The reason white cheese turns orange is due to the annatto that is a food coloring added to the cheese.
As the cheese ages it can change the color of the cheese even when it was white.
White cheese may also turn orange when heated or melted when it gets hot enough and causes the fat to split in the cheese which creates and orange colored grease.
There is no cheese that is actually naturally yellow or orange as the cheese gets it's yellow or orange color from a food coloring dye that is added to the milk during the cheese making process.
Yellow cheese and orange cheese is not a real thing in that it is natural as yellow cheese or orange cheese and is a result of food coloring like annatto which is added to the cheese to give the cheese it's yellow or orange color.
Without the coloring the yellow or orange cheese would be white or the color of milk.
The cheese is yellow or orange due to annatto that adds color and without the annatto the cheese would be white or the color of the milk.
The dye is added to the milk in the cheese making process to make it yellow or orange and to regulate color variations in milk that come from seasonal changes in a cows diet.
The little crystals on cheese are simply calcium salt of lactic acid which occurs as the cheese ages and the culture breaks down the lactose in the cheese and then produces the lactic acid.
As the lactic acid levels rise in the cheese they begin to bind with calcium ions and form the calcium lactate.
The cheese that has salt crystals are comté, aged cheddar, grana cheeses like Parmesan, Grana Padano, and pecorino romano, as well as old gouda.
Some cheeses such as industrial cheddar can also have salt crystals although in these types of cheeses they are considered a defect but they are valued in the above cheeses.
The healthiest cheese for your heart are low fat cheeses such as Mozzarella and cottage cheese, reduced fat cheese and feta cheese.
The low fat cheeses will provide less saturated fat than high fat cheeses and are better and healthier for your heart.
Mozzarella cheese is one of the best cheeses to add to a heart-healthy meal plan.
The Mozzarella cheese is a good source of protein and calcium, and even contains probiotics that can benefit gut and immune health.
Some of the healthiest cheeses are feta and goat cheese, which are better for lactose intolerance.
Cottage cheese and ricotta have more than 11 grams of muscle-building protein in a single serving.
Swiss cheese is naturally lower in sodium, so it is a good option for people with hypertension.
The cheeses that have the lowest cholesterol and fat include.
Cottage cheese: One cup of low-fat (1%) cottage cheese has 9mg of cholesterol and 1.5g of saturated fat.
Low-fat mozzarella cheese: A one-ounce serving of the part-skim variety has 18 mg of cholesterol and less than 3 g of saturated fat.
Some types of cheese are more likely to raise your blood pressure than other types of cheese.
You can keep your blood pressure down by eating cheeses that are naturally low in sodium, like Swiss, which has 75 milligrams per 1-ounce serving.
Goat, ricotta, and fresh mozzarella are good, too.
Processed and hard cheeses such as American and cottage cheese have more sodium.