Texel
Texel is a ewe's-milk cheese made on the Island of Texel, which is in
the
North Sea off the coast of the Netherlands. The cheeses weigh between
3 and 4 pounds.
Analysis: Moisture, 54.5 percent; fat, 18.3 percent; protein, 20.1
percent;
and salt, 3.4 percent.
From George P. Sanders, Cheese Varieties and Descriptions,
USDA Handbook No. 54, 1953
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