SUBSTITUTES + ALTERNATIVESUPDATED FOR 2022
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Vegan Alternatives + Substitutes List
Bacon substitutes and alternatives include foods such as:
- Tempeh Bacon
- Vegan Bacon
- Try vegan bacon brands such as:
Beef substitutes and alternatives include foods such as:
- Beans
- Cultured Meat
- Eggplant / Aubergine
- Lentils
- Lupine
- Pea Protein
- Portobello Mushrooms
- Seitan
- Tempeh
- Texturized Vegetable Protein (TVP)
- Tofu
- Veggie Burgers
- Try vegan beef brands such as:
Brie substitutes and alternatives include foods such as:
- Nut Cheese
- Vegan Brie
- Try vegan brie brands such as:
Burger substitutes and alternatives include foods such as:
- Bean Burgers
- Jackfruit Sliders
- Lentil Burgers
- Portobello Mushroom Burgers
- Veggie Burgers
- Try vegan burger brands such as:
- Beyond Meat, Beyond Burger
Butter substitutes and alternatives include foods such as:
Buttermilk substitutes and alternatives include foods such as:
- Curdled Soymilk (Soymilk + Lemon Juice or White Vinegar)
Caesar Salad Dressing substitutes and alternatives include foods such as:
- Miso Dressing
- Try vegan Caesar salad dressing brands such as:
- Follow Your Heart Dressing
- Spectrum Organics Organic Vegan Caesar Salad Dressing
Cheddar Cheese substitutes and alternatives include foods such as:
- Coconut Cream Cheese
- Vegan Cheddar Cheese
- Try vegan cheese brands such as:
- Cheezly Mature Cheddar Style
- Daiya Cheddar Style Cheeze Sticks
Cheese substitutes and alternatives include foods such as:
- Nut Cheese
- Nutritional Yeast
- Soaked Cashews + Lemon juice
- Soy Cheese Slices
- Vegan Cheese
- Try vegan cheese brands such as:
Chevre substitutes and alternatives include foods such as:
- Nut Chevre
- Try vegan chevre brands such as:
Chicken substitutes and alternatives include foods such as:
- Chicken Style Seitan
- Cultivated Meat
- Jackfruit
- Soy Chicken
- Vegan Chicken
- Try vegan chicken brands such as:
- Abbot’s Butcher Slow Roast Chopped Chick’n
- Butler Soy Curls
- Gardein Chipotle Lime Crispy Fingers
- Gardein Meat Free Wings
- Hungry Planet Grilled Vegan Chicken Strips
- Jada Plant Based Chick’N Mix
- May Wah Vegan Chicken Nuggets
- Mon Cuisine Vegan Chicken Nuggets
- SoyJOCK Vegan Chicken Wings
Chorizo substitutes and alternatives include foods such as:
- Soy Chorizo
- Try vegan chorizo brands such as:
- El Burrito Soyrizo (pictured)
- Trader Joe’s Soy Chorizo
Cottage Cheese substitutes and alternatives include foods such as:
- Crumbled Tofu
- Tofu Cottage Cheese
- Vegan Cottage Cheese
Cream substitutes and alternatives include foods such as:
- Cashew Cream
- Coconut Cream
- Vegan Cream
- Try vegan cream brands such as:
Cream Cheese substitutes and alternatives include foods such as:
- Coconut Cream Cheese
- Tofu Cream Cheese
- Try vegan cream cheese brands such as:
Egg substitutes and alternatives include foods such as:
- Applesauce
- Aquafaba
- Chia Seed Eggs
- Egg Replacer
- Flaxseed Eggs
- Mashed Banana
- Pureed Tofu
- Try vegan egg brands such as:
- Ener-G Egg Replacer
- JUST Egg
- Orgran Natural Egg Replacer For Baking
- Neat Egg
- PaneRiso Foods Egg Replacer
- Vegan Fried Egg by BeLeaf
Feta substitutes and alternatives include foods such as:
- Almond Feta
- Tofu Feta
- Vegan Feta
- Try vegan feta brands such as:
- Violife Just Like Greek Feta Cheese Block (pictured)
Gelatin substitutes and alternatives include foods such as:
Ghee substitutes and alternatives include foods such as:
- Vegan-Butter
- Vegan-Ghee
- Try vegan ghee brands such as:
Gravy substitutes and alternatives include foods such as:
- Vegetable Broth + Cornstarch
- Try vegan gravy brands such as:
Honey substitutes and alternatives include foods such as:
- Agave Nectar
- Cane Sugar
- Maple Syrup
- Molasses
- Sucanat
- Vegan Honey
- Try vegan honey brands such as:
Hot Dogs substitutes and alternatives include foods such as:
- Not Dogs
- Plant Based Sausages
- Tofu Links
- Vegan Hot Dogs
- Vegan Sausages
- Veggie Dogs
- Try vegan hot dog brands such as:
- SoyBoy Vegetarian Franks
- Tofurky Franks
- Yves Veggie Dogs
Gouda substitutes and alternatives include foods such as:
- Mock Cheeses
- Vegan Gouda
- Try vegan gouda brands such as:
Ice Cream substitutes and alternatives include foods such as:
- Coconut Cream Ice Cream
- Cultured Milk Ice Cream
- Nice Cream
- Soy Ice Cream
- Try vegan ice cream brands such as:
Lard substitutes and alternatives include foods such as:
- Olive Oil
- Shortening
- Vegan-Butter
- Vegetable Oil
Lamb substitutes and alternatives include foods such as:
- Eggplant
- Portobello Mushrooms
- Seitan “Lamb”
- Smoked Tofu
- Texturized Vegetable Protein (TVP)
Mayonnaise substitutes and alternatives include foods such as:
- Grape Seed Oil Mayonnaise
- Tofu Mayonnaise
- Soy Mayonnaise
- Vegan Mayonnaise
- Veganaise
- Try vegan mayo brands such as:
Meat substitutes and alternatives include foods such as:
- Aubergine
- Beans
- Cultured Meat
- Eggplant
- Falafel
- Jackfruit
- Lab Grown Meat
- Lentils
- Mushrooms
- Quinoa
- Seitan
- Tempeh
- Texturized Vegetable Protein (TVP)
- Tofu
- Vital Wheat Gluten
- Try vegan meat brands such as:
Milk substitutes and alternatives include foods such as:
- Cashew Milk
- Coconut Milk
- Hazelnut Milk
- Hemp Milk
- Oat Milk
- Rice Milk
- Soy Milk
- Try vegan milk brands such as:
- Hemp Dream
- Pacific Natural Foods
- Rice Dream
- Silk Soy Milk
- Soy Dream
- Tempt Hemp Milk
Mozzarella substitutes and alternatives include foods such as:
- Mock Cheese
- Vegan Mozzarella
- Try vegan mozzarella brands such as:
Parmesan substitutes and alternatives include foods such as:
- Cashew Cheese
- Mock Parmesan Cheese
- Nutritional Yeast + Cashews
- Try vegan parmesan brands such as:
Pate substitutes and alternatives include foods such as:
- Blended Roasted and Seasoned Vegetables
- Try vegan pate brands such as:
- Tartex Vegan Pâté (pictured)
Pesto substitutes and alternatives include foods such as:
- Nutritional Yeast Pesto
- Dairy Free Pesto
- Vegan Pesto
- Try vegan pesto brands such as:
Pork substitutes and alternatives include foods such as:
- Beans
- Cell Based Meat
- Eggplant
- Jackfruit
- Lentils
- Portobello Mushrooms
- Seitan
- Tempeh
- Texturized Vegetable Protein (TVP)
- Tofu
- Try vegan pork brands such as:
- Jada Porkless Mix (pictured)
Ranch Salad Dressing substitutes and alternatives include foods such as:
- Vegan Ranch Dressing
- Try vegan Ranch Dressing brands such as:
Ribs substitutes and alternatives include foods such as:
- Pre made Vegan Ribs
- Try vegan ribs brands such as:
- MorningStar Farms BBQ Riblets
- Vegetarian Plus Vegan Citrus Sparerib Cutlets
Ricotta Cheese substitutes and alternatives include foods such as:
- Cashew Tofu Ricotta
- Vegan Ricotta
Sausage substitutes and alternatives include foods such as:
- Tofu Sausages
- Try vegan sausage brands such as:
- Beyond Sausage
Seafood substitutes and alternatives include foods such as:
- Fava Beans + Seaweed
- Jackfruit Crab Cakes
- Vegan-Shrimp
- Vegan-Tuna
- Try vegan seafood brands such as:
Sour Cream substitutes and alternatives include foods such as:
- Coconut Sour Cream
- Tofu Sour Cream
- Try vegan sour cream brands such as:
- Tofutti Sour Supreme Better Than Sour Cream
- Wayfare Foods We Can’t Say It’s Sour Cream
Tuna substitutes and alternatives include foods such as:
- Pre-made Soy Based Tuna
- Soy and Seaweed Extract
- Veggie Protein and Soy Powder
- Try vegan tuna brands such as:
Turkey substitutes and alternatives include foods such as:
- Tofu
- Seitan
- Tempeh
- Texturized Vegetable Protein (TVP)
- Vegan Turkey
- Try vegan turkey brands such as:
Veal substitutes and alternatives include foods such as:
- Beets
- Cell Based Meat
- Eggplant
- Vegan Schnitzel
Worcestershire Sauce substitutes and alternatives include foods such as:
- Amino Acids
- Soy Sauce
- Tamari Sauce
- Vegan Worcestershire Sauce
- Try vegan tuna brands such as:
Yogurt substitutes and alternatives include foods such as:
- Coconut Yogurt
- Oat Yogurt
- Soy Yogurt
- Try vegan yogurt brands such as:
Adriane Marie
As an educator, author and conscious consumer advocate, I study and organize ethical info for you to quickly see how our purchases impact animals, people and the planet. I hope you find this HEALabel knowledge useful and can apply it to your life for personal and societal improvement and empowerment.
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