Why is cheese not considered highly processed?

bouncycastle 7 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

group 4 ultra processed is basically food fraud in my opinion. There is so much complex industrial scale chemistry going into it that it's mind boggling that it's actually legal. On the other hand, the process for making real cheese is simple and relies on a natural process.

▲

delichon an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

American cheese slices, Velveeta, Cheese Whiz, cheese spreads, nacho cheese are all NOVA group 4 ultra processed because they are industrial reformulations with added ingredients (like emulsifiers). Your average cheddar isn't.

▲

astura an hour ago | parent [-]

And? For an "average cheddar" you still have to heat the milk, add enzymes, and age it and at the end you get something entirely different. Sounds like "processing" to me, or to use your words, "industrial reformulation."

	▲	delichon an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Yes, it is group 3 processing. Group 4 "ultraprocessed" is more so. The lines between get blurry.