natually low fat/low salt cheese?

[tarepanda]

I personally don't care much for that but I have a friend who has been limiting herself to those labels. I want to enlighten her on some great cheese that don't come in square wrapped packages.
What would be some good ones to recommend? Is it fact that a more aged cheese will have higher salt content?
Maybe a fresh chevre? I just don't have much clue on this, so your help is most appreciated.

[wino22]

fresh chevre - yes, buffalo mozzarella (any fresh mozzarella) - yes, and I think possibly fontina?? I'm a little mystified as well... I heard harder cheeses had a lower fat content, but this could be entirely false.

[sweetTooth]

From what I remember low fat diets recommend hard cheeses not necessarily because they are low-fat on a grams-of-fat per ounce of cheese basis, but because hard cheeses tend to have more assertive flavors and so you only need say a few teaspoons of grated parmesan to impart a great flavor versus a quarter cup or more of the much milder mozzarella.

[Humbucker]

Many soft cheeses like brie are surprisingly lower in fat than harder cheeses.

[jeni1002]

This is actually true (I was surprised, too): soft cheeses are lower in fat. Taleggio could be an option; a good sheep's feta, halloumi - they all range in the 7g fat/oz.

[tarepanda]

Wow that is surprising. But I guess not the triple creme brie! Which is what I like...
But about feta - it could be low in fat, but I would think it's rather high in salt content? At least it tastes salty. Though from what I had before, a French sheep feta seems to be milder and less salty than a goat one. But I don't know if that's true as a fat.

[jroxybabe19]

I'm 100% sure if this is what you are looking for but some fresh mozzarella with olive oil basil and tomatoes. Its light and delicious. Also burrata is very similar.