Cheese spread is a soft spreadable cheese or processed cheese product. Various additional ingredients are sometimes used, such as multiple cheeses, fruits, vegetables and meats, and many types of cheese spreads exist. Pasteurized process cheese spread is a type of cheese spread prepared using pasteurized processed cheese and other ingredients.
Eru Goudkuipje Sambal, a Dutch commercial processed cheese spread prepared using chili paste as one of its ingredients.
Homemade pimento cheese spread with crackers
Easy Cheese, a pasteurized process cheese spread product, on a pretzel
Cheese ball, a type of cheese spread
Processed cheese is a product made from cheese mixed with an emulsifying agent. Additional ingredients, such as vegetable oils, unfermented dairy ingredients, salt, food coloring, or sugar may be included. As a result, many flavors, colors, and textures of processed cheese exist. Processed cheese typically contains around 50 to 60% cheese and 40 to 50% other ingredients.
A 5-pound block of Provel "pasteurized process cheddar, swiss, and provolone cheese"
Cheese spreads, such as this one, may be considered processed cheese in the broad sense
Cheez Whiz is a processed cheese used for dips and Philadelphia cheesesteaks
Slices of processed cheese
