid
		Cheese Style	Fresh unripened
		Best Season(s)/Availability	All year
		Maturation Time	Nil
		Optimum Age (Consumption)	10 to 14 days
		Appearance	Rippled white surface in a wheel shape
		Form/Packs ize	2 kg strainer tubs
		Texture/Colour	White in colour and firm moist brittle consistency
		Taste Description	Solid sweet creamy milk flavour with a mild saltiness
		Storage	Store and refrigerate below 4° Celsius

		Bocconcini Stretched Curd		Mozzarella Stretched Curd
		Caciotta Rocket / Chili Semi Hard		Provola Affumicato Stretched Curd
		Caciotta Plain Semi Hard		Fresh Ricotta Fresh Unripened
		Cherry Bocconcini Stretched Curd		Ricotta Baked Fresh Unripened
		Fior Di Latte Stretched Curd		Ricotta Dry Fresh Unripened
		Fresco Semi Hard		Scamorza Stretched Curd
		Mascarpone Cream		Stracchino Fresh Ripened

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