Follow Your Heart Dairy Free Vegan Parmesan Style Shredded Cheese
Why It Scored This Way
Weak nutritional value, significant processing, or both make this product less supportive of a health-focused diet.
- Saturated Fat
- Sodium
- Protein
- Fiber
Verdict
Follow Your Heart Dairy Free Vegan Parmesan Style Shredded Cheese is a plant-based topping designed to mimic the salty, savory profile of a hard cheese. Its main strength is the inclusion of nutritional yeast and miso for depth, while its main tradeoff is high sodium content. Overall, it serves as a flavor-focused accent for savory dishes.
How to Use This
Best kept to limited use within a balanced diet, in controlled portions and not as a routine choice. Try it sprinkled over a hot bowl of pasta or as a savory garnish for roasted vegetables.
Nutrition Overview
The profile is characterized by a lack of protein and fiber, with a significant amount of sodium and saturated fat per serving.
Nutrition Facts
| Nutrient | Amount | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 100 | Per serving |
| Total Fat | 8g | 10% |
| Saturated Fat | 3.5g | 18% |
| Trans Fat | 0g | — |
| Sodium | 490mg | 21% |
| Total Carbs | 9g | 3% |
| Dietary Fiber | 0g | 0% |
| Total Sugars | 0g | — |
| Added Sugars | 0g | 0% |
| Protein | 0g | — |
Ingredient Analysis
This formulation is built from palm and canola oils combined with modified potato starch for texture. The savory flavor is achieved through a blend of nutritional yeast, chickpea miso, and various phosphates and gums to ensure a consistent shredded form.
Ingredients
Filtered Water, Palm Fruit Oil, Modified Potato Starch, Expeller-Pressed Canola Oil, Natural Flavors (Contains Autolyzed Yeast), Vegetable Glycerin, Less than 2% of: Sea Salt, Calcium Phosphate, Bamboo Fiber, Sodium Phosphate, Carrageenan, Lactic Acid, Nutritional Yeast, Organic Chickpea Miso (Organic Handmade Rice Koji, Organic Whole Chickpeas, Sea Salt, Water, Koji Spores), Sunflower Lecithin, Citric Acid, Annatto for Color.
