14 Best Vegan Cheese Brands, Ranked Worst To Best
Daiya is a major brand in the dairy-free cheese scene. Besides its selection of shreds, slices, sticks, and “cream cheeze,” you’ll find many of its products in the frozen section of the grocery store such as its cheezecake, vegetable crust pizza, and frozen burritos. For the sake of comparison, we choose to try its cheddar-style shreds. These shreds are made with tapioca starch, coconut oil, and chickpea protein, and are priced at $4.99.
The first thing we noticed about these shreds was the texture. Eating out of the bag was plasticky, brittle, grainy, and unpleasant. Granted, most people don’t eat shreds (even dairy ones) straight out of the bag, so we decided to try and melt this cheese. The Daiya cheese was very globby when it was melted down and didn’t spread evenly over the vegan nachos we tried to make. While there was a bit more flavor than the Go Veggie cheese we sampled, its poor texture makes Daiya one of our least favorite cheeses.
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