Questions tagged [dairy-substitutes]
About plant-based substitutes for dairy products (such as milk, butter, cheese, cream and yogurt). Alternatives to these products are often made from soya, almonds, cashews, coconut, rice, oats, hemp seeds, or other nuts and grains. Dairy substitutes may have vitamins and minerals added.This tag applies when you need to replace a dairy-based food or ingredient or want information about a dairy substitute product.
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Optimum process to curdle lupine milk (leche de chocho)
Recently I tried to make Vegan Mozzarella Cheese directly from lupine milk (leche de chocho), but I had issues getting the curds to form after adding the acid.
Mozzarella is made by curdling the ...
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Hard, shelf-stable, fermented vegan cheeses
Why are there no shelf-stable vegan cheeses?
I'm looking for a recipe for vegan cheese, but I can't find any. Mostly what I find is basically soaked-nut hummus with some vinegar added.
Maybe they're &...
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Vegan foods with cheese-like texture
Are there any vegan foods with cheese-like texture?
I claim that people who originally consumed milk would switch to such foods, if they felt cows could benefit.
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Best environmentally friendly dairy free milk?
There are so many dairy-free milk options out there, but it is hard to determine if some are actually more detrimental to the environment (almond milk, for example has a high sustainability rating on ...
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What do you use instead of butter (on pancakes)?
I just recently started a vegan diet about a month ago.
I've been enjoying several vegan pancake recipes, but I'm not sure what to use instead of butter for the topping? I know some margarines are ...
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Calcium bioavailability in traditional tofu?
As a vegan, I intend to use tofu as my main source of protein, iron and calcium. Therefore, I am concerned about bioavailability (i.e. absorption divided by intake) of iron and calcium in tofu.
As far ...
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How is vegan butter made solid?
In the past, people switched to margarine thinking it was healthier than butter but then studies on trans fatty acids found in margarine suggested otherwise.
Given that history, I was wondering if ...
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Hand sieve vs nut milk bag for straining plant milk
I have been making non-dairy milk (mostly oat milk) for a while using a nut milk bag to strain, which has recently torn. I am looking for a replacement, and was wondering whether there is much ...
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How can I tell if this pizza is vegan?
Today the office in which I work provided pizza lunch for us, and the person ordering was extra thoughtful and ordered some additional special pizza for the few vegans who work in this office.
Upon ...
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Milk substitute for home-made glue
Home-brewers often use milk-based recipes — or literally just milk — to glue labels to bottles. Presumably it's the casein in the milk that allows this to work.
This kind of glue has the advantage ...
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Are most pizza doughs from chain restaurants vegan?
Assuming you can find a delivery place that offers vegan cheese substitutes or dairy-free flatbreads, is it safe to assume that the restaurant's dough recipe is vegan? What ingredients should you ask ...
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How do the health effects of butter and margarine compare?
I am slowly transitioning to a healthier diet and I am in a quandary about the health effects of butter and margarine. I went to buy a butter replacement and chose an olive spread. I'm in the uk.
My ...
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How can I make vegan cream cheese using potatoes?
I want to make vegan cream cheese using mashed or blender blended potatoes, but I can't find a recipe for it.
How can I achieve this?
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How do I make oat milk?
How do I make oat milk? I have oats and a blender, but what else do I need? I'd rather buy bulk oats rather than buying a packaged product.
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Experimenting with vegan cheese fermentation using real cheese crust: Is there a health risk?
I am doing my first experiments with vegan cheese, prepared by myself. In 2 out of the 3 tests I'm trying to use bacteria from a real cheese.
It's a French cheese, but an industrial one, whose taste ...
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