Velveeta cheese is not bad for you when consumed in moderation although when consumed in excess the Velveeta cheese can be bad for you as it's a real cheese.
Not only is Velveeta cheese high in calories, Velveeta cheese is also high in fat and sodium.
The nutritional information on the package of Velveeta cheese shows that the Velveeta cheese product has 6 g of fat per serving, but with 32 servings per box, you'll consume 196 g of fat should you use an entire box of regular Velveeta in a cheese dip or recipe.
The reason Velveeta is not refrigerated is because it's not a real cheese product so it doesn't require refrigeration unlike real cheese does.
Pure cheese requires refrigeration but since Velveeta is not pure cheese it doesn't need refrigeration.
Velveeta is not really a real cheese.
Velveeta cheese is labeled as being a pasteurized prepared cheese product because Velveeta cheese contains several ingredients which are not legally considered cheese.
The Velveeta cheese was invented by Joseph Frey in 1918 as a way to use up cheese scraps and byproducts.
The original Velveeta cheese product was made from cheddar, Colby and Swiss cheese scraps along with an emulsifier.
Today though Velveeta cheese is made of pasteurized milk, cheese culture, whey, canola oil, milk protein concentrate, modified starch, salt and various additional additives.
In the year 2002 the FDA had warned Kraft that Velveeta was being sold under an inaccurate label and Kraft then changed the label to pasteurized prepared cheese product.
Velveeta is okay to eat although it's also not the healthiest cheese to eat.
Not only is Velveeta cheese high in calories, Velveeta cheese is also high in fat and sodium.
The nutritional information on the package of Velveeta cheese shows that the Velveeta cheese product has 6 g of fat per serving, but with 32 servings per box, you'll consume 196 g of fat should you use an entire box of regular Velveeta in a cheese dip or recipe.
Some healthier substitutes for Velveeta are cheddar, cream cheese, and queso panela.