Health Benefits of Cheese

What are the health benefits and vitamins in Cheese?

Vitamins in Cheese

→ Cheese is an edible food prepared by coagulation of milk protein casein.
→ Cheese is commonly prepared from Milk of Cow, buffalo and Sheep.

→ Cheese is high in calcium, proteins and fat.
→ Cheese helps in relieving from hypertension and osteoporosis.
→ There are many varieties and flavors of cheese available all around the world.
→ As Cheese is rich in Calcium, it provides dental care, strengthens bones and cartilage, helps prevent cancer, helps in gaining weight.

Here is the important vitamin sources of cheese.

Vitamins	Unit	Value per 100g
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid	mg	0.0
Thiamin	mg	0.014
Riboflavin	mg	0.351
Niacin	mg	0.118
Vitamin B-6	mg	0.065
Folate, DFE	µg	20
Vitamin B-12	µg	1.26
Vitamin A, RAE	µg	292
Vitamin A, IU	IU	1080
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)	mg	0.26
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)	µg	0.5
Vitamin D	IU	22
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)	µg	2.5

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