Cheese, cheddar, processed

Australian produced processed cheddar cheese. Major ingredients include cheese and salt. Prepared by grinding, mixing, melting and emulsifying one or more varieties of cheese to form a homogeneous mass. Supplied as slices or blocks.

Proximates (except ash & fat), some vitamins, Mg, Mn, Zn were derived from a composite sample of 5 varieties of cheddar cheese (2x Kraft, Devondale, Kraft Deluxe and Home Brand) from Australia, purchased from 1 outlet in Sydney in 1988 (188/1989 AGAL). These nutrients were also determined for Australian processed cheddar as reported by the ADC (1999). Carbohydrates expressed as a sum total in ADC sample. Ash, ACAR, CRYP and vitamin C were determined only in the AGAL sample. Fatty acids, I, Ca, Na, P, Ni, Mo, Cr were derived from a composite of 5 samples collected in NSW, VIC, WA. Se, Fe in 2004 (22nd ATDS). Folates, pantothenate, tocopherols, biotin, and B6 were determined in composite of 8 samples (including two of natural cheddar) purchased in Victoria in 1997. Carotenes averaged across 1997 and earlier analyses. Dietary fibre was imputed. Fat was averaged across AGAL, Dairy Corporation and 22nd ATDS samples. Organic acids imputed from tasty cheese.