Cheese Alternative?

We were looking for grated parmesan cheese the other day, and this was all we could find - Grated Parmesan Cheese Alternative. The first few ingredients listed are: Food Starch, Water, Palm Oil, Artificial Maltodextrin Flavor, Salt, Powdered Cellulose, and eight more long unpronounceable chemical sounding words. Why? I'd much rather have the real thing!