In America and other places that is not “cheese.” It is at best processed cheese or processed cheese food. Such cheeses either do not contain a high enough concentration of cheese, or aren’t cheese. Cheese comes from milk. When you use certain milk byproducts or fats- it’s not legally cheese. Combining more than one cheese will generally make something a “processed cheese” “cheese product” as well- and many such products are cut with oils and other dairy products besides milk and then are no longer cheese.
Reading this makes me think of a movie premise where a dairy megacorporation is hunting down anthropomorphic slices of cheese for not being up to standard Ala Blade Runner. Call it... Illegally Cheese.
Is that a bad thing? Well... gelatins like jello often use meat based products. You likely wouldn’t want jello to be advertised and sold as meat- nor would one be disturbed that their jello didn’t say “meat” on it. The “chocolate flavor” in many things isn’t actually chocolate, and surprisingly few “blueberry” foods- even ones that seem to have whole real berries- actually have blue berries in them. So don’t fret too much over the fact your singles don’t say cheese- that’s because it isn’t cheese!
The popular snack- Yan-Yan, a cup with “cookie” or “biscuit” sticks and a dip? Those contain cheese as an ingredient too! But they aren’t labeled as “cheese yan yan” are they? The “chocolate” or “strawberry” ones are FLAVORED- they aren’t “chocolate” for instance but “chocolate flavored” dip. In general the less “processed” a food the easier it is to fit into a balanced diet- so “processed cheese” style foods aren’t inherently something that fits with any large amount into a healthy lifestyle- but are like many things probably fine in moderation.
I am going to tell you the BEST way to see if your cheese is what me and my family call "Plastic Cheese". This "Plastic Cheese" when cooked gets hard and does not melt. It doesnt even turn black it just turns into a kitchen tile.
If you read the ingredients on the cheese and anywhere in it, it says Soy it is the "Plastic Cheese". If it says Soy it means most or all the other ingredients are not in any way dairy. It maybe be cheaper cheese but trust me it is not cheese.
Now if you are lactose intolerant dont buy that shit either. Buy cheese that specifically say for lactose intolerance. Or says on the label made with soy. If it flat out says made with soy and not trying to hide it in ingredients than it be better made.
Gelatin is not a meat-based product, it is an animal-based product. It's made from the boiled bones and hides of slaughtered animals, no meat is used. "Chocolate-flavored" always makes my throat swell shut, a horrible allergy that isn't always pointed out on packaging (low quality "chocolate" also sends me to the emergency room, only the highest quality for me lol).
If you read the ingredients on the cheese and anywhere in it, it says Soy it is the "Plastic Cheese". If it says Soy it means most or all the other ingredients are not in any way dairy. It maybe be cheaper cheese but trust me it is not cheese.
Now if you are lactose intolerant dont buy that shit either. Buy cheese that specifically say for lactose intolerance. Or says on the label made with soy. If it flat out says made with soy and not trying to hide it in ingredients than it be better made.
What the hell man