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Types of cheese Below you will find an outline of the most popular export cheeses. All cheeses are made of 100% cow's milk. Further to these types Gestam sells a number of specialities and extra quality cheese from North Holland.
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Edam | |
| Types | Young to old | |
| Fat content | 40% | |
| Weight | approx. 1.9 kilo (young), approx. 1.7 kilo (matured) | |
| Packing | Covered in red paraffin layer and packed in red cellophane. Six cheeses in cardboard box. | |
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Baby Edam | |
| Types | Young to old | |
| Fat content | 40% | |
| Weight | approx. 900 gr. (young), approx. 750 gr. (matured) | |
| Packing | Covered in red paraffin layer and packed in red cellophane. Six or twelve cheeses in cardboard box | |
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Gouda cheese - large | |
| Types | Young to old | |
| Fat content | 48% | |
| Weight | approx. 12 kilo (young), approx. 10 kilo (matured) | |
| Packing |
Covered in yellow paraffin layer.
On request the old cheeses can be given a black crust.
Packed per piece in cardboard box. |
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Gouda cheese - small | |
| Types | Young to old | |
| Fat content | 48% | |
| Weight | approx. 4.5 kg (young), approx. 4 kg (matured) | |
| Packing | Covered in yellow paraffin layer and packed in yellow cellophane. Four cheeses in cardboard box. | |
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Maasdammer | |
| Types | Young | |
| Fat content | 45% | |
| Weight | approx. 13 kilo | |
| Packing | Packed per piece in cardboard box. | |
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Rindless cheese edam / gouda | |
| Types | Young | |
| Fat content | 40% / 48% | |
| Weight | approx. 2.5 kg | |
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The Edam Rindless is sealed vacuum without crust and packed in red
cryovac. The Gouda Rindless is packed in yellow cryovac.
Both cheeses can be packed in transparent foil. Six cheeses in cardboard box. |
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All cheese shipments are sampled by COKZ, the Netherlands controlling authority for
Milk and Milk products. (under government supervision)
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