American cheese's classic crayon orange-yellow color often comes from annatto. Annatto is made from the seeds of the achiote tree or "bixa orellana," and is regularly used as a natural food coloring.

board - cheese comes in a remarkable range of colors, from pale white to deep yellow-orange. Take cheddar, for instance - it ...

Amid the shades of pale yellow, bright ochre, soft orange, and crisp white, there is nothing more jarring than seeing a shade of green in the cheese aisle at the grocery store. Typically ...