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Numbers in the News: Cheese
This March, Wisconsin hosts the World Championship Cheese Contest. Check out these tasty facts about cheese!
SHUTTERSTOCK.COM
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