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What purpose does American cheese serve? What problem does it solve?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

You're thinking of other processed cheese products, American cheese is just cheddar or colby mixed with a little sodium citrate as an emulsifier. It's basically easily and uniformly meltable mild cheddar and is definitely cheese