What is Ricotta Cheese and Processed Cheese?
What is
- Ricotta is an Italian whey cheese made from sheep or cow, goat, or Italian water buffalo milk whey left over from the production of cheese.
- Like other whey cheeses, it is made by coagulating the proteins that remain after the casein has been used to make cheese, notably albumin and globulin.
Processed cheese is a blend of more than one natural cheese and added with emulsifiers,saturated vegetable oils, extra salt,,food coloring, whey or sugar.