Soy cheese products deceive consumers, violate vegans

[Neven]

If you visit any natural grocery or health food store these days, you'll notice there are a lot of soy cheese products available. The implied message from the name of these products is that they are made with soy milk, not dairy products, and are therefore either healthier for you or appropriate for people who wish to avoid cow's milk for health reasons. But what they don't tell you is that virtually every soy cheese product on the market is made with a dairy product. That ingredient is casein, a milk protein.

 

It is, in fact, casein that is associated with most of the health problems and complaints described by people who consume cow's milk and dairy products. Those complaints include chronic sinus congestion, constipation, and even symptoms resembling asthma. That's because casein is a difficult protein for human beings to digest, which is why it is present in smaller quantities in human breast milk.

http://www.newstarget.com/003217.html

[Zack]

That's a pretty old article...there are quite a few truly vegan cheeses out there.

[Hero]

most of us know about casein in soycheeses.

 

and there are plenty of vegan soycheeses to be found, including some that "melt"

[CollegeB]

I just bought some faux feta 2 weeks ago. It was alright, I didnt try melting it or grating it which I should have. Either way puttin some vegan cheese in refried beans makes them taste very good.

[Neven]

Didn't know it was old, for me it was new

[Hero]

its all good

 

thanks for the info. there may be others who do not know.

[endurancewannabe]

Heh, I'm safe.

 

The soycheese I just bought is called "Vegan Cheese."

[Richard]

Man, that would suck. I've never come across a cheese which looks to be aimed at vegans which isn't vegan. Lame! The stuff I buy has the Vegan Society logo on it.

[Guest]

Even non-dairy creamers made for the general public have casein in them...I simply don't trust anything unless it says VEGAN on it...otherwise I read labels religiously.

[chesty leroux]

i found some vegan rice cheese recently, and make a vegan pizza and instead of melting it sort of puffed up and made a weird sort of cracker.

[Guest]

What rice cheese was it. I've yet to see one in a store(only on line). When I first went vegetarian I had a white rice cheese that was great but it wasn't vegan.

[chesty leroux]

whatever brand it is that makes the non vegan one has a vegan one now. it says vegan really big on the package. its not that awesome tho.

[Guest]

Did you ever try the old one??? I'm wondering if its as good because I really liked that...probably more than any soy cheese other than Follow Your Heart

[xjonfastx]

follow your heart is delicious! i am always on the look out for something better, though.

[oregonisaac]

I found this out the hard way, eating a nut loaf my mother prepared from soy cheese, and it made me very uncomfortable due to my eating a lot of it

 

For me the best bet is to use natural alternatives for the creaminess I crave from cheese, like a soaked and blended nut or a bit of avocado. I believe in that enough now that I do not crave cheese, I crave fat, and eat good fat!

[Guest]

follow your heart is delicious! i am always on the look out for something better, though.

 

Tofutti makes a mean sliced cheese. The american tastes very accurate, it melt and I love it. I haven't purchased it for a while though because its maybe only a bit healthier than the real stuff.

[Patrick]

I avoid cheese of any kind. Even if it's vegan. Very hard to digest.