This March, Wisconsin hosts the World Championship Cheese Contest. Check out these tasty facts about cheese!
Numbers in the News: Cheese
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1957
The first year that the World Championship Cheese Contest was held. Cheeses are judged based on flavor, texture, color, and more.
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19 PERCENT
The percentage of Americans who named cheddar as their favorite cheese.
U.S. Cheese Consumption by Year
1,800
The estimated number of types of cheese
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$576/POUND
The price of the world’s most expensive cheese: pule, a Serbian cheese made with milk from a rare breed of donkey.
TAKE IT FURTHER: How many times have you eaten cheese in the past week?
SOURCES: YOUGOV, USDA, STATISTA, CHEESE.COM
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