The Fading D Farm Store
Reopening Saturday April 8
Purchase our Products now at:
Our Online Store and pick it up at your conviencence through our Porch Pickup.
From one of our Retail Partners
And now through our new partners at Piedmont Fresh
What makes Water Buffalo cheeses so delicious?
The Milk!
The higher protein and butter fat content gives this creamy white delicacy a marvelous texture and flavor
It's Healthier Too!
Water Buffalo milk is higher in Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, and Vitamins A and C
while being lower in Sodium and Cholesterol.
Comparison of cow
and buffalo milk
Traits Cow Buffalo
Total solids (%) 13.10 16.30
Fat (%) 4.30 7.90
Protein (%) 3.60 4.20
Lactose (%) 4.80 5.00
Tocopherol (mg/g) 0.31 0.33
Cholesterol (mg/g) 3.14 0.65
Calcium(mg/100g) 165.00 264.00
Phosphorus(mg/100g)213.00 268.00
Magnesium(mg/100g) 23.00 30.00
Potassium,(mg/100g) 185.00 107.00
Sodium(mg/100g) 73.00 65.00
Vitamin A 30.30 33.00
Vitamin C(mg/100g) 1.90 6.70
(Chantalakhana and Falvey, 1999)
Mozzarella di Buffala
Originally, all mozzarella was made with water buffalo milk. Additionally, we make ours as a traditional cultured cheese, which, along with the milk's creaminess, gives this cheese a mild yet distinct flavor.
$8/ball