Grana Padano
E635297
Grana Padano is a hard, slow-ripened Italian cheese from the Po River Valley, known for its granular texture and savory, nutty flavor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Grana Padano canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6997932 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Grana Padano Context triple: [Parmigiano Reggiano, similarTo, Grana Padano]
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A.
Parmigiano Reggiano
Parmigiano Reggiano is a hard, aged Italian cheese from specific regions of Italy, renowned worldwide for its rich, nutty flavor and granular texture.
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B.
Reggiano
Reggiano is a variety of the Emilian-Romagnol language spoken primarily in and around the city of Reggio Emilia in northern Italy.
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C.
Pecorino Toscano cheese
Pecorino Toscano cheese is a firm, sheep’s milk cheese from central Italy known for its smooth texture and mildly nutty, buttery flavor.
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D.
Pecorino Romano
Pecorino Romano is a hard, salty Italian sheep’s milk cheese traditionally produced in the regions of Lazio and Sardinia, widely used for grating over pasta and in Roman cuisine.
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E.
Cantal cheese
Cantal cheese is a traditional French cow’s milk cheese from the Auvergne region, known for its firm texture and nutty, tangy flavor that intensifies with age.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Grana Padano Target entity description: Grana Padano is a hard, slow-ripened Italian cheese from the Po River Valley, known for its granular texture and savory, nutty flavor.
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A.
Parmigiano Reggiano
Parmigiano Reggiano is a hard, aged Italian cheese from specific regions of Italy, renowned worldwide for its rich, nutty flavor and granular texture.
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B.
Reggiano
Reggiano is a variety of the Emilian-Romagnol language spoken primarily in and around the city of Reggio Emilia in northern Italy.
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C.
Pecorino Toscano cheese
Pecorino Toscano cheese is a firm, sheep’s milk cheese from central Italy known for its smooth texture and mildly nutty, buttery flavor.
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D.
Pecorino Romano
Pecorino Romano is a hard, salty Italian sheep’s milk cheese traditionally produced in the regions of Lazio and Sardinia, widely used for grating over pasta and in Roman cuisine.
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E.
Cantal cheese
Cantal cheese is a traditional French cow’s milk cheese from the Auvergne region, known for its firm texture and nutty, tangy flavor that intensifies with age.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian cheese
ⓘ
PDO product ⓘ cheese ⓘ |
| agingTimeCommon | 16 months ⓘ |
| agingTimeMaximum | over 20 months ⓘ |
| agingTimeMinimum | 9 months ⓘ |
| calciumContent | high ⓘ |
| classification | grana cheese ⓘ |
| coagulationAgent | animal rennet ⓘ |
| color | pale straw yellow ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| curdType | granular curd ⓘ |
| exportedTo | worldwide markets ⓘ |
| fatContent | medium ⓘ |
| flavor |
nutty
ⓘ
savory ⓘ |
| lactoseContent | naturally low in lactose ⓘ |
| legalProtection | geographical indication ⓘ |
| mainIngredient | cow's milk ⓘ |
| milkSource | cow's milk ⓘ |
| milkTreatment | partially skimmed ⓘ |
| milkType | unpasteurized milk ⓘ |
| originCentury | 12th century ⓘ |
| PDOStatusGrantedBy | European Union ⓘ |
| PDOStatusYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstProduction | Chiaravalle Abbey ⓘ |
| productionMethod |
cooked pressed cheese
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slow-ripened ⓘ |
| protectedDesignation | Protected Designation of Origin ⓘ |
| proteinContent | high ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin |
Po River Valley
ⓘ
linked to:
Po River plain
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| regulatingBody | Consorzio per la Tutela del Formaggio Grana Padano ⓘ |
| rind | hard natural rind ⓘ |
| rindMarking | branded with dotted Grana Padano logo ⓘ |
| servedWith |
red wine
ⓘ
white wine ⓘ |
| shape | large cylindrical wheels ⓘ |
| similarTo | Parmigiano Reggiano ⓘ |
| storage | kept refrigerated ⓘ |
| texture |
granular
ⓘ
hard ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
grating cheese
ⓘ
table cheese ⓘ |
| usedInCuisine | Italian cuisine ⓘ |
| usedInDish |
pasta dishes
ⓘ
risotto ⓘ salads ⓘ soups ⓘ |
| wheelWeightTypical | 24–40 kg ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Grana Padano Description of subject: Grana Padano is a hard, slow-ripened Italian cheese from the Po River Valley, known for its granular texture and savory, nutty flavor.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.