Cheese Database

Beaufort vs Gruyère

Beaufort

Milk
Cow
Texture
Hard
Type
Pressed
Rind
Natural rind
Country
France
Place
Savoie
Status
PDO

Beaufort is a large pressed cow's-milk cheese from the high country of Savoie, and a protected name. The wheel has a concave rim, so you can recognize the shape across a counter.

Gruyère

Milk
Cow
Texture
Hard
Type
Pressed
Rind
Natural rind
Country
Switzerland
Place
Fribourg
Status
AOP

Gruyère is a hard cow's-milk cheese from western Switzerland, centered on the canton of Fribourg and a defined neighboring zone. A true Swiss Gruyère has few holes, or none.