Group · Dairy
Tomme de Savoie
Tomme de Savoie was historically a poor man’s cheese: made with the skimmed milk left once the cream had gone to make butter, it was the everyday cheese where Beaufort was sold. Its grey, bloomy rind is its signature.
In terms of nutrition facts: 361 kcal per 100 g, with 29.2 g of fat of which 20.8 g is saturated, and 23 g of protein. It provides 600 mg of calcium, 510 mg of phosphorus and 2.03 µg of vitamin B12 per 100 g, with 1.31 g of salt, a moderate level for a pressed cheese.
Macronutrient breakdown
Nutrition table per 100 g
| Calories | 361 kcal |
| Kilojoules | 1500 kJ |
| Protein | 23 g |
| Carbohydrate | 1 g |
| Fat | 29,2 g |
Micronutrients per 100 g
All measured nutrients, ranked by share of the daily reference intake.
- Vitamin B122,03 µg81 %
- Calcium600 mg75 %
- Phosphorus510 mg73 %
- Vitamin A278 µg35 %
- Copper0,31 mg31 %
- Zinc2,9 mg29 %
- Vitamin B947,6 µg24 %
- Vitamin B33,23 mg20 %
See the other 11 nutrients
- Vitamin B20,26 mg19 %
- Omega-3 ALA0,2 g10 %
- Vitamin E0,85 mg7 %
- Potassium140 mg7 %
- Magnesium20 mg5 %
- Vitamin B50,32 mg5 %
- Omega-6 LA0,4 g4 %
- Vitamin B60,05 mg4 %
- Vitamin K11,48 µg2 %
- Manganese0,02 mg1 %
- Iron0,07 mg1 %
Anses Ciqual 2025. Source: Anses, 2025, Ciqual food composition table
Tips
The percentage of fat varies by a factor of two. Tomme is sold at 20 to 40% fat in dry matter, and the label says which. It is the only criterion that really changes its make-up: a reduced-fat tomme genuinely exists, unlike with many cheeses.
1.31 g of salt is low for a pressed cheese. Markedly less than Cantal or Salers, at around 2.2 g. A good everyday cheese for anyone watching their sodium.
600 mg of calcium per 100 g. A 30 g portion covers 22% of the reference intake, for 108 kcal. The ratio is one of the best balanced in the family.
The rind is edible, but few people eat it. It carries a good part of the flavour. If it puts you off, scrape it rather than cutting off a centimetre of paste with it.
Raw milk most often. Tomme de Savoie PGI may be made with raw or pasteurised milk: the label settles it. Pregnant women should check.
