Vegan cheese

Vegan cheese is a non-dairy or plant cheese analogue aimed at vegans and other people who want to avoid animal products, including those who are lactose-intolerant. As with plant milk, vegan cheese can be made from sesame seeds, soybeans, coconut oil, rice, almonds and other nuts, and nutritional yeast.

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• Simple vegan cheese recipes
• People try vegan cheese for the first time
• References

Vegan cheese is cholesterol-free and may be a good source of soy protein. Several brands melt in the way dairy cheese does. Popular brands include Sheese (a Scottish brand), Biocheese, Cheezly, Daiya, Teese and Tofutti.

In 2016, a Facebook user's complaint that dairy-free cheese substitutes are "not cheese" and suggesting vegan cheese be renamed "Gary" became viral, with vegans and others enthusiastically endorsing the new name.