Cheese is very popular food obtained from milk of cows, buffalo, goats, or sheep and it is produced in a wide range of flavors, textures which are mostly depend on diet of animal and origin of milk. It is rich in protein, fat, calcium, and phosphorus which are very beneficial for human health that’s why hundreds of countries are producing tonnes of cheese in different flavors and textures. It is basically an ancient food and it has long history but there is no evidence of specific origin of cheese making region, according to record of archeologist the earliest evidence of cheese making shows that this process was started around in 5500 BCE in Poland. There are many different kinds of cheese produced in the world fruits, vegetables and other things are also mixed to add flavors and color in it, the most popular kinds of cheese are Cheddar, Cottage, Mozzarella, Parmesan, Ricotta, Roman, Cream, and Swiss cheese.
There are many countries producing cheese every year and among all those producing countries the largest producer is USA. If you want to know about other top producing countries then see the list below of top 10 cheese producing countries in the world.
Rank | Country | Production (Metric Tonnes) |
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1. | USA | 5,163, 564 |
2. | Germany | 2,047,453 |
3. | France | 1,942,375 |
4. | Italy | 1,133,756 |
5. | Netherlands | 746,263 |
6. | Poland | 651,316 |
7. | Egypt | 644,564 |
8. | Russia | 604,753 |
9. | Argentina | 580,375 |
10. | Canada | 408,825 |
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