Fun facts about Cheddar cheese

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Did you know? Cheddar cheese is naturally white, so the orange color we see today is actually just a food dye called annatto, which comes from the seeds of a tropical achiote tree.

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3 facts about Cheddar cheese

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    In 1840, Queen Victoria received a massive wedding gift in the form of a Cheddar cheese that weighed over 1,000 pounds and was made using milk from 750 different cows.
  2. 2
    The iconic orange color of Cheddar cheese isn't natural; it was originally added by 17th-century cheesemakers to disguise inferior milk or mimic high-quality cheese from cows grazing on grass rich in beta-carotene, creating a marketing trend that persists in most supermarket blocks today.
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