Is Gouda Cheese Vegan?

is gouda cheese vegan?

Gouda cheese is a popular, semi-hard cheese from the Netherlands, like many other dairy cheeses available it's named after a location, and in this case, the city of Gouda.

Similar to Cheddar and Mozzarella, it's one of the most popular in the world and is like most others, made from the milk of a cow.

This makes Gouda that we've known about for centuries not vegan.

Gouda cheese is a popular, semi-hard cheese from the Netherlands, like many other dairy cheeses available it's named after a location, and in this case, the city of Gouda.

Similar to Cheddar and Mozzarella, it's one of the most popular in the world and is like most others, made from the milk of a cow.

This makes Gouda that we've known about for centuries not vegan.

But are there any vegan alternatives to gouda cheese for the plant-based eater and those that do not demand animal products.

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Above is one of the 50+ vegan gouda cheeses available to buy today from around the world. This one is made by Noshing who are based in Australia and is made with a base of almonds.

As you can see this is an award winning vegan cheese, winning the best gouda vegan cheese of 2022 in our annual vegan cheese awards.

This is just one of many vegan gouda cheeses available today as our primary aim here is to collage and categorise every single vegan cheese available in the world today in our vegan cheese database.

In the article banner you can see the Sophies Delight Goudie vegan cheese, made in the UK and from cashew nuts. Both of which have been tagged and can be seen at the bottom of this article.

Find Gouda Vegan Cheese

If you are here for vegan gouda, look no further, below is a snapshot of our 2000+ vegan cheese database, showing just gouda vegan cheese.

There are over 50 options available from around the world that you can buy and try today, just select the location filter and apply to see what is available in your country.

Displaying 1 - 20 of 54 vegan feta cheeses available in your country
Average: 6.4 (5 votes)
Main ingredient
water
coconut oil
maize starch
gluten free oat fibre
modified maize starch
carrageenan
guar gum
salt
natural flavourings
dairy free lactic acid
dairy free sodium lactate
yeast extract
mixed carotenes
Average: 7 (3 votes)
Main ingredient
Daiya Oat Creamâ„¢ blend
water
oat flour
pea protein
cultures
enzymes
coconut oil
modified potato starch
corn starch
Natural Flavors
Less than 2 percent of: Konjac Flour
Fruit juice for color
yeast extract
salt
tricalcium phosphate
xanthan gum
lactic acid
Average: 7 (2 votes)
Main ingredient
Daiya Oat Creamâ„¢ blend
water
oat flour
pea protein
cultures
enzymes
coconut oil
modified potato starch
corn starch
Natural Flavors
Less than 2 percent of: Konjac Flour
Fruit juice for color
yeast extract
salt
tricalcium phosphate
xanthan gum
lactic acid
Average: 7.9 (23 votes)
Main ingredient
filtered water
coconut oil
modified potato starch
modified corn starch
potato starch
sea salt
natural smoke flavour
olive extract
beta carotene
Average: 7 (2 votes)
Main ingredient
water
coconut oil
modified starch
sea salt
vegan flavourings
natural flavourings
olive extract
Average: 7.7 (10 votes)
Main ingredient
water
coconut oil
modified starch
sea salt
vegan flavourings
natural beta carotene
olive extract
Average: 6 (3 votes)
Main ingredient
water
coconut oil
modified starch
sea salt
vegan flavourings
natural beta carotene
olive extract
Average: 7 (2 votes)
Main ingredient
water
coconut oil
modified starch
sea salt
vegan flavourings
natural beta carotene
olive extract
Average: 6.4 (5 votes)
Main ingredient
cultured organic cashews
filtered water
organic chickpea miso
nutritional yeast
white truffle oil
Organic Mustard
organic garlic
himalayan salt
sea salt
natural hickory smoke
Average: 7.8 (16 votes)
Main ingredient
organic cashews
filtered water
organic mct oil
organic nutritional yeast
natural smoke flavor
sea salt
organic worcestershire sauce
apple cider vinegar
molasses
coconut aminos
coconut tree sap
onion powder
tamarind paste
garlic powder
cayenne pepper
clove
organic onion powder
cultures
Average: 8 (10 votes)
Main ingredient
filtered water
refined coconut oil
modified potato starch
modified tapioca starch
sea salt
Natural Vegan Flavour
sorbic acid
beta-carotene
Average: 4 (3 votes)
Main ingredient
Average: 5.8 (6 votes)
Main ingredient
filtered water
refined coconut oil
almonds
tapioca starch
nutritional yeast
chickpea miso paste
rice koji
whole chickpeas
sun-dried sea salt
Blue Ridge Mountain well water
koji spores
mushroom seasoning
mushroom extract
salt
mushroom powder
carrageenan
coconut sugar
hickory liquid smoke
water
hickory smoke flavor
onion powder
vegan white wine
vegan lactic acid
natural flavor from flax
oregano
plum
Average: 7 (3 votes)
Main ingredient
water
vegetable oils
fats non-hydrogenated. coconut oil
sunflower oil
potato starch
fruit juice
rice flour
yeast
almond nut butter
rock salt
vegetable flavouring
carrageen
spices
antioxidant
ascorbic acid
turmeric
beta-carotene
Average: 9.9 (30 votes)
Main ingredient
Almond Milk
almonds
water sea salt
organic coconut oil
tapioca starch
nutritional yeast
kappa carrageenan
hickory smoke
sea salt
vegan and gluten free worcestershire sauce
onion powder
Average: 6.1 (7 votes)
Main ingredient
Organic soy milk
soybeans
wate
Organic Refined Coconut Oil
tapioca flour
nutritional yeast
mustard. water
vinegar
Mustard Seed
salt
white wine
spices
less than 2% of liquid smoke. water
natural hickory smoke flavor
molasses
vegan worcestershire sauce (organic white vinegar
organic molasses
filtered water
organic cane sugar
organic caramel color
organic garlic powder
organic black pepper
organic allspice
organic nutmeg
organic cloves
organic ginger
organic cayenne pepper
xanthan gum)
sea salt
kappa carrageenan
yellow mustard seed
brown mustard seed
spice
Average: 6.1 (9 votes)
Main ingredient
organic cashew nuts
live cultures
nutritional yeast
filtered water
organic soya miso
onion
coconut oil
organic tapioca flour
agar
spices
sea salt
Average: 6.6 (7 votes)
Main ingredient
organic cashews
water
organic coconut oil
Aquafaba Powder
Organic Irish Moss
organic turmeric
liquid smoke
natural hickory smoke flavor
sea salt
black pepper
cultures
Average: 7 (2 votes)
Main ingredient
cashews
water
white miso
nutritional kal yeast
salt
milk free acidophilus
Average: 6.3 (3 votes)
Main ingredient
cashews
water
coconut oil
white miso
nutritional kal yeast
onion powder
salt
Mustard Seed
milk free acidophilus
Vegan Cheeses Mentioned in This Article
Average: 6.1 (9 votes)
Main ingredient
organic cashew nuts
live cultures
nutritional yeast
filtered water
organic soya miso
onion
coconut oil
organic tapioca flour
agar
spices
sea salt
Average: 9.9 (30 votes)
Main ingredient
Almond Milk
almonds
water sea salt
organic coconut oil
tapioca starch
nutritional yeast
kappa carrageenan
hickory smoke
sea salt
vegan and gluten free worcestershire sauce
onion powder

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