![]() ![]() Does it look appetizing? It tastes very strange, is incredibly bland, and is rubbery. I don’t think American cheese product is bad for you but I do think that cheddar is a far better choice. It has less saturated fat and almost half the sodium and TWICE the protein. When I look at this, I think cheddar wins as the better choice. Nutrition facts for one ounce of cheddar:ġ10 calories, 9 g fat, 2.5 g saturated fat, 0 g carbohydrates, 0 g sugar, 7 g protein, 0 g fiber, 180 mg sodium, 3 Smart Pts Nutrition facts for one ounce of American cheese product:ĩ0 calories, 6 g fat, 3.75 g saturated fat, 1.5 g carbohydrates, 1.5 g sugar, 4.5 g protein, 0 g fiber, 300 mg sodium, 3 Smart Pts The nutrition information is a bit tough to compare because a slice of American is less than an ounce of cheddar – but I did the math so that we could get a fair comparision. Pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes Here are the ingredients in cheddar cheese: Here are the ingredients in Kraft American cheese product:ĬHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), WHEY, MILK, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MILKFAT, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SODIUM CITRATE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT, LACTIC ACID, ANNATTO AND PAPRIKA EXTRACT (COLOR), NATAMYCIN (A NATURAL MOLD INHIBITOR), ENZYMES, CHEESE CULTURE, VITAMIN D3 ![]() Lunchables include a form of American cheese in the Worst Snacks to Eat so that it can be tossed into a backpack. American will stay “fresh” for a year – cheddar’s shelf life is limited. ![]() American is sold in wrapped individual slices – cheddar is in blocks (and sometimes slices).American has 14 ingredients – cheddar has 4.Let’s look at a few of the big differences between American cheese product and cheddar: Therefore, American cheese is a “cheese product” not actual cheese. James Lewis Kraft, the Kraft company’s founder, figured out a way to keep cheddar cheese from going bad by breaking it down, sterilizing it to kill the bacteria that causes cheese to mold, and, finally, reconstituting it into a square that could be cut into slices. Isn’t that confusing? It says what it is right under the word “American” in a hard to read color – “pasteurized prepared cheese product”. Maybe many of you have already decided that American cheese is bad for you or unhealthy but I bet many are confused about what American cheese is.įirst, American cheese isn’t cheese. ![]()
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