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Article: What's new in process cheese?(Ingredient Technology: DAIRY DETECTIVE)
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- Dairy Foods
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- March 1, 2007
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Most consumers think of process cheese as orange American slices. But it may soon come in red, white and even blue shades as well as an entire melting pot of ethnic varieties. It might also be lower in sodium and fat. New Dairy Management Inc.-supported research in process cheese is aiding in the development of products that appeal to children and other demographics, and increase opportunities for use in healthy sandwiches, snacks and entrees.
Process cheeses in fun flavors have taken off in Europe and Japan. In Korea, a chocolate cheese is a big hit with the younger generation. Here in the United States, John Jaeggi, researcher with the Wisconsin Center for ...