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Processed cheese (also known as process cheese; related terms include cheese food, prepared cheese, or cheese product) is a product made from cheese mixed with an emulsifying agent (actually a calcium chelator). Additional ingredients, such as vegetable oils, unfermented dairy ingredients, salt, food coloring, or sugar may be included. As a result, many flavors, colors, and textures of processed cheese exist. Processed cheese typically contains around 50 to 60% cheese and 40 to 50% other ingredients.

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    Processed verses Ultra Processed Foods

    I had always made the distinction between processed and ultra processed foods as something I could or couldn't make myself at home. So yoghurt, tofu, pasta, bread etc all fell under the processed foods category for me. But I was reading an article at the weekend that redefined these terms...
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