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982:Kraft Foods
923:Kraft Foods
682:Easy Cheese
590:color added
586:sorbic acid
566:lactic acid
487:Cholesterol
276:Ingredients
266:cheesesteak
247:Kraft Foods
201:Kraft Foods
191:Kraft Heinz
166:cheesesteak
36:Easy Cheese
18:Cheese Whiz
1658:Categories
1602:New Jersey
1517:Joey Vento
1458:Cheez Whiz
1322:Cup cheese
1307:Cheez Whiz
1201:Dream Whip
1191:Cheez Whiz
1163:Lunchables
1153:Jet-Puffed
1115:Kraft Mayo
1100:Bull's-Eye
1088:Condiments
709:References
625:Cheez Whiz
542:canola oil
254:corn chips
241:sauce and
235:Cheez Whiz
215:Introduced
144:Cheez Whiz
91:newspapers
1463:Provolone
1196:Cool Whip
1034:Capri Sun
1027:Beverages
1009:Stove Top
797:March 28,
617:Varieties
366:Saturated
270:junk food
1453:American
1441:Toppings
1392:Velveeta
1362:Magnolia
1327:Dairylea
1312:Chesdale
1234:Category
1216:Velveeta
1105:Claussen
1054:Kool-Aid
845:June 21,
839:Archived
835:30844154
791:Archived
781:(2024).
758:HuffPost
698:Velveeta
671:See also
510:Source:
480:Quantity
436:Quantity
430:Minerals
258:hot dogs
1586:Campo's
1377:Primula
1244:Commons
1079:Tassimo
1049:Gevalia
999:Calumet
598:enzymes
396:Protein
264:-style
223: (
207:Country
105:scholar
1470:Onions
1448:Cheese
1352:Korall
1148:Jell-O
991:Baking
901:
897:–162.
833:
823:
525:cheese
457:410 mg
450:Sodium
322:Sugars
292:Energy
243:spread
107:
100:
93:
86:
78:
1475:Fried
1183:Dairy
1074:Sanka
1069:Nabob
608:Sizes
376:Trans
187:Owner
181:Sauce
112:JSTOR
98:books
1337:Eden
1095:A.1.
899:ISBN
847:2024
831:PMID
821:ISBN
799:2024
765:2022
649:Ritz
562:salt
538:milk
534:whey
491:5 mg
256:and
225:1952
218:1952
210:U.S.
84:news
1064:MiO
895:161
787:FDA
455:18%
441:%DV
403:3 g
380:0 g
370:1 g
359:5 g
352:Fat
336:0 g
326:3 g
315:5 g
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