American cheese has an iconic, and unnatural-looking, yellow color. But why is it yellow? And what gives American cheese that ...

Color As the name suggests, white American cheese is white or pale ivory in color. It gets its color from the absence of additives like annatto, a natural dye from achiote seeds. While yellow ...

The cheese is deliberately turned this vibrant hue with a natural coloring called annatto. It doesn't contribute to the flavor of the cheese, so why is it added? We visited Leicestershire Handmade ...