Yellow Cheese vs. White Cheese

mela216r

I am a deli mgr. and have taken training in world cheeses, cheesemaking techniques,history, etc. The yellow dye in cheese comes from annatto, which is a seed that is soaked to extract the color. It is a harmless, vegetable-based coloring and is used primarily for color appeal & visual differentiation. Cheesemaking is an art & by definition a process...for some reason "process" has a negative connotation, but even pasteurization of milk is a process. If you are referring to "fake" cheese, these are generally vegetable oil-based products with cheese solids added and will be labelled as "cheese food". Why eat fake stuff when you can have the real thing. Orange, yellow, or white, real cheese is made from milk (cow, goat, or sheep). And I enjoy all kinds (but in moderation)!

megleo818

Here are the answers to why cheese comes in different colors. All you gotta do is Google stuff, people!

http://www.thekitchn.com/all-the-colors-of-the-rainbow-cheese-colors-explained-the-cheesemonger-166329

minizebu

Uh, all cheese is processed, no matter what the color. Cheese doesn't come out of the cow, milk does. Most milk is processed too (homogenization, vitamin D added, etc.).