Is American cheese and cheddar cheese the same thing?

Question

One of my coworkers is trying to tell me that it is the same thing. I know it's not, but I can't find any proof.

Answer 1

No.

American cheese is a common processed cheese. It is orange, yellow, or white in color and mild in flavor, with a medium-firm consistency, and melts easily. It has traditionally been made from a blend of cheeses, most often Colby and Cheddar. Today's American cheese is generally no longer made from a blend of all-natural cheeses, but instead is a processed cheese (i.e. it is manufactured from a set of ingredients such as milk, whey, milkfat, milk protein concentrate, whey protein concentrate, salt) which meets the legal definition of cheese.

Cheddar cheese is a fairly hard, pale yellow to orange, sharp-tasting cheese originating from the English village of Cheddar, in Somerset.  Cheddar cheese is the most popular cheese in the United Kingdom, accounting for 51% of the country's £1.9 billion annual cheese market. Although Cheddar cheese is originally English, it is also widely produced in other countries, including the rest of the UK, Ireland, the USA, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Canada.

Answer 2

No.

American cheese is processed cheese and cheddar cheese is (mostly?) real cheese.

Answer 3

nope

Answer 4

its definetly not