Easy Cheese

Easy Cheese, is the trademark for a processed cheese spread product distributed by Mondelēz International. It is also referred to as aerosol cheese, spray cheese or simply cheese in a can, and is a descendant of squeeze cheese (a semi-solid cheesefood from the 1970s packaged in a squeezable plastic tube). Easy Cheese is packaged in metal can filled with air covered with a plastic cap that reveals a straight, flexible nozzle where the product is extruded.

It was first manufactured by Nabisco in 1965 in hopes to serve as the decadent topping on all foods. Advertisements often displayed the orange product adorned in flowy peaks atop hors d’oeuvres served on a glass platter. As the 1966 slogan says, it was “instant cheese for instant parties." Easy Cheese is currently available in Cheddar, Sharp Cheddar, Cheddar 'n Bacon, and American Flavor, but once included Pimento, Cheddar Blue Cheese, Shrimp Cocktail, and Pizza.

Easy Cheese contains milk, water, whey protein concentrate, canola oil, milk protein concentrate, sodium citrate, sodium phosphate, calcium phosphate, lactic acid, sorbic acid, sodium alginate, apocarotenal, annatto, cheese culture, and enzymes.

Processed cheese spreads, like Easy Cheese, have a moisture content that ranges from 44-60%, while its milk fat content must be greater than 20%. Milk proteins are needed for processed cheese spread production, and contains two main types: casein, which accounts for at least 80%, and whey protein, which can further be classified into α-lactalbumin and β-lactoglobulin. The manufacturing of processed cheese spreads use natural cheese with a composition that ranges from 60-75% intact casein.

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