Fontina cheese
A kind of cheese · also called Fontina
About
Fontina is a dense cow's milk cheese that packs about 9.2 ounces into a single standard measuring cup.
Fontina has a density of about 69 pounds per cubic foot (1.1 g/mL), making it slightly heavier than an equal volume of water. Because it is a semi-firm cheese with very few air pockets, it packs more mass into a small space than loose or porous foods. A standard one-pound (454 g) block occupies only about 1.75 US cups (413 mL) of space. This density is comparable to other semi-firm cow's milk cheeses like young Gouda or Havarti.
From Wikipedia
Fontina is a cow's milk cheese, first produced in Italy. Over time, production of fontina has spread worldwide, including to the United States, Denmark, Sweden, Canada, France, and Argentina.
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- How much does a cup of Fontina cheese weigh?
- One US cup of Fontina cheese weighs about 9.2 ounces (260 g). That makes a full cup roughly as heavy as a standard roll of paper towels.
One cup weighs
9.18 oz (260 g)
- One tablespoon
- 0.574 oz (16.3 g)
- One teaspoon
- 0.191 oz (5.42 g)
- Density
- 1.1 g/mL
Quick answer
One US cup of Fontina cheese weighs about 9.2 ounces (260 g). That makes a full cup roughly as heavy as a standard roll of paper towels.
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