If you're looking for a new vegan cream cheese, something to spread on crackers, toast or to stuff a potato with.
We look in to whats available so if you're trying to go vegan or are already vegan, you can find a new favourite that replaces the dairy cream cheeses you used to enjoy.
If you're looking for a new vegan cream cheese, something to spread on crackers, toast or to stuff a potato with.
We look in to whats available so if you're trying to go vegan or are already vegan, you can find a new favourite that replaces the dairy cream cheeses you used to enjoy.
We use the vegan cheese discovery app that we're building continually which has the biggest database of vegan cheeses, anywhere.
With this data we can create guides just like this one and answer questions like, what vegan cream cheeses are there? Which are the best vegan cream cheeses? What flavour vegan cream cheeses are there? Are there any gluten free vegan cream cheeses and many more!
To see all vegan cream cheeses in the discovery app and find other vegan cheeses based on it's texture, you can filter by cream cheese and then any other filter to find answers to all your vegan cheese queries.
Below you can see a live update from the discovery app as to how many vegan cream cheeses there are available.
We're always adding new cheeses to the discovery app and database and when we add a new vegan cheese which is creamy, it will automatically update the count below.
At the time of writing there are nearly 60 vegan cream cheeses, the biggest database of them, anywhere and we're continually growing this list.
vegan cream cheeses
You can see the main ingredient, which we call the base of all the vegan cream cheeses at the discovery app, head on over there and use the base filter to select the main ingredient you'd like to have in your next vegan cream cheese.
More often than not, you'll find that coconut oil is the main ingredient in vegan cheeses, when looking through the entire catalogue.
Things are a little bit different when looking in to cream vegan cheese though. Coconut oil is still used in a few of the cheeses but the main ingredient you'll find in most of them are nut based, cashews and almonds mostly.
For those looking for cashew based cream cheese, you have about 25 options at the time of writing.
Coconut oil based vegan cream cheeses are the second most used main ingredient in vegan cream cheeses.
With a similar amount of creamy vegan cheeses, almond comes in not far behind coconut oil. You'll find brands like Bonsan, Kite Hill and Nush creating wonderful almond based vegan creamy cheeses.
There are other base ingredients used in vegan cream cheeses, but only a handful of cheese options for each, they are:
These are all the different types of main ingredients used in vegan cream cheese, as we add more cheeses to the database, expect new and exciting cheeses in the future. You can keep up to date by subscribing to our newsletter or by following us on facebook.
As well as being vegan, these cheeses are all dairy free and lactose free so that means if you have a dairy allergy which is sometimes referred to as lactose intolerant, you are free to choose any of the vegan cheeses on this page and in fact, any in the discovery app too.
As well as being vegan, you might be looking for gluten free vegan cream cheeses. You don't have to worry if thats the case, there are a lot of options for you which are both gluten and wheat free.
In fact, these two are the biggest dietary and free from categories covered by vegan cheeses, so the vast majority of options you have are fine to consume for those with gluten issues.
Even though the majority of cream cheeses that are vegan are made with nuts, mostly cashews and almonds, there are some options for those of you with nut allergies.
At the time of writing, there are 11 nut free vegan cream cheeses.
So if you want a spreadable vegan cheese, not to worry, you have a few options with more on the horizon!
Looking for other free from vegan cream cheeses? Here there are other types of dietary requirements covered as well as dairy and lactose free.
Organic Vegan Cream Cheese
Organic vegan cream cheeses, where the ingredients are purely organic, no pesticides and grown completely organically before they've been used to make delicious and spreadable vegan cream cheese.
Palm Oil Free Vegan Cream Cheese
Palm oil is a hot topic as of late, there are sustainable palm oil companies and palm oil is the most resourceful of plant oils.
But if you want to stay clear then you have a few options.
Here are a handful of certified palm oil free vegan cream cheese.
Non GMO Vegan Cream Cheese
Looking to stay clear of GMO foods? These vegan cream cheeses are certified non GMO and GMO free.
Preservative Free Vegan Cream Cheese
Lastly, we have preservative free vegan cream cheeses, there aren't many, just a handful are certified out of the hundreds from the discovery app but they are there.
With most of the free from vegan cheeses, there may be more, but we can only categorise them as and when they mention it.
Some vegan cheeses may be free from soya or nut free and we don't see these ingredients in their list for each cheese. Instead we only tag them when certified online but remember to take caution and double check before you make any purchases.
What is the best vegan cream cheese? Behold the 6 best creamy and spreadable vegan cheeses in the world, as voted by you!
Every single vegan cream cheese can be voted on, even without registering and then they appear here if they get the highest ratings.
So, over time you will see these change as more people vote on the cheeses and new cheeses come out that we add to the site and discovery app.
Interested in knowing how many calories there are in vegan cream cheese?
Below is a definitive and growing list of vegan cream cheeses in an easy to use and sortable table which have their calories per serving and calories per 100 grams shown in the last two columns, as well as the average amount of calories for the entire range of vegan cream cheeses.
The average at the time of writing is 272 calories per 100 grams of vegan cream cheese. This is taken from the entire range of cheeses.
If you want something that is low in calories, aim for anything below this number and if you want a high calorie vegan cheese then aim for 272 or more.
This list is sorted to show those with the least at the top of the table and then in an ascending order of their amount.
At the top and bottom you can see the average calories per 100 grams for all the vegan cheeses, at the time of writing that is an average of over 50.
If you're looking for a vegan cream cheese with fewer calories as you may have a daily limit and you still want to indulge in spreadable, vegan creamy goodness, then hopefully this table can help you choose.
The vegan cream cheeses range from roughly 200 calories to nearly 500 calories per 100 grams. At the time of writing, the following brands do low calorie vegan cream cheeses.
The above brands all have low calories compares to the others and less than 250 calories per 100 grams of creamy cheese.
If you're looking for a high calorie vegan cream cheese, this table can also help you with options there too.
You can sort the table to show those with the most calories at the top, it's default position is to show those with the least at the top.
As we update the site and add new cheeses to the discovery app database, this list will too update, so there may be new vegan cheeses in the future which have low or high calorie amounts.
Kinda Co and Sheese are a couple of brands that do high calorie vegan cream cheeses.
