BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 days agoI don't know the reason why.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square102linkfedilinkarrow-up1545arrow-down123
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minus-squarerainwall@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·edit-21 day agoSimiliar reason cheddar is orange. Cheesemakers used to die it to cover inconsistences in quality or rot. At this point, cheddar is almost perfectly homogenous, but people expect it to be orange, so its orange.
minus-squareAxExRx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 hours agoIt was less about hiding rot, and more about making it appear to have a higher fat content.
minus-squareSweepTheLeg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·14 hours agoAt least they use natural ingredients to make it yellow and not red #5.
minus-squareEndlessNightmare@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·22 hours agoWhat is it’s natural color? I know there is a white cheddar. Is that just undyed cheddar or is it a different variety?
minus-squareJillSteinsPuckeredAnus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·20 hours agoPale yellow. To make it orange cheddar they just add annatto for coloring.
Similiar reason cheddar is orange. Cheesemakers used to die it to cover inconsistences in quality or rot.
At this point, cheddar is almost perfectly homogenous, but people expect it to be orange, so its orange.
It was less about hiding rot, and more about making it appear to have a higher fat content.
At least they use natural ingredients to make it yellow and not red #5.
What is it’s natural color? I know there is a white cheddar. Is that just undyed cheddar or is it a different variety?
Pale yellow. To make it orange cheddar they just add annatto for coloring.