Feta

Cheese Merchants of America sources the finest quality Feta Cheese in the U.S.A. This ancient-style Greek cheese offers a tangy and salty flavor ranging from mild to sharp. Our Feta cheese is packed in a brine solution to ensure its traditional Feta flavor. Feta Cheese is a great salad topper and is used in a wide range of new-age dishes.

  • AGED: Feta is a fresh produced cheese that is not aged for any specific time    
  • COLOR: Chalk White.
  • FLAVOR: Tart, Salty and Tangy.
  • AROMA: Typical clean dairy flavor. Free from strong, stale, rancid or foreign odors
  • INGREDIENTS: Pasteurized Cow's Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes.  If crumbled powdered cellulose is added to prevent caking.
  • SHELF LIFE: 4-5lb Crumbled: 90 days from product date if sealed.  28lb and 8lb Pails: 360 days from product pack dated sealed. 
  • ANALYTICAL: 60% Moisture, 42% Fat on a Dry Basis
  • FETA CHEESE SPEC
  • Pails: 28lb pail, (2)-8lb pails
  • Crumbled: (4)-5lb bags
  • Cryovac: (4)-4lb loafs
  • Speciality sizes available upon request

Serving size: 1 oz (28g)
Calories: 60 Calories from Fat 35


 % DAILY VALUE
Total Fat 4g 6%
  Saturated Fat 2.5g
Trans Fat 0g		 12%
Cholesterol 5mg 2%
Sodium 350mg 15%
Total Carbohydrate 0g 0%
  Dietary Fiber 0g
Sugars 0g		 0%
Protein 5g
Vitamin A
Calcium		 2%
6%

Printable PDF Nutrition Document

History

  • Feta cheese is a brine curded cheese that orginiated in Greece.  Traditionally Feta cheese was made from sheep's milk or goat's milk. 
  • Feta cheese is made in special forms,  sliced into large pieces and then salted and soaked in a brine solution for a specific time period.  
  • Today, most Feta cheese in the United States is made domestically from cow's milk. 

Sourcing

  • Our Feta cheese is souced from one of the finest USA Feta cheese plants.  Our manufacturer has over 40 years of feta cheese manufacturing experience.  Our feta is manufactured using many of the traditional European ways and is touted as one of the best in the market. 
  • GMO Free and GLUTEN Free
  • Animal Enzyme
  • Allergen: CONTAINS MILK
  • Trans Fat Free per serving
  • Kosher symbol KO
  • The EXP DATE is printed on tubs and on flexible barrier poly-bag.  The EXP DATE is the lot code and serves all traceability purposes.
  • Recommended storage/shipping temperature of 33-40 degree Fahrenheit