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Runyc2000 t1_j5cylq3 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in The menu at my local cheese shop by Sleep-system

American cheese is a processed cheese resulting from Cheddar cheese, Colby cheese, washed curd cheese, or granular cheese, or any mixture of two or more of these. The result is then formed into small sheets and individually wrapped called “singles”.

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[deleted] t1_j5d2lfx wrote

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Runyc2000 t1_j5d308q wrote

Yep. Yellow American cheese is just colored and seasoned, usually with annatto.

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AUniquePerspective t1_j5e9ie9 wrote

Is it made with any milk or just modified milk ingredients?

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Runyc2000 t1_j5e9un2 wrote

It is made from other cheeses that have already been formed. Traditional cheese is ground, combined with emulsifying agents and other ingredients, mixed and heated until it forms a "melted homogeneous" mixture. It is then formed and packaged.

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