Pecorino Romano
Also: pecorino, romano
Hard, salty sheep’s milk cheese from Lazio and Sardinia. The sharp cheese of carbonara and cacio e pepe.
Contains milk
Aisle: Dairy
Gluten Free
Conversions
- 1 US cup, finely grated, loosely packed (parmesan grated as proxy)
- 100 g
- 1 metric cup, finely grated, loosely packed (parmesan grated as proxy)
- 106 g
- 1 tablespoon, finely grated, loosely packed (parmesan grated as proxy)
- 6.35 g
- 1 teaspoon, finely grated, loosely packed (parmesan grated as proxy)
- 2.11 g
- Density
- 0.42 g/ml
Weigh when you can: a cup of the same pecorino romano varies with how it is filled. Convert Other Amounts
Substitutes
- Parmigiano Reggiano1 : 1 by weight; Milder and less salty; taste and add salt.
Per 100 g
- Energy
- 387 kcal
- Protein
- 31.8 g
- Fat
- 26.9 g
- Saturated Fat
- 17.1 g
- Carbohydrate
- 3.63 g
- Sugars
- 0.73 g
- Fiber
- 0 g
- Sodium
- 1433 mg
From USDA FoodData Central where available.