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Imitation or Substitute Cheese

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A type of processed cheese that are manufactured to offer a longer shelf life for consumers and retailers. When producing Imitation or Substitute Cheeses, the butter fat and water are removed from the cheese to make them more stable and provide an almost indefinite shelf life requiring very little refrigeration if any. Typically, the Imitation or Substitute cheeses are made with ingredients other than cheese which may enhance, improve or alter the nutritioinal components. Soy or milk-based ingredients are commonly used as substitute ingredients as a means to offer a product the helps digestion or other types of issues for consumers desiring a cheese alternatives.

Imitation and Substitute Cheeses have the Processed Cheese, rubbery-like texture with a mild or bland flavor due to the ingredients. The cheese has reduced-fat or no milk products included in the ingredients as well as vegetable oils substituted for butterfat. A soy-based or milk-based casein, which is a protein solid, is often used to replace the cheese curd required for processing the product into cheese. While Imitation Cheeses cannot always equal the nutritional value of natural or processed cheeses, Substitute Cheeses typically can equal others in nutrients.

Imitation or Substitute Cheese
Soy or Tofu Cheese Slices

USDA Nutrition Facts

Cheese food, imitation (USDA#44048)

Calories 137
Protein 22g
Total Fat 1g
Total Carbohydrates 8g
Dietary Fiber 0g
Sugars 8g
Potassium 336mg
Sodium 1239mg
Cholesterol 6mg

Milk, imitation, non-soy (USDA#43543)

Serving Size 1 cup
Calories 46
Protein 1g
Total Fat 2g
Total Carbohydrates 5g
Dietary Fiber 0g
Sugars 5g
Potassium 150mg
Sodium 55mg
Cholesterol 0mg

Cheese, american cheddar, imitation (USDA#43278)

Serving Size 1 cup
Calories 239
Protein 16g
Total Fat 14g
Total Carbohydrates 11g
Dietary Fiber 0g
Sugars 7g
Potassium 242mg
Sodium 1345mg
Cholesterol 36mg

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