How to make sure you're getting real Parmesan cheese
Bloomberg News recently reported that some packaged grated Parmesan cheeses contain too much of a plant fiber called cellulose, according to a test conducted by an independent laboratory.
The cellulose mentioned is a powdered plant fiber that's completely legal in the US and is an FDA approved anti-clumping ingredient for pre-grated cheese. Cellulose is widely used throughout the food industry, helping to make foods like ice cream have a creamier mouthfeel and it's used in good quality grated cheeses, as well as not-so-great quality cheeses.
Since not all cheese is created equal, we turned to Liz Thorpe, cheese expert, consultant and author ofThe Cheese Chronicles, to get her tips for how to make sure you get real Parmesan every time ...










