The present invention is directed to nutritionally superior cheese
products and their methods of manufacture. More particularly, this
invention is directed to the manufacture of nutritionally superior cheese
products having at least two phases wherein at least one phase is cheese
(e.g., process cheese, uncured natural cheese, cured natural cheese, and
the like) and at least one phase is a second edible phase (e.g., a cheese
different from the first phase, vegetables, meats, mixtures of vegetables
and meats, fruit, nuts, and the like). The nutritionally superior cheese
products of the present invention are prepared by co-extruding the two or
more phases such that the use of adhesives or heat to bind the at least
two phases is not required. Nutritional supplements (e.g., vitamins,
calcium, minerals, and the like) can be incorporated into one or more of
the at least two phases.