Analogue Pizza Cheese
Further information: Pizza cheese#Analogue pizza cheesesOne variant of pasteurized processed cheese dairy products are designed to melt well on pizza, while remaining chewy. These types of cheeses are sometimes referred to as analogue pizza cheese They are used on some commercially-produced pizzas in North America. These types of cheeses may be formulated for processing with basic cheese-making equipment but sans the additional equipment and processing that Mozzarella cheese requires, such as the processes of mixing and molding. They tend to have a soft texture and once melted, may have a slightly "stringy" quality when pulled or bitten into. They may lack in a fusion, or melting together of the shredded product when cooked.
It has been stated that pizza cheese appears to be the leading type of cheese analogue produced globally. Each year in the United States, 700 million frozen pizzas are sold, 3/4th of which contain cheese substitutes.
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