To make individually wrapped slices, hot paste is injected into a strip of plastic wrap, which is then pressed flat and cooled in an ice water bath. The strip is then divided to create individual cheese slices. This is a costly process. Processed cheese products are not a deal.
What’s processed cheese made of?
Most of the time it hovers around 50% cheese, sometimes more and sometimes less, but at a base level, processed cheese is real cheese cut with other, non-cheese ingredients. Those extra ingredients can include salt, food dyes, preservatives, extra dairy, emulsifiers, or other artificial ingredients.