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[–] 15 points 8 months ago (6 children)

Some cheese varieties (cheddar, red Leicester) are traditionally coloured (with annatto)

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago (4 children)

    Cheddar is yellow usually in Britain, don't think I've ever seen it orange. It's only coloured funny in America

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (2 children)

    Yellow cheddar probably also has annatto colouring. Cheese can be naturally orange in the summer, but for a long time it has been more frequently obtained by colouring.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (1 child)

    Biggest UK brand says just milk, starter culture, rennet and salt.

    https://www.cathedralcity.co.uk/en/faqs

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago

    Yeah, annatto is a traditional cheese dye, but outside of the US cheddar doesn't often have much annatto if any, so it's not usually died orange. Here's a video of someone making a marbled cheddar cheese where one part has annatto and the other doesn't, so you can easily see the difference in the final product.

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