Compare plant-based butter & cheese
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Compare plant-based butters, spreads, and cheeses by base, oils, thickeners, and allergens. Products with incomplete labels are shown alongside reviewed records and remain unscored.
Research · Plant-based butter & cheese
What our research found about plant-based butter & cheese
Plant-based butters, spreads and cheeses are built from oils, starches and nut or oat bases rather than milkfat, so their labels look nothing like dairy butter or cheese. Typical lists start with a cultured nut or oat milk, then coconut, sunflower or other oils, starches or gums for structure, salt and natural flavors. That makes them useful for people avoiding dairy, but it also means the oil choice, the thickeners and the sodium are the points to compare.
Because these products stand in for dairy, check the stand-in claims too: protein and calcium are usually far lower than in dairy cheese, and a “butter” made from oat milk and sunflower oil lists a seed oil that an avoid-list will flag. Compare them with each other, by base (cashew, oat, coconut), oils used, and saturated fat per serving, rather than with dairy.
- Products
- 191 brand
- Full labels recorded
- 19100% of the shelf
- Maker says organic
- 0maker’s claim
- List an added sweetener
- 2of 19 labels
- List a seed oil
- 11of 19 labels
- Typical label length
- 8ingredients (median)
Counts use complete, current ingredient labels only. Records without a published label stay unknown and are never counted as clean.
What to compare
- Base and oils. Cashew, oat, almond or coconut base, and which oils (coconut, sunflower, olive) follow it.
- Thickeners and starches. Starches, gums and natural flavors give structure and flavor; compare how many are used.
- Saturated fat and sodium. Coconut-oil-based products can be high in saturated fat; compare per serving.
- Allergens. Nut, oat and soy bases are common allergen sources; read the allergen statement.
References
- Saturated fats American Heart Association
- Types of fat Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- Food allergies and allergen labeling U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Organic labeling and what the USDA Organic seal means USDA Agricultural Marketing Service
No listed matches for the nine checked groups
Current recorded statements have no listed matches for our nine default additive groups. This does not rank nutrition, allergies, safety, or sourcing quality.
Plant Milk Cheese Shreds, Taco Blend
Cultured Oat Milk (Water, Oat Flour*, Cultures)*, Coconut Oil*, Corn Starch*, Water, Contains 2% or less of: Potato Starch*, Tapioca Starch*, Jalapenos*, Sea Salt, Natural Flavor, Nutritional Yeast*, Organic Natural Flavor, Yeast Extract*, Annatto*, Spices*, Tomato*, Cane Sugar*, Garlic*, Onion*, Citric Acid
Jalapeño, Cashew Milk Cheese Spread
Organic Cashew Milk (Organic Cashews, Filtered Water), Organic Coconut Cream, Organic Jalapeno Peppers, Sea Salt, Natural Flavors, Organic Onion, Organic Garlic, Organic Smoked Paprika, Cultures.
Sundried Tomato, Cashew Milk Cheese Spread
Organic Cultured Cashew Milk (Organic Cashews, Filtered Water), Organic Coconut Oil, Organic Dried Tomatoes, Sea Salt, Organic Rice Miso (Organic Rice, Water, Sea Salt, Alcohol, Koji Culture), Natural Flavors, Nutritional Yeast, Organic Garlic, Cultures.
Everything, Cashew Milk Cream Cheese
Organic Cultured Cashew Milk (Organic Cashews, Filtered Water), Organic Coconut Cream, Organic Poppy Seeds, Organic Sesame Seeds, Organic Garlic, Organic Onions, Sea Salt, Natural Flavors, Cultures.
Savory Scallion, Cashew Milk Cream Cheese
Organic Cultured Cashew Milk (Organic Cashews, Filtered Water), Organic Coconut Cream, Natural Flavors, Sea Salt, Organic Green Onions, Organic White Pepper, Cultures.
Classic, Cashew Milk Cream Cheese
Organic Cultured Cashew Milk (Organic Cashews, Filtered Water), Organic Coconut Cream, Sea Salt, Natural Flavors, Cultures.
Roadhouse Cheddar, Cashew Milk Cheese Spread
Organic Cultured Cashew Milk (Organic Cashews, Filtered Water), Organic Coconut Oil, Organic Rice Miso (Organic Rice, Water, Salt, Alcohol, Koji Culture), Contains Less Than 2% of Nutritional Yeast, Sea Salt, Organic Yeast Extract, Organic Annatto for Color, Cultures, Natural Flavors.
Classic, Cashew Milk Mozzarella
Organic Cultured Cashew Milk (Filtered Water, Organic Cashews), Organic Coconut Oil, Organic Tapioca Starch, Sea Salt, Organic Agar, Mushroom Extract, Organic Konjac, Cultures.
All Plant-based butter & cheese Records (19)
Plant Milk Cheese Shreds, Taco Blend
Cultured Oat Milk (Water, Oat Flour*, Cultures)*, Coconut Oil*, Corn Starch*, Water, Contains 2% or less of: Potato Starch*, Tapioca Starch*, Jalapenos*, Sea Salt, Natural Flavor, Nutritional Yeast*, Organic Natural Flavor, Yeast Extract*, Annatto*, Spices*, Tomato*, Cane Sugar*, Garlic*, Onion*, Citric Acid
Jalapeño, Cashew Milk Cheese Spread
Organic Cashew Milk (Organic Cashews, Filtered Water), Organic Coconut Cream, Organic Jalapeno Peppers, Sea Salt, Natural Flavors, Organic Onion, Organic Garlic, Organic Smoked Paprika, Cultures.
European Style Plant Milk Butter, Unsalted
Organic Coconut Oil, Organic Cultured Cashew Milk (Filtered Water, Organic Cashews, Cultures), Filtered Water, Organic Sunflower Oil, Contains 2% or Less of: Organic Sunflower Lecithin, Natural Flavors
Garlic Parm, Oat Milk Butter
Organic High Oleic Sunflower Oil, Organic Cultured Whole Gran Oat Milk (Filtered Water, Organic Oats, Cultures), Organic Coconut Oil, Contains Less Than 2% of: Organic Garlic Powder, Nutritional Yeast, Organic Sunflower Lecithin, Sea Salt, Mushroom Extract, Natural Flavors, Organic Parsley, Organic Fruit and Vegetable Juice for Color, Organic Tumeric for Color, Organic Garlic Oil.
Cinnamon Brown Sugar, Oat Milk Butter
Organic High Oleic Sunflower Oil, Organic Cultured Whole Grain Oat Milk (Filtered Water, Organic Oats, Cultures), Organic Coconut Oil, Organic Brown Sugar, Contains Less Than 2% of: Sea Salt, Organic Sunflower Lecithin, Organic Cinnamon, Natural Flavors, Mushroom Extract, Organic Fruit and Vegetable Juice for Color, Organic Tumeric for Color.
Nut Free – Pourable Pizza Mozzarella
Organic Cultured Oat Milk (Water, Organic Oat Flour, Cultures), Organic Sunflower Oil, Organic Tapioca Starch, Sea Salt, Organic Sunflower Lecithin, Organic Konjac
Pourable Plant Milk Mozzarella®
Plant Milk (Filtered Water, Organic Cashews), Organic Sunflower Oil, Organic Tapioca Starch, Sea Salt,
European Style Plant Milk Butter, Salted
Organic Coconut Oil, Organic Cultured Cashew Milk (Filtered Water, Organic Cashews, Cultures), Filtered Water, Organic Sunflower Oil, Organic Sunflower Lecithin, Sea Salt, Natural Flavors.
Sundried Tomato, Cashew Milk Cheese Spread
Organic Cultured Cashew Milk (Organic Cashews, Filtered Water), Organic Coconut Oil, Organic Dried Tomatoes, Sea Salt, Organic Rice Miso (Organic Rice, Water, Sea Salt, Alcohol, Koji Culture), Natural Flavors, Nutritional Yeast, Organic Garlic, Cultures.
Classic Chive, Cashew Milk Cheese Spread
Organic Cultured Cashew Milk (Organic Cashews, Filtered Water), Organic Sunflower Oil, Organic Coconut Oil, Organic Chives, Sea Salt, Organic Rice Miso (Organic Rice, Water, Sea Salt, Alcohol, Koji Culture), Natural Flavors, Nutritional Yeast, Cultures.
Salted, Oat Milk Butter
Organic High Oleic Sunflower Oil, Organic Cultured Whole Grain Oatmilk (Filtered Water, Organic Oats, Cultures), Organic Coconut Oil, Contains Less Than 2% of: Organic Sunflower Lecithin, Sea Salt, Mushroom Extract, Natural Flavors, Organic Fruit and Vegetable Juice (Color), Organic Turmeric (Color).
Pourable Cashew Milk Mozzarella™
Organic Cultured Cashew Milk (Filtered Water, Organic Cashews), Organic Sunflower Oil, Organic Tapioca Starch, Sea Salt, Mushroom Extract, Organic Sunflower Lecithin, Organic Konjac, Cultures.
Everything, Cashew Milk Cream Cheese
Organic Cultured Cashew Milk (Organic Cashews, Filtered Water), Organic Coconut Cream, Organic Poppy Seeds, Organic Sesame Seeds, Organic Garlic, Organic Onions, Sea Salt, Natural Flavors, Cultures.
Savory Scallion, Cashew Milk Cream Cheese
Organic Cultured Cashew Milk (Organic Cashews, Filtered Water), Organic Coconut Cream, Natural Flavors, Sea Salt, Organic Green Onions, Organic White Pepper, Cultures.
Classic, Cashew Milk Cream Cheese
Organic Cultured Cashew Milk (Organic Cashews, Filtered Water), Organic Coconut Cream, Sea Salt, Natural Flavors, Cultures.
Unsalted, European Style Cashew Milk Butter
Organic Coconut Oil, Organic Cultured Cashew Milk (Filtered Water, Organic Cashews, Cultures), Filtered Water, Organic Sunflower Oil, Contains 2% or Less of: Organic Sunflower Lecithin, Natural Flavors
Roadhouse Cheddar, Cashew Milk Cheese Spread
Organic Cultured Cashew Milk (Organic Cashews, Filtered Water), Organic Coconut Oil, Organic Rice Miso (Organic Rice, Water, Salt, Alcohol, Koji Culture), Contains Less Than 2% of Nutritional Yeast, Sea Salt, Organic Yeast Extract, Organic Annatto for Color, Cultures, Natural Flavors.
Salted, European Style Cashew Milk Butter
Organic Coconut Oil, Organic Cultured Cashew Milk (Filtered Water, Organic Cashews, Cultures), Filtered Water, Organic Sunflower Oil, Organic Sunflower Lecithin, Sea Salt, Natural Flavors.
Classic, Cashew Milk Mozzarella
Organic Cultured Cashew Milk (Filtered Water, Organic Cashews), Organic Coconut Oil, Organic Tapioca Starch, Sea Salt, Organic Agar, Mushroom Extract, Organic Konjac, Cultures.
What Additives Are Monitored in Plant-based butter & cheese?
When assessing plant-based butter & cheese, common culprits include industrial seed oils, synthetic food dyes, MSG, and artificial preservatives. Explore our detailed ingredient guides to learn more: