Pecorino Romano cheese: Nutrition Facts

Pecorino Romano cheese is one of the few products that contains a wide variety of macro- and micronutrients that our body consumes every day. In our report, each element included in the composition of this product is examined in detail.

Calories (per 100g): 384.2 kcal

Pecorino Romano cheese contains 0.73 grams of total sugars, 0 grams of dietary fiber and 0 grams of starch.
It has 104 milligrams of cholesterol and 0 milligrams of total trans fats.

Pecorino Romano cheese — proteins, carbohydrates and fats (PCF)

Every 100 grams of Pecorino Romano cheese provides about 42.4% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 32.1% of the daily intake of fats and 1.2% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein31.8 g
42.4%
Fat26.9 g
32.1%
Carbs3.6 g
1.2%

Vitamins

The chart below shows the vitamin content of Pecorino Romano cheese of recommended daily intake in percent.

VitaminsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Vitamine A0.1 mg
11.1%
Beta Carotene0.1 mg
2.0%
Alpha Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D20 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D30 mg
0.0%
Vitamine E0.2 mg
1.4%
Vitamine K0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine C0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B10 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B20.4 mg
30.8%
Vitamine B30.1 mg
0.6%
Vitamine B415.4 mg
3.1%
Vitamine B50.4 mg
8.0%
Vitamine B60.1 mg
7.7%
Vitamine B90 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B120 mg
0.0%

Minerals

The chart below shows the mineral content of Pecorino Romano cheese.

MineralsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Calcium1.1 g
106.4%
Iron0.8 mg
8.0%
Magnesium41 mg
10.3%
Phosphorus760 mg
108.6%
Potassium86 mg
1.8%
Sodium1.4 g
110.2%
Zinc2.6 mg
23.6%
Copper0 mg
0.0%
Manganese0 mg
0.0%
Selenium0 mg
0.0%
Fluoride0 mg
0.0%

Amino acids

The chart below shows the amino acid content of Pecorino Romano cheese.
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan429 mg
5.4%
Threonine1.2 g
48.8%
Isoleucine1.7 g
84.3%
Leucine3.1 g
66.8%
Lysine2.9 g
71.7%
Methionine852 mg
47.3%
Cystine209 mg
11.6%
Phenylalanine1.7 g
38.9%
Tyrosine1.8 g
40.3%
Valine2.2 g
87.3%
Arginine1.2 g
19.2%
Histidine1.2 g
58.6%
Alanine932 mg
14.1%
Aspartic acid2.0 g
16.3%
Glutamic acid7.3 g
53.7%
Glycine553 mg
15.8%
Proline3.7 g
82.6%
Serine1.8 g
22.2%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (3.071 g), isoleucine (1.685 g) and valine (2.183 g).
Pecorino Romano cheese contains 6.94 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (0.553 g), arginine (1.171 g) and methionine (0.852 g).
Pecorino Romano cheese contains 2.58 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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