Edam Cheese

A firm cheese with a mild slightly seet and buttery flavour and a smooth body.  Available in brine-salt and dry-salt formats, our Edam cheese provides higher protein and lower fat for the health and calorie conscious consumer.  It is renowned for its uniformity and consistency.

Religious Status:

  • Halal

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Disclaimer: While we try to represent product images accurately, the representation on your screen may be different from the actual product for various reasons. Religious/dietary status is indicative only and may vary between material numbers.

Higher protein and lower fat

Good flavour

Slightly sweet and buttery flavour.

Multiple applications

Edam can be eaten as a snack cheese, or processed depending on your needs.

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This ingredient has the following features:

  • Mild, slightly sweet flavour
  • Lower fat, higher protein than cheddar
  • Uniform creamy colour
  • Smooth body

This ingredient can be used in the following applications:

  • Table or snack cheese
  • Shredding and slicing for retail, catering and industrial packs (recommended to use within 12 months of manufacture for these applications)
  • All purpose cheese for cooking, including pizza topping
  • Processed Cheese applications

For the health conscious

NZMP Edam is reduced fat, semi-hard cured rindless cheese renowned for its uniformity and consistency, with high protein content and a slightly sweet flavour.

The many uses of Edam - Edam makes an excellent table or snack cheese. It can be used for shredding or cutting into smaller retail units or as a processed cheese ingredient.

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Product should be stored and transported at -2°C.

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