In a typical American grocery store, many of the individually wrapped orange slices in the "cheese" section do not legally meet the requirements to be considere

In a typical American grocery store, many of the individually wrapped orange slices in the "cheese" section do not legally meet the requirements to be considered cheese. They still have their uses though (it's great for grilled cheese sandwiches, and contains emulsifiers that makes it great in soups or mac & cheese). There's also "American cheese" which is cheese, usually along the lines of a very mild cheddar, it's also a totally fine product. This goes into detail better than I could without just quoting it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_cheese#Regulation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_cheese#Regulation