velveeta question

[jimmie 48]

i need the nutrional values of velveeta if anybody's got a box sitting around.

[Richt]

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Out of interest, what is Velveeta?

I wonder if I know of it as a different name?

Rich

[jimmie 48]

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oh rich, it's a cheese food product. lol it melts really good for cheese sandwiches and over broccoli.
saty got me the numbers and a link to the product is on the last page of my chats journal.

[Richt]

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Ok, I still am none the wiser. It sounds as if it is processed, am I right?

[jimmie 48]

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Velveeta

yes it is processed. this might not be for newbies and i don't eat it every day, maybe a couple times a week? maybe once? i like it in scrambled eggs and it melts really well.

[LindaSue]

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Ingredients: MILK, WATER, MILKFAT, WHEY, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, ALGINATE, SODIUM CITRATE, APOCAROTENAL (COLOR), ANNATTO (COLOR), ENZYMES, CHEESE CULTURE.

Serving size - 1 ounce
80 calories
6 grams fat
3 carbs
0 fiber
5 grams protein
2 grams sugars

[jimmie 48]

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got it! thanks lindasue! i had posed the question in my journal and before i could even get it typed here, saty had a link posted for me.

thanks much!

[MotherOfGizmo]

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Ok, I still am none the wiser. It sounds as if it is processed, am I right?

OH Yea! it is 'processed", I call it "pretend' cheese! lol, John loves it though. It does melt really well!

[LindaSue]

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I wonder why the carbs are more than triple that of real cheddar cheese. Is that because the fat content is lower and thus the milk content is much higher?

1 ounce Velveeta: 85 Calories; 6g Fat (65.5% calories from fat); 5g Protein; 3g Carbohydrate; 0g Dietary Fiber

1 ounce Cheddar Cheese: 114 Calories; 9g Fat (74% calories from fat); 7g Protein; trace Carbohydrate; 0g Dietary Fiber

[MotherOfGizmo]

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I don't know is it the Whey?

[LindaSue]

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I don't know is it the Whey?

I don't know, but usuallly whey protein isolate is very low in carbs but that might not be the kind of whey that they're using.

[MotherOfGizmo]

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Yea, its not the isolate its regular Whey and Whey Protein, at least that's what's listed in the ingredients. I looked up Whey protein but the info I found was for a particular brand of whey protein so I don't know if its accurate for what Velveeta uses but it said that 1/2 cup of the stuff was 11 grams of carbs.

[jimmie 48]

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oh looky, i started a whole thing about velveeta. teehee

all i know is, it melts real good in my scrambled eggs and makes a great cheese sandwich.

[2big4mysize]

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whey is full of sugar carbs. some newbies learn that when they run to a healthfood store and get a bag of whey powder instead of whey protein powder.

Jimmie jo cream cheese will melt real well in eggs and not have as many sugar carbs :0

[Lisa M]

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Not a fan of the fake cheese.....but, I am educated even more.

Thanks for posting the question