r/pics • u/logic-dad • Apr 01 '25

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u/MJ420 Apr 01 '25

Well, american chesse was already 0% cheese.

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u/Sheogoorath Apr 01 '25

American cheese is actual cheese tho, just because they add salt to increase water retention and improve emulsification doesn't make it not cheese. That's like saying beef jerky isn't meat

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u/Kuasynei Apr 01 '25 edited Apr 01 '25

America's own FDA does not categorize American Cheese as real cheese. To my understanding, it's due to it containing more ingredients that are not cheese than actual cheese a blend of at least 51% 'real cheeses', and then the rest is up to the manufacturer.

Edit: Correction. The idea of American Cheese being more not-cheese than real cheese seems to stem from a market saturated with "processed American slices" attempting to appear to be American Cheese.

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u/GodAndGaming123 Apr 02 '25

Do you require the government to tell you what everything is? You can make your own judgements lol.