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L' Empereur léger

Semi-firm cheese, low in fat with a washed rind, with a turnip smell and a salted butter flavor.

This cheese is slightly firmer and milder than the regular Empereur because it contains less fat (less cream).

Pasteurized cow’s milk and modified milk ingredients
Refining time: 3 to 4 weeks
Fat: 17% - Moisture: 52%
Pairings: Tomatoes, grapes, lager, mild red wine

American Cheese Society

2003 — 1^st place^*
2011 — 1^st place^*
2012 — 1^st place^*
2013 — 1^st place^*

* In their respective categories.

Technical specifications
*subject to change without notice

Technical information
Manufactured format: *modifiable sans préavis	2.2 kg wheel
Product category:	Semi-firm surface ripened cheese. Reduced fat. Washed rind
Product description:	Rind: Straw yellow to orange yellow Interior: from creme to ivory, semi-firm to firm Flavor: milky, salted butter taste
Specifications:	Fat: 17% Moister: 52%
Ingredients:	Pasteurized partly skimmed milk, modified milk ingredients, salt, bacterial culture, calcium chloride, microbial enzyme.
Milk:	Pasteurized cow’s milk and modified milk ingredients
Refining time:	3 to 4 weeks
Shelf life:	120 days from production date
Allergen:	Milk
Storage and transport conditions:	Keep refrigerated Between 0°C and 4°C
Product packaging: *subject to change without notice	Whole wheel: waxed paper

Nutrition Facts for 1 3 cm cube (30 g)
Calories 90	Daily value* % Daily value
Fat 6 g	8 %
saturated 4.5 g	23 %
+trans 0 g	23 %
Carbohydrates 1 g
Fiber 0 g	0 %
Sugars 0 g	0 %
Protein 8 g
Cholesterol 10 mg
Sodium 300 mg	13 %
Potassium 30 mg	1 %
Calcium 200 mg	20 %
Iron 0 mg	0 %
5% or less is not much, 15% or more is a lot*

Cheese preservation

Semi-firm & firm cheese Washed Rinds, Semi-firm & firm cheese Washed Rinds

To best preserve semi firm to firm cheese with washed rinds, store them in the fridge between 2-4 degrees in the paper provided.

The paper will get malleable every time it is unwrapped but will not lose its efficiency to keep the cheese fresh. It is very normal that a layer of white mold grows on the paste of the cheese, this is the natural process of the rind trying to form.

This mold is not harmful; you may remove a thin slice and keep consuming the cheese. The cheese will keep for 4-5 weeks refrigerated.

“We love it!”
“We have our vacation home just over the border in Vermont and make our mandatory trip to Fritz Kaiser quite often. We love it! We have introduced this wonderful cheese to our visiting friends and family and now they are hooked too! Can’t wait until we go again! ”

Claudia O.
Yelp
“Best”
“This is the best place to come and buy your cheese… we can taste it… we are advised… the staff is very welcoming and helpful… I recommend this place without hesitation. 👍😊✅”

Jocelyn D.
Tripadvisor
*Translated from French