Vegan Shredded Cheese Taste Test
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- Опубликовано: 13 июн 2024
- We went into the kitchen to do an epic vegan shredded cheese taste test challenge!
Over a few days we hit up 6 different local stores and found 10 different vegan shredded mozzarella cheeses. Now we’re dishing out the details on which is the best and ranking them so you don’t have to dish out money to decide yourself!
They are all dairy and egg free. Most are soy and gluten free. Some are free from all allergens.
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The brands we tried:
*Daiya Original
*Daiya Cutting Board Blend
*Good planet
*So Delicious
*Trader Joe’s
*Aldi’s Earth Grown
*365 Whole Foods
*Follow your heart
*Violife
*Parmela Creamery Nut Cheese
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love love love that i found this channel! i am working my way to becoming completely dairy and gluten free, and i am so impressed by the quality and trusting information i get from this amazing channel !!
Wow Rebekah, you're so sweet. Thanks so much, we are glad you found and trust us!
i don’t know how you guys don’t have more subscribers. you guys make such good quality videos!!
You're so kind, thank you for taking the time to say that! We are starting to grow, so hopefully YT continues the love
I am so happy i found this page! I have had bad congestion in my throat for a very long time and hack all night due to my love for cheese .It’s so expensive trying to find special cheeses so thxxxxxx ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for being so thorough, I value your opinion and will try the products that were in the top 3.
Love love love your channel!
You are so welcome! Hope you enjoy
You should get your hands on some miyokos mozzarella, it’s absolutely amazing. Their vegan butter is also superior to anything you have ever had.
We do love their butter!
Trust me it is not. Everything they make is sour and disgusting. Cheese isn’t supposed to be sour
Great video, brand packaging was so clear ! Can't wait to try your recommendations 👍🏾
Thank oyou
I'm glad I came across this video ive been thinking about making my own vegan cheese pizza lately but haven't decided what cheese. Thank you!!!
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent review!
Thanks so much
Since I cook with theses often I found that if you dome some tin foil over your pizza for half your cooking time the cheeze will melt it needs a little moisture to help it melt and then uncover and you cook a little longer and you get the browning on the top 😊
Thanks for the awesome tip!
New to all of this... Thank you! Your video was so helpful. 💛
Glad it was helpful! Check out our updated taste test too, it was posted a few weeks ago
my one problem with these cheese is the texture when they melt , it feel more sticky in the mouth , i find that Daiya sticky , the taste is better then before , i tried the Violife cheddar it is good but still feels sticky ..im still in search of the one and only stretchy cheese...
Right, I tried violife cheddar in a quesadilla and the cheese was so sticky, the flavor was ok thougg
@@maplesyrup6052 today , i love Daiya , it's the best , the shreds melts really good..they change their recipe
@@veganelduderino9392 I am definitely going to try it on my pizzas! I had it years ago and it was tasty but wasn't the best for me because it gave me gas (from tapioca startch). I hope it isn't as greasy as it was before
I get that, the more you add the more sticky mouth feel
@@maplesyrup6052 it's made from chickpeas now
Thank you guys for the awesome videos once again! I love Violife. Yummm
So happy that you enjoy! Violife is a great choice!
Just found you guys today. Great content. I only request that the music is lower and that you go a little slower. It's great information going way to fast. But, love that it's here to access next time I need to reference. Thank you!
Thanks for the feedback!
I actually bought the daiya cutting board & violife & was blown away how good BOTH were!!
Oh we're happy to hear that you like them!
Def needed this video. I'm a truck driver and want to start eating more plant-based.
Thank you!
Thank you for this video. I tried the followyourheart brand and it was perfect for my pizza.
so happy to hear that!
Is it sticky? Some vegan cheese feels sticky in the mouth when melted, Folloyourheart have that problem?
This is so much hardwork
Thanks
I'd like to be in the factory when they test some of these and come up with "melty and stretchy." What are they doing to achieve this?? ....anyway, we find Violife and Dayia Cutting Board to be the best. Thanks for the video!
hahaha right,b/c our idea of melty and stretchy are way different than yours LOL
The only thing stopping me from going vegan overnight is pizza. I LOVE pizza so much but the only vegan cheese I’ve ever had was daiya and it was ~nasty~ so I’m trying again to find a good cheese and I think I’ll try the follow your heart one.
We hope you love it or find one you do! We also just did an updated version of this! check it out
Follow Your Heart has definitely been my go-to pizza cheese, although its unfortunately really hard to find around where I live. I really enjoy the Violife cheese but I don't think you can buy it packaged in Canada unfortunately, although its available as an option at one of our pizza chains which is neat.
Ugh that's the worst when you love something but it's hard to find!
Buy it direct from the pizza chain. Go in during a slow time of day, better chance they will hook you up! Good luck!
Evan ye I love follow your heart too as it’s one of the only except Daiya that’s available in my area in Canada. And the chain pizza pizza carries violife which is awesome
@evan you can buy violife at Walmart
It's best to melt the cheese with a little bit of oil or butter right before putting it on the pizza.
Since making this video, we've found letting the cheese sit at room temperature while making the dough also helps
I am so appreciative of this video. I'm moving my way towards vegan more each day. In Jan I ended up with gastritis (it's gone now, thank God) but my doctor said I had to stay away from dairy, sugar, and tomatoes which are acidic. Any recommendations on a good vegan sauce to use on pizza besides a tomato sauce??
If you live near a Trader Joe’s they have a delicious vegan pesto that would be great on pizza! I’m glad to hear you are transitioning to veganism, I hope it’s going well☺️💕💕
Agree with pesto, but vegan cheese sauce too! We have a 10 minute one that is so good on pizza
Thanks!
Really appreciate this, thank you!
Holy [vegan] Cow! We don't yet have some of these options where I am, so I appreciate the survey of tantalizing options I can expect to see locally someday, cross fingers. I never cared about stretchability, but I do care about uniform melting, which I've only managed with a home made version, so this sciencey evaluation was useful. Plus, I got to watch you eat pizza over and over and over, which would be my dream job! Thanks For Posting : )
LOL at the first three words, we laughed at that! It's awkward to watch yourself on video eat pizza over and over, but isn't it the ultimate dream job HAHA. Thanks again for all the love!
nice video, thank you
Question what temp did you have the oven set to I didn’t hear the mention in the video or on the website unless I overlooked
Transitioning to a vegan diet and this video is so helpful! Also I'm from West Virginia too! Lol
Taste tests on auto play lol love them
Do you think it would be a good idea to combine the FYH, Violife, and Daiya Cutting Board mozz shreds into one blend of all three for making pizzas with? I'm curious how this would come out.
Never tried it, but they are all great options so don't see how you could go wrong
Thank you 🙏🏾
Any time!
I've never seen Good Planet or So Delicious brands◼ Vialife is my favorite cheese(mozzarella and cheddar), they even have slices
So Delicious I think is just at whole foods. Good Planet is coming out more and more
@@MakeItDairyFree o.k., thank you
@@joybrooks564 I have bought the So Delicious from Whole Foods. You also may be able to get it on Amazon at the right time if you have Prime, but a lot of things have been out of stock lately. It melted pretty well, but I didn't love the taste. It was too strong for me, but my bf liked it. I am also not a fan of Violife either, because it also has a strong taste to me and tastes like butter! Since you like Violife, maybe you might like So Delicious too?
I have only found the Good Planet at a store near me called Wegmans. Even though this one doesn't melt as well, I love the lighter taste of this one and it is one of my favorites. My bf and I love Whole Foods brand also. Since they don't melt well, I sometimes give them a head start and melt them a bit in a pan before adding it to pizza and it melts easier. They melt no problem in the microwave or in a pan. The melt and stretch of the Trader Joes/Aldi looked amazing! I need to try either of these next.
If you can't find either the So Delicious or Good Planet anywhere near you, you can order them from Vegan Essentials online. They have many others too. I've ordered many things from them over the years. They also offer a lot of different vegan options that you probably can't find in your local stores either. They have excellent customer service and package your items so well - in a styrofoam container inside a heavy duty box and if you purchase the ice packs they include a lot of them and they are reusable. I get the 3 day shipping because they are far from me and that shipping cost is the most reasonable. The stuff arrives cold even in the summer! I'm actually expecting an order to be delivered tomorrow! 😊 I am trying a new one I've never seen near me that supposedly melts well - Nabati mozzarella shreds. Another RUclipsr reviewed it a while ago (WorldOfRandomStuff) and it melted just like cheese and even browned like cheese! It looked amazing and I can't wait to try it!
If you haven't been able to try the Sweet Earth chickn, you need to order these from them! They are the most realistic chickn my family and I have ever had so far. I have found many of their meal bowls with the chickn pieces, but I can't find just these plain pieces anywhere except on their site. I want the plain pieces to cook them how I want. Their texture is incredible and they are just like chicken. I either marinate them and saute them in a pan, or bread and fry them. My bf prefers the marinated and sautéed way, because I burn them a bit and they come out just like the chicken dishes you get from a Chinese restaurant in the mall. I also tried making my own Bourbon sauce like the mall has, and it was really good, but it wasn't exactly the same. I am still trying to figure out how they make it! I can't find any recipe or product online that is exactly the same so far, and even if people say it's close it's not! I think I'm going to ask the Chinese restaurant in my mall if they buy the sauce or make it themselves lol..
I love the new Daiya
Please do the cheddar cheese test. I've seen different videos, but they had different opinions. I like y'alls test tasting better. I can always tell if it's good or not when Andrew tastes it.
We will!
So apparently wholefoods changed their cheese. Unfortunately for those with allergies it now contains corn. However it does in-fact melt. At least in a microwave.
nice test but none of these were available in Australia. the only ones available are Sheese and Bio-cheese.
We're so sorry to hear that :( We've never heard of those two here. What is your favorite of those?
My faaaavorite for pizza is Miyokos Mozzerella but it’s not shredded cheese in a bag it’s a small circular round (and pricey)!
We just got some to try!
The taste is good on Miyokos but I felt that it doesn't get that melty stretchy feel that the Daiya cutting board shreds do. I think they're better for pizzas that use less cheese, like a margherita style pizza
The violife and Follow your heart seem to be consistent winners. I’m excited to try them since my vegan journey is just starting!!
enjoy!
That green bag of mozzarella you locate at Aldi, it does melt
They have changed their formula since this video
Thank you so much...you guys should try the your pie vegan pizza
You're welcome. We don't have a location near us
@@MakeItDairyFree ok...thanks for replying..i really enjoy your videos
@@kayjey48 Thanks so much
Great value brand of vegan cheeses
The one was tried was decent
365 & trader Joe's look like the real deal , I got to check them out . Tfs
Hope you enjoy
Follow Your Heart is amazing.
:)
That daiya taste like death 🤣😂
LOL, try the cutting board blend if you haven't
They've recently improved on the flavor and texture
I'm looking for a vegan mayo taste test.
Holy shit so many options! I’ve been vegan for 3 years and here in where I live (a relatively small city in the south of Mexico) just recently stared having vegan options in supermarkets so yeah if we find vegan cheese, We’ll usually just find one brand
LOL! We live outside of Philadelphia, PA, USA so I think being near a major city really helps us find so many. I hope you get more options soon!
i recently jus became gluten/dairy free for health reasonings. every cheese i have tried had that mucus/snot texture in your mouth. is there any cheese that isn’t all gooey and has a real cheese texture or is it just something i have to get used to.
have you tried violife? Also try the block vs the shreds and shred it yourself
@@MakeItDairyFree sweet i will give it a try, thank you guys. do you have a preference on what block , i’m assuming violife?
@@mattmontana6554 Yes, the epic smoked is our favorite
Dosent the treader Joe's cheese have whey😔 I hope not I like that melt
some do, you have to be careful
@@MakeItDairyFree Thank you 🙏🏼
Is there a good vegan cheese that doesn’t contain nuts, soy or potatoes? I’m allergic to all of the above.
They only one we don't see with all 3 of those would be the Aldi brand, but we would recommend you call/email them to confirm potato
@@MakeItDairyFree thank you very much for getting back to me! Great channel! Keep up the good work! It’s so nice to have healthy options that taste good and I thank you for bringing them to attention! 👍
@@filthyrando3632 you're welcome and thank you so much!
Daiya is now owned by a japanese pharmaceutical company. I would say they probably test on animals so if you are wanting to aupport companys that support animals then maybe don't go for them . if you are vagan juat for fun or for health then it doesnt matter. Just thought ita good for everyone too know
LEYKIS 101 !!!
the content is great but the MASSIVE INCREASE IN MUSIC VOLUME is not.
Sorry about that, we're still pretty new and getting use to all the editing. Our newer videos should be better. Thanks for watching
You got a bomb ass camera sound is wtf
I think I could never change to vegan cheese. I don't mind cutting down meat consumption to a minimum but cheese is just was to important for me to substitute it.
Changing everything but cheese is still making a huge difference and maybe one day you'll change your mind ;)
@@MakeItDairyFree Maybe. Also noticed that autocorrect changed meat to near.. It never seems to work except for important words!
@Jimmy Peeps Comments like yours are the reason why people don't even try to change. Just let them try it before writing something like that dude. This just makes it worse. I tried to cut cheese out but found no good alternative that i can afford yet, simple as that.
The content is good, but the sound needs to be normalized so that music doesn't blast out of speakers after you crank the sound up to hear the talking.
Thanks we've fixed it in newer videos, unfortunately we can't change older ones
Great video! Is it possible to get the top 5 pinned in the comments?
Honestly, no. It wouldn't give people a reason to watch the video which is how we make an income and are able to continue producing videos, especially like this one that cost us a lot of money up front. Thanks for understanding
@@MakeItDairyFree I understand. Perhaps a side at the end showcasing the ranks in future videos? I am just asking because I had a hard time catching what was deemed the good ones. Sorry to be a bother.
Can I just eat all of those pizzas please?
HAHA we definitely needed to bring in help to eat them all LOL
@@MakeItDairyFree I mean, you can't let it go to waste!
@@danesveganjourney701 never lol
The music is so loud suddenly
sorry about that
i cant trust your opinion due to what u stated bout how u "really liked" Violife. Violife smells and tastes nothing like real mozzarella. it has a horribly disgusting flavor to it
I thought I was the only one who thought this. I can’t do vegan cheeses they all taste so bad to me I still need to find the right one
ok!
Best vegan cheese for pizza right here!!
ruclips.net/video/M4B6-81eEVg/видео.html
You do realize taste is subjective right and everyone has different taste buds 🤦♀️. I personally am not a vegan but I eat dairy free.. I have purchased violife mozzarella before and I don't care for the taste by itself plain but it was delicious in a salad!!
Geez so there is no good vegan cheese. violife sucks too. I tried it. Flavor is meh and it doesn’t melt.
how long have you been dairy free? If not long, we suggest waiting a few weeks before trying to sub anything
Sure there is good vegan cheese out there. You have to accept the fact that vegan cheese will not taste exactly like dairy cheese!! Just like zevia sodas are a replacement for diet sodas but zevia does not taste exactly like diet soda!
Common girl, its guaranteed that all the cheese imitation will suck, but at least can you put in some effort to make a better crust? Pizza is all about the crust!
half the video is a pizza dough recipe. waste of time
thanks for watching ;)
For the ones that didn’t give you a good melt you should try melting it just a tad before adding it to the pizza. There’s a vegan special on Netflix and they spoke on about getting the right vegan cheese for pizza. And the one solution they had was liquid cheese so if you have any of the brands that don’t melt as well just try melting it a little before adding it to your pizza so when it does bake it should melt more to your liking. Trial and error 🫶🏾