Parmesan cheese, versatile and so very tasty. Unfortunately, Parmesan cheese is not just made from milk making it off limits to vegans and anyone lactose intolerant, it also contains animal rennet. Which means the yellow goodness that is Parmesan cheese is also off limits to vegetarians along with vegans. The good news is being so popular there are many Parmesan cheese alternatives to chose from.
In this post we have compared the 10 best vegan Parmesan cheese based on their nutrition. The dairy free Parmesan cheese ranked top of the list and V1 will be the vegan and vegetarian Parmesan cheese which is nutritionally the best overall. A full nutrition table of all the plant base Parmesan cheese covered in this post can be found below the top list, so you can compare and make your selection based on what you require in your diet.
V1. The Best Vegan Parmesan Cheese is - Pimp My Salad Hemp Parm Cheez Salad Topper 120g & 156g
Reasons to buy
+ Gluten free Parmesan cheese
+ Highest in Protein
+ Low in Sugar
+ High in Fibre
+ Low in Salt
Reasons to not buy
- High in Fat
- High in Saturated fat
INGREDIENTS:
Hemp (Shelled Hemp Seeds and Coarse Hemp Powder) (62%), Sunflower Seeds, Nutritional Yeast, Garlic (2.1%), Thyme (1%), Rosemary (1%), Himalayan Pink Salt
Most reviewed at, Amazon (36) where it currently has a rating of 4.5 out of 5. Price along with where you can buy this Vegan Parmesan Cheese by clicking the store below:
£4.49 | Ocado
£4.99 | Holland & Barrett
£5.49 | Amazon
£5.59 | Planet Organic
£5.99 | TheVeganKind
£5.99 | Alternative Store
V2. Pimp My Salad - Cashew Parm Cheez 120g & 156g
Reasons to buy
+ Gluten free Parmesan cheese
+ High in Fibre
+ High in Protein
+ Low in Salt
Reasons to not buy
- High in Fat
- High in Saturated fat
INGREDIENTS:
Cashew Nuts (55%), Sunflower Seeds, Nutritional Yeast, Dried Kale, Lemon Peel, Himalayan Pink Salt
Most reviewed at, Amazon (19) where it currently has a rating of 4.6 out of 5. Price along with where you can buy this Vegan Parmesan Cheese by clicking the store below:
£4.49 | Ocado
£4.99 | Holland & Barrett
£5.59 | Planet Organic
£5.99 | Amazon
£5.99 | TheVeganKind
£5.99 | Alternative Stores
V3. Artisan Raw - Organic Parmesan Cashew Cheese 30g
Reasons to buy
+ Gluten free Parmesan cheese
+ Low in Sugar
+ High in Protein
+ Low in Salt
Reasons to not buy
- Contains no Fibre
- High in Fat
- High in Saturated fat
INGREDIENTS:
Cashew Nuts* (92.6%), Nutritional Yeast* (3.3%), Rejuvelac* (2.6%), Parmesan Natural Flavouring* (0.9%), Lemon Juice*, Himalayan Pink Salt*. *=Organic ingredient
Available at, TheVeganKind. Currently, no ratings available. Price along with where you can buy this Vegan Parmesan Cheese by clicking the store below:
£2.50 | TheVeganKind
V4. Willicroft - This Is Not Parmesan 75g
Reasons to buy
+ Highest in Fibre
+ High in Protein
Reasons to not buy
- Highest in Sugar
- High in Fat
- High in Saturated fat
INGREDIENTS:
Cashews, Corn Starch, Nutritional yeast, Salt, Garlic powder, Natural Flavour
Most reviewed at, Waitrose (1) where it currently has a rating of 5 out of 5. Price along with where you can buy this Vegan Parmesan Cheese by clicking the store below:
£3.50 | Waitrose
£4.25 | TheVeganKind
£4.49 | Planet Organic
V5. Good Carma Parmesan Alternative Garlic Flavour Fusion 100g
Reasons to buy
+ Gluten free Parmesan cheese
+ Low in Saturated fat
+ High in Protein
Reasons to not buy
- Contains no Fibre
- High in Fat
- High in Salt
INGREDIENTS:
Ground Almonds (Nuts), Yeast Flakes with added B12, Himalayan Pink Salt, Garlic (2.3%)
Most reviewed at, Ocado (22) where it currently has a rating of 4.6 out of 5. Price along with where you can buy this Vegan Parmesan Cheese by clicking the store below:
£4.95 | TheVeganKind
£4.95 | Ethical Superstore
£4.95 | Natural Collection
£4.95 | Ocado
£5.25 | Good Carma
£9.80 | Amazon
V6. Good Carma Parmesan Alternative Original Flavour Fusion 100g
Reasons to buy
+ Gluten free Parmesan cheese
+ Low in Saturated Fat
+ High in Protein
Reasons to not buy
- Contains no Fibre
- Joint Highest in Fat
- High in Salt
INGREDIENTS:
Ground Almonds (Nuts), Yeast Flakes with added B12, Himalayan Pink Salt, Basil
Most reviewed at, Amazon (23) where it currently has a rating of 4 out of 5. Price along with where you can buy this Vegan Parmesan Cheese by clicking the store below:
£4.95 | Amazon
£4.95 | TheVeganKind
£4.95 | Ethical Superstore
£4.95 | Natural Collection
£4.95 | Ocado
£5.25 | Good Carma
V7. I AM NUT OK - Oh, Grate! - Grated Italian Parmesan Style Cheese 100g
Reasons to buy
+ Lowest in Salt
+ High in Protein
Reasons to not buy
- Contains no Fibre
- High in Fat
- High in Saturated Fat
- High in Sugar
INGREDIENTS:
Cashew nuts, nutritional yeast, Himalayan salt, garlic, truffle oil
Most reviewed at, TheVeganKind (18) where it currently has a rating of 4.7 out of 5. Price along with where you can buy this Vegan Parmesan Cheese by clicking the store below:
£4.99 | I AM NUT OK
£6.29 | TheVeganKind
V8. Kinda Co - Italian Style Hard Cheese 100g
Reasons to buy
+ Gluten free Parmesan cheese
+ Lowest in Saturated fat
+ High in Protein
Reasons to not buy
- Contains no Fibre
- Highest in Salt
- High in fat
- High in Sugar
INGREDIENTS:
Almonds, Nutritional Yeast, Onion Powder, Sea Salt, Garlic Powder, Citric Acid
Most reviewed at, TheVeganKind (1) where it currently has a rating of 5 out of 5. Price along with where you can buy this Vegan Parmesan Cheese by clicking the store below:
£5.99 | TheVeganKind
£5.99 | GreenBay
£5.99 | Kinda Co.
V9. Good Carma - Flavour Fusion Vegan Chilli Parmesan 100g
Reasons to buy
+ Low in Saturated fat
+ High in Protein
Reasons to not buy
- Contains no Fibre
- Joint Highest in Fat
- High in Sugar
- High in Salt
INGREDIENTS:
Ground Almonds (Nuts), Yeast Flakes with added B12, Himalayan Pink Salt, Chilli Flakes (2.3%)
Most reviewed at, Amazon (4) where it currently has a rating of 4 out of 5. Price along with where you can buy this Vegan Parmesan Cheese by clicking the store below:
£4.95 | Amazon
£4.95 | TheVeganKind
£4.95 | Ethical Superstore
£4.95 | Natural Collection
£5.25 | Good Carma
V10. Violife Prosociano Vegan Parmesan Cheese Style 150g
Reasons to buy
+ Gluten free Parmesan cheese
+ Lowest in Fat
+ Lowest in Sugar
Reasons to not buy
- Highest in Saturated fat
- Contains no Fibre
- Lowest in Protein
- High in Salt
INGREDIENTS:
Water, Starch, Modified Starch*, Coconut Oil (17%), Sea Salt, Rice Protein, Flavourings, Olive Extract, Colour: B-Carotene, Vitamin B12
Most reviewed at, TheVeganKind (134) where it currently has a rating of 4.7 out of 5. Price along with where you can buy this Vegan Parmesan Cheese by clicking the store below:
£3.50 | Ocado
£3.50 | Sainsbury's
£3.79 | Planet Organic
£3.99 | GreenBay
£3.99 | TheVeganKind
£8 | Amazon
£ currently unavailable | Tesco
Top 10 Vegan Parmesan Cheese Nutrition
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