Premium quality, rich melting mozzarella/cheddar cheese products, such as hot-packed slices having a mozzarella-like firm texture and a cheddar flavor profile, are obtained by melting a mixture of 60 to 75 weight percent young natural mozzarella cheese, 20 to 75 weight percent of aged cheddar and less than 0.7 weight percent of sodium citrate, partially cooling the molten cheese and forming it into slice form.
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