Originally Posted by
Geri B
i think I read here awhile back, something about purchasing shredded cheeses having cellulose, or whatever the chem word for plastics is, to keep it from sticking together, probably why it doesn't melt well. Since reading that info, I only buy brick cheeses!
Cellulose is a wood product (think paper, rayon, bamboo, cellophane), not a petroleum product (Plastics). It is added to shredded choose to stop it form clumping.
I buy shredded cheese for my son, but use bricks of cheese with no "Modified Milk Ingredients" for cooking, sandwiches, pizza etc.