Abstract: A sliced, flavored cheese product and methods of flavoring cheese is disclosed in which individual slices of cheese are separated by an interleaf paper barrier that includes a flavoring component, such as smoke flavor, applied to at least one of the two surfaces thereof. By placing each cheese slice in contact with the flavored interleaf paper, and packaging the cheese slices in a conventional manner, the cheese slices therein are imparted with the flavoring component, thereby providing a flavored cheese slice. A variety of different types of cheeses can be flavored with the methods of flavoring cheese of the present invention.

Abstract: A shredded cheese product blend and a method of making such a shredded cheese product blend is disclosed in which the blend is a mixture of one or more types of shredded cheese and one or more kinds of vegetable and/or fruit particles, and optionally also includes one or more spices. One or more shredded cheeses are blended with one or more vegetable and/or fruit particles having reduced moisture content in selected relative amounts, with the shredded cheese product blend then being packaged in a conventional manner. A variety of different cheeses can be shredded, or a blend of two or more cheeses can be shredded and mixed together. A number of different vegetables and/or fruits can be used, and combinations of two or more vegetables and/or fruits can be particularized and mixed together.