Comments on: Kaaskoppen http://www.typically.nl/24/kaaskoppen/ All things Dutch Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:25:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: joost http://www.typically.nl/24/kaaskoppen/comment-page-1/#comment-199 joost Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:06:42 +0000 http://www.typically.nl/?p=24#comment-199 Sure, there are a few things to consider. Every industrially-made cheese, including Gouda, will have a ""high" sodium content. It's usually 3.5% table salt, which equals 1.75% sodium. Low-sodium cheeses are available under the brand names <strong>Maaslander</strong> and <strong>Milner</strong>. These are also industrially made, which I presume makes them safe for long-distance shipping. Salt content is about 2.5%. Finally all artisanally-produced cheeses are low sodium. These are called <strong>Boerenkaas</strong> or Farmer's Cheese. Unfortunatelly these cheeses are not shrink-wrapped in a factory, which makes only the entire cheese (all 15 kilograms of it) safe for shipping. These cheeses are 2% table salt or under. Labeling sodium content is not mandatory under Dutch law. By the way, our word for sodium is <em>natrium</em>, so use that in Google searches (our word for salt is <em>zout</em>). Sure, there are a few things to consider. Every industrially-made cheese, including Gouda, will have a “”high” sodium content. It’s usually 3.5% table salt, which equals 1.75% sodium. Low-sodium cheeses are available under the brand names Maaslander and Milner. These are also industrially made, which I presume makes them safe for long-distance shipping. Salt content is about 2.5%. Finally all artisanally-produced cheeses are low sodium. These are called Boerenkaas or Farmer’s Cheese. Unfortunatelly these cheeses are not shrink-wrapped in a factory, which makes only the entire cheese (all 15 kilograms of it) safe for shipping. These cheeses are 2% table salt or under. Labeling sodium content is not mandatory under Dutch law. By the way, our word for sodium is natrium, so use that in Google searches (our word for salt is zout).

]]> By: Deanna Sterett http://www.typically.nl/24/kaaskoppen/comment-page-1/#comment-198 Deanna Sterett Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:36:53 +0000 http://www.typically.nl/?p=24#comment-198 In 1980 Craig Claiborne wrote "There are some very good low-sodium cheeses available, one of the best of which is a Gouda from Holland. Note, however, that not all Goudas are low-sodium." Now I'm on a no-salt diet because of raging high blood pressure. The problem is that I can't find any information about the sodium content in specific Nederlander cheeses. Can you help? In 1980 Craig Claiborne wrote “There are some very good low-sodium cheeses available, one of the best of which is a Gouda from Holland. Note, however, that not all Goudas are low-sodium.”

Now I’m on a no-salt diet because of raging high blood pressure. The problem is that I can’t find any information about the sodium content in specific Nederlander cheeses. Can you help?

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