Vegan cheese is a category of non-dairy, plant-based cheese analogues.
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10 Facts About Vegan cheese
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Vegan cheese can be made with components derived from vegetables, such as proteins, fats and milks .
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Non-dairy Vegan cheese originated in China in the 16th century and was made with fermented tofu or whole soy.
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From 2018 to 2020, several new companies were founded to make animal-free Vegan cheese, including New Culture, Change Foods, Legendairy Foods, and Better Dairy.
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In February 2019, a Vancouver, British Columbia, vegan cheese shop was ordered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to stop calling their products cheese as it was 'misleading' to consumers, despite the store stating that their cheese was always labeled as "dairy-free" and "plant-based".
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European Union regulations state that terms applicable to dairy products, including "Vegan cheese", can be used to market only products derived from animal milk.
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One vegan cheese product aims to solve this difficulty by making cheese with casein produced by yeast rather than by cows.
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Vegan cheese is generally not a good source of protein compared to dairy cheese.
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The vegan cheese had higher riboflavin and vitamin B12, making it an acceptable replacement for cheddar cheese in terms of those nutrients.
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The vegan cheese was found to be a useful source of calcium, but not as good a source as cheddar cheese.
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