Mar 16th

Daiya Cheese

Last year, I found this wonderful cheese alternative product called Daiya, made primarily from tapioca and arrowroot flours and pea protein. Available in 'Cheddar Style' and 'Italian Blend', it melts and stretches just like the 'real' thing!

After stalking the company for a few months, it was finally available for retail purchase at Whole Foods, but in an unattractive, bulk plastic package, stocked under the prepared pizza counter.  On the more refreshing side, I started noticing pizza parlors using this melting vegan goodness on their pies.

Then, this past week, I stumbled upon their booth at Expo West, and they are proud to finally have packaged the shredded 'cheez' like you'd see any other shredded mozzarella or cheddar. It will be available at Whole Foods in 2 weeks - April of this year. And the packaging is cute! Hip Hip Hooray!

From their website: Daiya is made entirely from plant-based ingredients.

The full list of ingredients are as follows: Purified water, tapioca and/or arrowroot flours, non-GMO expeller pressed canola and/or non-GMO expeller pressed safflower oil, coconut oil, pea protein, salt, inactive yeast, vegetable glycerin, natural flavors (derived from plants), xanthan gum, sunflower lecithin, vegan enzymes (no animal rennet or animal enzymes), vegan bacterial cultures, citric acid (for flavor), annatto.
  • Shredded Mixed
  • Italian Blend
  • Cheddar Style
  • Until April, bulk packaged Daiya available under the prepared pizza area @ Whole Foods

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