I am an unapologetic American cheese lover. I grew up in a household where everything from scrambled eggs to baked potatoes to broccoli was swathed in a blanket of American cheese. American cheese was ...

Cheese is a relatively simple food. It's made with milk, enzymes – these are proteins that can chop up other proteins – bacterial cultures and salt. Lots of complex chemistry goes into the ...

The truth is surprisingly complicated.

Processed cheese is produced by blending natural cheeses or dairy proteins with emulsifying salts, fats, water and optional additives under controlled heat and shear. Emulsifying salts, typically ...

Brie may rule yuletide charcuterie boards, but if you’re craving some luscious, gooey mac ‘n cheese, processed dairy products take the cake. Velveeta, in particular, rises above the competition when ...

There are plenty of processed foods we rely on, such as deli meats like turkey or ham, and the same is true for cheese. In fact, cheese largely falls into two groups: natural and processed. Natural ...