Technically, Velveeta isn't a real cheese -- it's a pasteurized process cheese product. It's mostly full of milk, canola oil, milk protein concentrate, and sodium phosphate (an emulsifying agent).
According to the agency, American cheese is actually a "pasteurized process cheese." To be labeled as real cheese, a product needs to have a minimum of 51% actual cheese in the total weight, and the ...
“I also know it can be argued that it’s not a cheese, but I do think there is a place for Velveeta in the mac universe. There’s a certain silkiness achieved when it’s mixed into a mac that makes it ...