Vegan cheese vs normal cheese

username1539513

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Which one is healthier for you?

Reply 1

FutureMissMRCS

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Vegan cheese, it has 0 cholesterol.

Reply 2

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Original post by FutureMissMRCS

Vegan cheese, it has 0 cholesterol.

Sounds good to me, can you recommend any good brands? I really like the taste and texture of Gouda but I’ve never tried any vegan cheese before

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Mo.Hamid

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Violife one is the best one I’ve tasted. Not too strong like a lot of vegan cheeses

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FutureMissMRCS

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I only ever had the violife cheese slices and sheese mozarella-I thought they were just okay, nothing special, I'm not a big fan of cheese in the first place so probably not the best person to ask. But I hope some other tsr vegans can help out. :colondollar:

Sorry that I'm of no use. But I heard the daiya cheese is meant to be good, but haven't had it myself.

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NotNotBatman

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For me in particular? Normal cheese.

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username1539513

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Original post by FutureMissMRCS

I only ever had the violife cheese slices and sheese mozarella-I thought they were just okay, nothing special, I'm not a big fan of cheese in the first place so probably not the best person to ask. But I hope some other tsr vegans can help out. :colondollar:

Sorry that I'm of no use. But I heard the daiya cheese is meant to be good, but haven't had it myself.

Thank you, I’ll try out these brands. Finding vegan alternatives to dairy that I like is proving a challenge :smile:

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Alesha1991

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Daiya cheese is the best one I've tried so far. Also Tesco do their own brand with jalapenos & chilli in it which I like. Violife is OK as well.

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black tea

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Original post by FutureMissMRCS

Vegan cheese, it has 0 cholesterol.

It has like 3 times more saturated fat than normal cheese...

Reply 9

username1539513

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Original post by black tea

It has like 3 times more saturated fat than normal cheese...

This is a bit concerning, can you show me?

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Nautilus

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Original post by Mo.Hamid

Violife one is the best one I’ve tasted. Not too strong like a lot of vegan cheeses

We call it vile-life because it tastes vile. It has a background vanillery/coconutty taste that tastes OK on first trying it, but then becomes rather sickly the more you eat.

IMO the best vegan alternative to cheese is Tyne Chease
https://www.tynechease.com/
However it is £££

Red Leicester mmmmm

Dunno. Quite expensive in my experience tho, the nice ones. Nutritional yeast tastes like cheese tho.

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Reply 13

black tea

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Never mind, got a bit confused with labels. The levels are actually pretty similar so neither is particularly healthy. If you are worried about saturated fat though, have a look at cheese by a brand called "eatlean".

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londonmyst

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Original post by AngryRedhead

Sounds good to me, can you recommend any good brands? I really like the taste and texture of Gouda but I’ve never tried any vegan cheese before

Have you tried the FYH style Gouda slices?
https://www.planetorganic.com/follow-yh-smoked-gouda-slices-200g/25142/

My dairy allergic best friend loves vegan Gouda.
She also gets koko soft cream cheese alternative, new roots soft camembert, vbites mozzarella slices and fit food smoked vegan deli slices.

I mostly eat vegan cheese to avoid putting on weight and have dairy as a treat or for a special occasion.
Violife is ok as pizza cheese but not a great tasting substitute for someone who can safely eat the dairy versions.
If you are interested in getting to know all vegan cheeses most supermarkets have vegan cheese as part of their free from ranges.
I've bought vegan cheese from asda, tesco, ocado and sainsbury's.
The planet organic vegan range is vast but pricey.

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Original post by Nautilus

We call it vile-life because it tastes vile. It has a background vanillery/coconutty taste that tastes OK on first trying it, but then becomes rather sickly the more you eat.

IMO the best vegan alternative to cheese is Tyne Chease
https://www.tynechease.com/
However it is £££

Thanks

Original post by Obolinda

Dunno. Quite expensive in my experience tho, the nice ones. Nutritional yeast tastes like cheese tho.

Thank you also

Original post by londonmyst

Have you tried the FYH style Gouda slices?
https://www.planetorganic.com/follow-yh-smoked-gouda-slices-200g/25142/

My dairy allergic best friend loves vegan Gouda.
She also gets koko soft cream cheese alternative, new roots soft camembert, vbites mozzarella slices and fit food smoked vegan deli slices.

I mostly eat vegan cheese to avoid putting on weight and have dairy as a treat or for a special occasion.
Violife is ok as pizza cheese but not a great tasting substitute for someone who can safely eat the dairy versions.
If you are interested in getting to know all vegan cheeses most supermarkets have vegan cheese as part of their free from ranges.
I've bought vegan cheese from asda, tesco, ocado and sainsbury's.
The planet organic vegan range is vast but pricey.

Thank you I’ll definitely look into this

Reply 16

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Original post by black tea

Never mind, got a bit confused with labels. The levels are actually pretty similar so neither is particularly healthy. If you are worried about saturated fat though, have a look at cheese by a brand called "eatlean".