processed cheese

or process cheese

noun

1. a mass-produced product made of one or more types of cheeses that have been heated and mixed with emulsifiers, colorings, flavorings, etc., primarily to retard spoilage and enhance spreadability at reduced cost.

Word History and Origins

Origin of processed cheese¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

The growing American influence over French cooking has turned Paris into a city of bad baguettes and processed cheese.

From The Daily Beast

The cheese spread or "food" and its cousin, the processed cheese, are handy, cheap and nasty.

From Project Gutenberg