why is cheese yellow?

Question

why is chesse yellow - chedder cheese

Answer 1

This is a good question. I didn't know the answer to this one myself
until I moved to Wisconsin ("America's Dairyland", home of "cheese-
heads").

Most cheeses are naturally white or pale cream in color. The bright
orange and yellow cheeses such as cheddar, American, etc. commonly found
in the supermarket are dyed with a natural coloring called annatto. Some
regions (such as Vermont, in the United States) prefer not to color their
cheese and are proud of their white cheddar and other varieties.

In a related topic, it is also a common misconception that whiter, lighter
colored cheeses are less fattening, contain less cholesterol, or are in
some way healthier. You can see that this is not true since the orange
and yellow cheeses are usually different only because they are colored
with annatto.

Answer 2

Because of a food coloring called annatto.

"This is a good question. I didn't know the answer to this one myself
until I moved to Wisconsin ("America's Dairyland", home of "cheese-
heads").

Most cheeses are naturally white or pale cream in color. The bright
orange and yellow cheeses such as cheddar, American, etc. commonly found
in the supermarket are dyed with a natural coloring called annatto. Some
regions (such as Vermont, in the United States) prefer not to color their
cheese and are proud of their white cheddar and other varieties.

In a related topic, it is also a common misconception that whiter, lighter
colored cheeses are less fattening, contain less cholesterol, or are in
some way healthier. You can see that this is not true since the orange
and yellow cheeses are usually different only because they are colored
with annatto. "

Answer 3

Cheese is made from milk, when you add certain cultures to it- it changes the milk in to other products such as yogurt or cheese. The type of culture determines the color and texture of the resulting products. Such as green, blue, or yellow. Now to find out what cultures I am talking about. It won't hurt you to do a little reading of your own.

Answer 4

There is a yellow pigment in milk called B-carotene. It's not soluble in water, thus making it present in the fat fraction of the milk. When making cheese, the fat is more concentrated, making it have a yellow appearance. ;-)

Answer 5

most butter is yellow(ish) and it all comes from the same thing (milk) it could have something to do with the churning process of cow juice.

id talk to a few pilgrims for this one

Answer 6

Its just a dye that was added to the cheese

Answer 7

from the aging process. and all cheese is not yellow it the ingredients used and the process of aging.

Answer 8

Natural cheddar is actually white...yellow is an color additive; at least, that's what I've always been told.

Answer 9

There is both White Cheddar and Yellow. I don't know why.

Answer 10

because the enzymes that curddle the cheese let out a yellow secreation. disgusting, ain't it.