Healthy Food Database
Brie is a full-fat soft cheese that originated in Brie in France. It is surface-ripened from the outside in and surrounded by an edible white mould. Brie is ready to eat when soft and oozing on the inside. It has a mellow delicate flavour.
Category: Cheese
In Season:
all year
To Buy:
The best brie can be bought from a good deli or specialty cheese store. Avoid the supermarket canned products. Look for one that is plump and firm to touch.
To Store:
Ripen at room temperature. Once ripe, brie has a short shelf-life and should be used within a few days. Store in the refrigerator in the cheese section of the fridge.
Tips & Tricks:
Wrap brie and other cheeses in calico or greaseproof paper in preference to foil or plastic.
Cooking Tips:
Nutrition per Per serve:
Monosaturated Fat , g:
2.4
Salicylates:
Safe/negligible amount
Benefits the Following Health Conditions:*
* This information is sourced by a qualified naturopath. It is non prescriptive and not intended as a cure for the condition. Recommended intake is not provided. It is no substitute for the advice and treatment of a professional practitioner.
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