Is Mozzarella Cheese Vegan?

Considering veganism or already plant-based and wondering whether you can have mozzarella cheese?

Mozzarealla is traditionally made in Italy and has been used for generations to enhance a variety of meals such as pasta and pizzas.

It is known for its mild flavour, very soft texture which rips and tears as you pull it apart and excellent melting properties which is why you'll find it on pizzas. 

Just like other dairy cheeses, it is made from cows milk, although buffallo milk has been used to make buffallo mozzarella too.

This is why dairy mozzarella is not vegan, because it uses the lactations of an animal of which they would have had to have been forcibly pregnated and their milk taken from the calf so that the milk can be used to make cheese for human consumption.

This just doesn't sit right with us and one of the many reasons we made VeganCheese.co

So what mozzarella cheese can you have as a vegan or someone on a plant-based diet?

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Above is the Mozzarissella Vegan Mozzarella which is a very popular mozzarella cheese here in the UK and Europe in which they use rice as its base ingredient to create amazing mozzarella cheese for pizzas.

This is just one of many hundreds of vegan mozzarella cheeses available today that you can buy in-store or online from an artisanal vegan cheese maker near you.

We have the biggest database of vegan cheeses anywhere online, with almost 2000 at the time of writing as well as a vegan cheese recipe finder tool.

So if you are looking for a vegan mozzarella or any other type of vegan cheese, head on over to it and filter to your specific requirements to find a new favourite today.