Table 3.
Some examples of fermented plant-based dairy analogues on the market and commercial starter cultures.
| Brand | Product | Ingredients/Application | Cultures (If Specified) 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fermented cream products | |||
| Forager Project | Organic Dairy-Free Sour Cream | Coconut and cashew milk (filtered water, coconut cream, cashews), tapioca starch, sea salt, pectin, distilled vinegar, lactic acid, locust bean gum, tricalcium phosphate, agar, live active cultures |
St. thermophilus2, L. bulgaricus, L. acidophilus, B. bifidus, Lc. lactis, L. plantarum |
| Good Karma | Plant-Based Sour Cream Dairy-Free Alternative | Water, coconut oil, tapioca flour, pea protein, dextrose, corn starch (unmodified, identity preserved), tricalcium phosphate, sea salt, sunflower lecithin, lactic acid (vegan), natural flavour, vitamin A palmitate, vitamin D2, vitamin B12, live and active cultures | Unspecified |
| Kite Hill | Sour Cream Alternative | Almond milk (water, almonds), coconut oil, rice starch, coconut milk, maltodextrin, chickpea protein, salt, cultures |
Unspecified |
| Tzatziki | Almond milk (water, almonds), cucumbers, rice starch, tapioca flour, salt, garlic, dill, onions, maltodextrin, lemon juice concentrate, locust bean gum, black pepper, natural flavour, live active cultures |
Unspecified | |
| European Style Butter Alternative |
High oleic sunflower oil, cultured almond milk (water, almonds, cultures), coconut oil, natural flavours, cocoa butter, cultured dextrose, sea salt, sunflower lecithin, lactic acid, β-carotene (for colour) |
Unspecified | |
| Lauds | Cultured Oat Butter | Organic coconut oil, oat milk yoghurt (water, organic oats, yellow split peas, potato starch, natural cultures), sunflower oil, non-GMO soy lecithin, Tasmanian sea salt, natural colour (β-carotene), preservative (sorbic acid) | Unspecified (yoghurt base) |
| Miyoko’s Creamery | European Style Cultured Vegan 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, organic cultured dextrose, natural flavours derived from oregano, flaxseed, and plums, lactic acid |
Unspecified |
| Spreadable Cultured Vegan Oat Milk Butter |
Organic sunflower oil, organic cultured whole grain oat milk (filtered water, cultured organic oats), organic coconut oil, contains less than 2% of organic sunflower lecithin, sea salt, organic cultured dextrose, lactic acid, natural flavours derived from oregano, flaxseed, and plums | Unspecified | |
| The Vegan Dairy | Cultured Butter | Organic cashew nuts, organic coconut oil, cold pressed rice bran oil, filtered water, natural vegan cultures, sea salt, soy lecithin, natural vegan colouring derived from sunflowers | Unspecified |
| wildbrine | wildCREAMERY Sour Cream Alternative | Water, sunflower oil, coconut oil, cashews, tapioca flour; contains 2% or less of: oats, chickpeas, sea salt, cabbage, cultured dextrose |
Lactobacillus cultures |
| wildCREAMERY Oat Butter Alternative |
Coconut oil, sunflower oil, oat milk (water, oats), water, potato, sweet potato; contains 2% or less of: sunflower lecithin, sea salt, cabbage, culture dextrose |
Lactobacillus cultures | |
| wildCREAMERY European Style ButterAlternative |
Coconut oil, water, sunflower oil, cashews; contains 2% or less of: sunflower lecithin, yam, sea salt, cabbage, oats, cultured dextrose | Lactobacillus cultures | |
| Yoghurt and drinkable yoghurt | |||
| Alpro | Plain No Sugars | Soya base (water, hulled soya beans (10.7%)), calcium (tricalcium citrate), acidity regulators (sodium citrates, citric acid), stabiliser (pectins), natural flavouring, sea salt, antioxidants (tocopherol-rich extract, fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid), vitamins (B12, D2), yogurt cultures |
St. thermophilus, L. bulgaricus |
| Greek Style Plain | Soya base (water, hulled soya beans (15.7%)), sugar, stabiliser (pectins), calcium (tricalcium citrate), acidity regulators (sodium citrates, citric acid), natural flavouring, sea salt, antioxidants (tocopherol-rich extract, fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid), vitamins (B12, D2), yogurt cultures |
St. thermophilus, L. bulgaricus | |
| Greek Style Coconut | Coconut milk (45%) (coconut cream, water), water, coconut water (20%), modified starch, thickeners (pectin, agar), natural flavourings, sea salt, cultures |
St. thermophilus, L bulgaricus, B. lactis |
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| Greek Style Oat | Oat base (water, oat (11.1%)), sunflower oil, modified starches, soluble corn fibre, pea protein, calcium (tricalcium phosphate), acidity regulators (malic acid, citric acid, sodium citrates), thickeners (pectin, agar), natural flavourings, cultures, vitamins (B12, D2) |
St. thermophilus, Lc. cremoris, Lc. lactis, L. casei, L. acidophilus |
|
| Absolutely Oat | Oat base (water, oat (15.5%)), modified starch, chicory root fibre, pea protein, sunflower oil, natural flavouring, cultures |
Lc. lactis, B. lactis, L. acidophilus, St. thermophilus, L. bulgaricus |
|
| Cocobella | Dairy-Free Coconut Yoghurt |
Coconut yoghurt (water, coconut milk, native starch, tapioca syrup, carob bean extract, agar, yoghurt cultures and probiotics) |
Bifidobacterium spp., L. acidophilus, L. bulgaricus, L. paracasei, St. thermophilus |
| Cocos Organic |
Organic Coconut Milk Yoghurt Alternative |
Organic coconut milk (98%), organic tapioca starch, live vegan cultures |
Unspecified |
| COYO | Natural Organic Coconut Milk Yoghurt Alternative | Organic coconut milk (97%), organic tapioca starch, live vegan cultures | Unspecified |
| Forager Project | Cashew milk Dairy-Free Yogurt |
Cashew milk (filtered water, cashews), tapioca starch, locust bean gum, coconut cream, live active cultures |
St. thermophilus, L. bulgaricus, L. acidophilus, B. bifidus, Lc. lactis, L. plantarum |
| Unsweetened Drinkable Yogurt |
Cashew milk (filtered water, cashews), tapioca starch, coconut cream, live active cultures |
St. thermophilus, L. bulgaricus, B. bifidum, B. lactis, L. acidophilus, L. casei, L. paracasei, L. plantarum, L. rhamnosus |
|
| Kite Hill | Almond Milk Yogurt (Plain) | Almond milk (water, almonds), cane sugar, starch, citrus fiber, locust bean gum, xanthan gum, live active cultures |
St. thermophilus, L. bulgaricus, L. acidophilus, bifidobacteria |
| Blissful Coconut Milk Yogurts (Plain Unsweetened) |
Coconut cream (water, coconut), modified tapioca starch, salt, live active cultures, vitamin D2, vitamin B12 |
St. thermophilus, L. bulgaricus, L. acidophilus, bifidobacteria |
|
| Greek Style Yogurts (Plain Unsweetened) |
Almond milk (water, almonds), soy protein isolate, tapioca starch, natural flavours, live active cultures |
St. thermophilus, L. bulgaricus, L. acidophilus, bifidobacteria, L. plantarum |
|
| Nush | Dairy-Free Organic Almond Yog (Natural) |
Organic almond milk (95%) (filtered water/organic almonds), organic tapioca starch, thickener: organic carob gum, live vegan cultures |
Unspecified |
| Oatly | Oatgurt Plain | Oat milk (water, oats), low erucic acid rapeseed oil, potato starch. Contains 2% or less of: dextrose, pea protein, potato protein, calcium carbonate, guar gum, tricalcium phosphate, locust bean gum, live active cultures) |
St. thermophilus, L. bulgaricus, L. casei, L. acidophilus, B. lactis |
| Raglan Food | Dairy-Free Coconut Yoghurt (Natural Greek Style) |
Organic coconut cream, natural starch (corn), live vegan cultures |
L. acidophilus, Bifidobacterium spp. |
| Sojade | Greek Style Soya Yogurt Alternative, Organic |
Soya drink 99% (water, soya beans 12.5%), thickener: pectin, selected ferments | L. acidophilus, Bifidobacterium spp. |
| Cheese | |||
| Forager Project | Vegan Jack | Forager Project Yogurt (cashew milk (filtered water, cashews), tapioca starch, coconut cream, cultures), water, coconut oil, maize starch, tapioca starch, sea salt, calcium phosphate, natural flavours, fava bean protein flour, cultured dextrose, lactic acid |
Unspecified |
| Grounded | Cheese Free Cheese Sauce | Filtered water, cauliflower, coconut oil, sunflower oil, shio koji, gluten-free oats, rice starch, hemp seed, less than 2% of: tapioca starch, sea salt, spices, citrus fiber, sodium citrate, lactic acid, yeast extract, organic agave nectar, guar gum, mushroom powder, onion powder, β-carotene |
Shio koji (likely) |
| Kite Hill | Garlic and Herb Soft Spreadable Cheese | Almond milk (water, almonds), dehydrated garlic, dehydrated onions, salt, rice starch, cane sugar, spices, potato starch, mushroom extract, enzyme, tartaric acid, cultures |
Unspecified |
| Almond Milk Ricotta Alternative |
Almond milk (water, almonds), salt, enzymes, tartaric acid, cultures | Unspecified | |
| Cream Cheese Alternative (Plain) | Almond milk (water, almonds), salt, enzyme, xanthan gum, guar gum, mushroom extract (to help preserve freshness), lactic acid, citric acid, cultures |
Unspecified | |
| Lauds | Original Oat Melt | Oat milk yoghurt (water, organic oats, yellow split peas, potato starch, natural cultures), water, tapioca flour, sunflower oil, cashews, nutritional yeast, organic coconut oil, Tasmanian sea salt, carrageenan, miso paste (from soy), spices, olive oil, natural colour (β-carotene), preservative (sorbic acid) |
Unspecified (yoghurt base) |
| Aged Cashew Cheese | Cashews, organic coconut oil, water kefir (water, natural cultures, sugar), miso paste (from soy), nutritional yeast, spices, Tasmanian sea salt, preservative (sorbic acid) |
Water kefir | |
| Ashed Walnut Cheese | Cashews, Tasmanian walnuts, coconut oil, water kefir (water, natural cultures, sugar), miso paste (from soy), nutritional yeast, spices, Tasmanian sea salt, activated charcoal, preservative (sorbic acid) |
Water kefir | |
| Almond Persian Feta | Almonds, organic coconut oil, water, sunflower oil, oat milk yoghurt (water, organic oats, yellow split peas, potato starch, natural cultures), Tasmanian sea salt, preservative (sorbic acid) |
Unspecified (yoghurt base) | |
| Miyoko’s Creamery | Organic Cultured Vegan Cream Cheese (Classic Plain) | Organic cashews, filtered water, organic coconut cream, sea salt, cultures | Unspecified |
| Organic Cashew Milk Mozzarella | Organic cashew milk (filtered water, organic cashews), organic coconut oil, organic tapioca starch, sea salt, organic agar, mushroom extract, organic konjac, cultures |
Unspecified | |
| Miyoko’s Creamery | Liquid Vegan Pizza Mozzarella |
Plant milk (filtered water, organic cashews), organic sunflower oil, organic tapioca starch, sea salt, mushroom extract, organic sunflower lecithin, organic konjac, cultures |
Unspecified |
| Aged Sharp English Farmhouse Cashew Milk Cheese |
Organic cashew milk (organic cashews, filtered water), organic chickpea miso (organic rice koji (organic rice, koji spores), organic whole chickpeas, sea salt, water), nutritional yeast, sea salt, natural flavours (derived from oregano, plum, flaxseed), cultures |
Chickpea miso (rice koji), unspecified |
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| Nush | Creamy Almond M·lk Spread (Plain) | Almond milk (95%) (filtered water/almond), potato starch, thickener: carob gum, salt, thickener: transglutaminase, live vegan cheese cultures | Unspecified |
| Nut Culture | Badass Pepper Jack— Plant-Based Cheese Wheel |
Organic cashew nuts, deactivated yeast, jalapeño flakes, chili flakes, salt, vegan cultures | Probiotic cultures (unspecified) |
| plant perks | Sriracha Cheddar Plant-Based Cheeze Spread | Cashews, filtered water, sriracha (jalapeño peppers, water, sugar, distilled vinegar, salt, garlic powder, xanthan gum), MCT oil, sea salt, onion powder, garlic powder, nutritional yeast, cultures | Unspecified |
| Silk® | Plain Almond milk Dairy-Free Yogurt Alternative | Almond milk (filtered water, almonds), cane sugar, pectin, calcium citrate, calcium phosphate, vitamin D2, live and active cultures |
Unspecified |
| Plain Soy milk Dairy-Free Yogurt Alternative |
Soymilk (filtered water, soybeans), cane sugar, corn starch, tricalcium phosphate, pectin, natural flavour, dipotassium phosphate, sea salt, citric acid, live and active cultures, mixed tocopherols and vitamin C ester (to protect freshness), vitamin D2 |
Unspecified | |
| Vanilla Greek Style Coconut milk Yogurt Alternative |
Coconut milk (filtered water, coconut cream), water, pea Protein, cane sugar, natural flavours, pectin, calcium phosphate, cinnamon, salt, live and active cultures, vitamin D2. |
Unspecified | |
| The Vegan Dairy | Dill Chèvre | Organic cashew nuts, organic coconut oil, filtered water, sea salt, natural vegan cultures, dill leaves |
Unspecified |
| wildbrine | wildCREAMERY Cream Cheese Alternative | Water, coconut oil, sunflower oil, cashews, coconut cream, tapioca flour; contains 2% or less of: chickpeas, cabbage, oats, sea salt, sunflower lecithin, cultured dextrose | Lactobacillus cultures |
| wildCREAMERY Brie Alternative |
Organic cashews, water, organic coconut oil, organic coconut cream, contains 2% or less of: organic nutritional yeast, organic cabbage, organic oats, sea salt |
Lactobacillus cultures, P. candidum |
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| Kefir | |||
| Biotiful | Plant-Based Oat Kefir Original | Oat base (water, gluten-free oats (11%), sunflower oil, salt), coconut cream, stabilisers (tapioca starch, pectin), rice flour, fruit extracts (apple, carob, grape), natural flavouring, lemon concentrate, vitamin B12, vitamin D2, calcium phosphate, live vegan kefir cultures |
Bifidobacterium spp., L. acidophilus, L. bulgaricus, L. rhamnosus, kefir (unspecified) |
| Cocobella | Kefir Probiotic Yogurt | Coconut yoghurt (water, coconut milk, coconut oil, tapioca syrup, tapioca starch, carob bean extract, yoghurt cultures and probiotics) |
B. lactis, L. acidophilus, L. bulgaricus, L. paracasei, St. thermophilus |
| Cocos Organic |
Organic Coconut Milk Kefir | Organic coconut milk (98%) (filtered water, organic coconut), thickener: organic tapioca starch, live vegan kefir cultures |
Kefir (unspecified), B. lactis BB12 |
| COYO | Natural Organic Coconut Milk Kefir | Organic coconut milk (50%), filtered water, organic tapioca starch, live vegan kefir cultures | Unspecified |
| Raglan Food | Dairy-Free Probiotic Kefir |
Organic coconut milk (water, coconut), natural starch, live vegan probiotics, vitamin C |
L. acidophilus, Bifidobacterium spp., St. thermophilus, L. bulgaricus, L. plantarum, L. paracasei |
| Sojade | Natural Soya Kefir Alternative, Organic |
Soya juice (97.4%), apple juice concentrate, live vegan kefir cultures 0.03% | Kefir (unspecified) |
| Commercial starter cultures | |||
| belle and bella | Non-Dairy Yogurt Starter | Yoghurt analogue starter for various plant bases |
L. bulgaricus, St. thermophilus, L. acidophilus |
| Chr Hansen |
VEGA™ Culture Kit | Yoghurt analogue starter for various plant bases | Eleven cultures, unspecified, contains probiotics |
| Cultures for Health | Vegan Yogurt Starter Culture |
Yoghurt analogue starter for various plant bases |
B. bifidum, L. acidophilus, L. casei, L. bulgaricus, L. rhamnosus, St. thermophilus |
| DuPont™ Danisco® | VEGE Cultures | Dairy analogue starter for various plant bases | Unspecified, contains probiotics |
| Sacco System |
4Choice | Dairy analogue starter for various plant bases | Unspecified |
| Vivo | Probiotic Vegan Yoghurt | Yoghurt analogue starter for soy base |
St. thermophilus, L. bulgaricus, L. acidophilus (NCFM®), L. paracasei (Lpc-37), B. lactis (Bi-07), B. lactis (Bl-04), B. bifidum, B. infantis, L. gasseri, L. rhamnosus, L. pentosus, L. plantarum |
1 Abbreviations of the microbial genus names are as follows: Lactobacillus (L.); Penicillium (P.); Streptococcus (St.); Bifidobacterium (B.); Lactococcus (Lc.). 2 The complete scientific name of each strain is always provided where possible e.g., St. thermophilus, L. bulgaricus.