Publication . Lima, M.J. Reis; Fontes, Luísa; Veloso, Ana C.A.; Lemos, Edite Teixeira de; Peres, António M.
Serra da Estrela (SE) is a traditional Portuguese cheese with
a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) certification. Although worldwide appreciated, consumers have perceived cheese as a food with a high fat content,
rich in nutritionally controversial saturated fatty acids, which are usually related
to the increase of blood plasma cholesterol concentration and for a growing
incidence in coronary heart diseases