BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 4 days agoI don't know the reason why.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square104linkfedilinkarrow-up1551arrow-down122
arrow-up1529arrow-down1imageI don't know the reason why.lemmy.worldBonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square104linkfedilink
minus-squarerainwall@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·4 days 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-squareSweepTheLeg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 days agoAt least they use natural ingredients to make it yellow and not red #5.
minus-squareEndlessNightmare@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 days 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-up6·3 days agoPale yellow. To make it orange cheddar they just add annatto for coloring.
minus-squareAxExRx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 days agoIt was less about hiding rot, and more about making it appear to have a higher fat content.
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.
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.
It was less about hiding rot, and more about making it appear to have a higher fat content.