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CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

To my understanding, it is actually made of cheese, just cheese that has been melted, pasteurized to extend shelf life and then cooled back into solid cheese again.

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roofuskit@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
If it was cheese it would be legal to label it as such.

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- piecat@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  It’s the same reason you couldn’t call peanutbutter “peanuts”
  
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  - roofuskit@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Americans owe the peanut butter grandma a huge debt. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Desmond
    
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GrayBackgroundMusic@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Not quite. You’re almost there. The manufacturers add emulsifying chemicals and preservatives.

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jaidyn999@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Its salted curds like cheese, but its not matured. Instead mineral salts are added which absorb the water, the same sort of stuff used in corned beef, bacon and ham.

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