Why You Should Shred Your Own Cheese
We've been doing some 'experimenting' at the Cottage after my husband seemed to develop a sensitivity to cheese. He noticed it a few months ago after eating certain dinners that contained cheese. About a half hour after eating, his skin became itchy and he had hives. At first, we thought he was developing an allergy to dairy, but as we started tracking what he ate we noticed that he didn't react to cheese slices or cheese cut from a block. At this point, I started reading labels and discovered some interesting ingredients like powdered cellulose and natamycin . Powdered cellulose: minuscule pieces of wood pulp that coat the cheese to keep it from clumping by blocking out moisture. My husband found this additional information about cellulose: Cellulose comes in various forms, each with a specific use. Beyond powdered cellulose, two other modified forms are common in food. Microcrystalline cellulose is either listed as such ...