Why do we have oppressive white cheddar but not pure wholesome black cheddar cheese

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[–]jet199 5 insightful - 5 fun5 insightful - 4 fun6 insightful - 5 fun -  (10 children)

I don't know if Americans know this but cheddar shouldn't be white ...

[–]Adventurous_Ad6212[S] 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

I agree brother! real cheddar waz black. WE WAZ CHEEZE!

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (8 children)

Cheddar was originally orange because of something the British cows were eating, but nowadays it has the color added from annatto. There isn't really a good reason it has to be orange any longer

[–]jet199 3 insightful - 4 fun3 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 4 fun -  (7 children)

No, it should be yellow like butter.

Or is your butter white too?

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

Idk what u/hongkongphooey eats but most butter is white. Expensive butter is more yellow

[–]jet199 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

I think the factory farming the US means cows aren't getting the right nutrients.

Pretty much all British dairy is grass fed.

I'm guessing that would be the expensive kind in America.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That's probable. I was thinking maybe our butter is processed more heavily, and the color is removed during whatever process. Whiter butter has a lot less flavor too.

[–]grassfed 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

😮

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Our butter is yellow, but our cheddar is always quite orange, though I see yellow is the natural color. Not sure makes cheddar 'white'

"Cheddar can be a deep to pale yellow (off-white) colour, or a yellow-orange colour when certain plant extracts are added, such as beet juice. One commonly used spice is annatto, extracted from seeds of the tropical achiote tree. Originally added to simulate the colour of high-quality milk from grass-fed Jersey and Guernsey cows,[26] annatto may also impart a sweet, nutty flavour. The largest producer of cheddar cheese in the United States, Kraft, uses a combination of annatto and oleoresin paprika, an extract of the lipophilic (oily) portion of paprika.[27]"

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I would not call Kraft cheese "cheddar" and I hesitate to even call it "cheese". I think legally it isn't cheese. Still bussin tho