Asiago cheese, a cheese made from cow's milk, is classified as fresh or mature. Fresh Asiago ages in just 20 to 40 days, while a mature Asiago matures for three months to one year. More mature varieties of Asiago cheese develop a sharp taste, but fresh Asiago cheese imparts a milder flavor. Aging, however, does not impact this cheese's nutritional value.

One oz. of Asiago cheese contains 100 calories, or 5 percent of the calories you may consume if you follow a 2,000-calorie diet. Asiago is commonly eaten alone, as well as used in recipes. If you eat Asiago cheese as a snack, stick to just 1 or 2 oz. -- The Diet Channel notes that snacks should range from 100 to 200 calories. You can combine this cheese with turkey deli meat and apple slices for an after-workout snack as well, according to "Fitness" magazine.

Asiago cheese contains a high amount of fat -- 8 g, accounting for 72 percent of the calories in a 1-oz. serving. The saturated fat content is reason for pause: 5 g of that fat is saturated. Your meal plan should contain no more than 15 g of saturated fat each day. This type of fat may raise your blood cholesterol levels and put you at higher risk of stroke and heart attack. One oz. of Asiago cheese contains 25 mg of dietary cholesterol -- limit your consumption of cholesterol in food sources to 300 mg per day.

A 1-oz. serving of Asiago cheese contains 340 mg of sodium. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control warns that consuming too much salt -- the Institute of Medicine recommends no more than 1,500 mg per day -- can put you at greater risk of stroke, heart attack and elevated blood pressure. The average American ingests far more salt than is safe -- 3,436 mg per day -- and the level of salt in diets continues to increase.

Do not rely on Asiago cheese to give you a big boost in energy -- each 1-oz. serving contains less than 1 g of carbohydrates, your body's main energy source. A portion of this cheese does provide 7 g of protein, however. Protein serves as a secondary source of energy and allows your body to replenish proteins in your organs and muscles as needed. This macronutrient also plays a vital role in maintaining the strength of your immune system, helping you ward off infections.

Asiago cheese serves as a rich source of calcium, a mineral your body utilizes for bone strength. A 1-oz. serving of Asiago cheese provides 20 percent of the daily recommended intake of calcium. This essential mineral may find use as a treatment for premenstrual syndrome symptoms, high blood pressure and underactive parathyroid glands, a condition known as hypoparathyroidism. Consuming adequate levels of calcium may also prevent strokes and colon cancer. Including 1 oz. of Asiago cheese in your meal plan also has 5 percent of the vitamin C your body requires on a daily basis. Vitamin C also strengthens your bones, making Asiago cheese an excellent option to help prevent osteoporosis, a condition that results in weakened and easily fractured bones that occurs as you age.