Table 2.
Percentage of non-dairy cheese alternatives meeting or exceeding the suggested guidelines per serving, listed according to the base type and for the total number of cheese alternatives.
| Total | Almond | Cashew | Cashew and Coconut | Coconut | Oat | Soy and Coconut | Others 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 245 | 7 | 35 | 61 | 106 | 16 | 6 | 14 |
| At least | ||||||||
| At least 5 g protein (10% DV) | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calcium fortification | 19 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 38 | 17 | 57 |
| Vitamin D fortification | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vitamin B12 fortification | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No more than | ||||||||
| 115 mg sodium (5% DV) | 15 | 29 | 34 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1 g saturated fat (5% DV) | 14 | 100 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 21 |
| 4 g of fat (5% DV) | 4.5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 100 calories (5% DV) | 81 | 86 | 66 | 67 | 93 | 100 | 17 | 7 |
| High levels | ||||||||
| 4 g or more saturated fat (20% DV) | 57 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 87 | 44 | 83 | 7 |
| More than 15.5 g fat (20% DV) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 230 mg sodium or more (10% DV) | 32 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 46 | 44 | 17 | 71 |
1 Palm fruit oil and corn and/or potato starch (n = 5), potato starch and canola oil (n = 3), tapioca flour and canola/safflower oil (n = 2), soy or other vegetable oil (n = 3), coconut and oats (n = 1).