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Did you know that Parmigiano Reggiano is naturally 100% lactose-free and has been chosen as an official space food by both NASA and Russian space programs. Benedictine and Cistercian monks first invented the cheese nearly a thousand years ago to create a long-lasting food source. It only has Three Ingredients. Authentic Parmigiano Reggiano Consortium cheese uses just raw cow's milk, salt, and rennet. A single wheel weighs about 40 kilograms (85 pounds) and requires roughly 550 liters of milk to produce. Those little crunchy white bits inside aged parmesan are not salt or mold, but crystals of tyrosine, a natural amino acid formed as proteins break down. While it must age for at least 12 months, it can mature for 90 months or more.