Grana Padano

Studies in people

• Benefit

  Blood pressure in adults³

  Eating a small daily serving of Grana Padano cheese lowered blood pressure in people with mild to moderate high blood pressure.

• Open question

  Egg allergy and cheese⁵

  People with egg allergy ate Grana Padano cheese, and its lysozyme caused no reaction, though a few showed a small immune response.

Study type not stated

• Benefit

  Blood pressure and bone health⁶

  Grana Padano contains peptides that may help keep blood pressure regulated and calcium the body absorbs well.

Allergies and intolerances

These are about people with an allergy, an intolerance or coeliac disease. The signal is about the ingredient itself, and these are about the person eating it, so the signal does not count them.

• Egg allergy in children⁴

  Some children allergic to egg reacted to Grana Padano made with egg lysozyme, though cheese aged 24 months caused fewer reactions.

How it’s made and used

• Bacteria in raw milk cheese⁷

  MAP bacteria in Grana Padano dropped below detectable levels after two to three months of ripening.

The signal at the top counts the findings in people and in animal and lab studies. A concern in studies of people outranks animal and lab studies, and “No concerns” needs at least one finding in people. When most findings in people point one way, the page leans that way (“Mostly”), and every finding is still shown. Findings whose study type is not stated are shown but not counted. This page is a reference, not medical advice. It describes what regulators and published research say. Talk to a doctor or dietitian about your own diet.