What Are the Ingredients Used in the 2022 Vegan Cheese Awards Winning Cheeses

What Are the Ingredients Used in the 2022 Vegan Cheese Awards Winning Cheeses

What an amazing vegan cheese awards we've just had, if you missed them, you can see the latest 2022 award winners covering 32 different

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What an amazing vegan cheese awards we've just had, if you missed them, you can see the latest 2022 award winners covering 32 different vegan cheese categories here.

After each vegan cheese award we like to look in to more of the data involved with the award winners and this year is no different.

We love to delve deeper in to the world of vegan cheese and here we're going to take a more in-depth look in to what makes these vegan cheeses so great, their ingredients.

Here we look specifically at the main ingredients used in each and every award winning vegan cheese from this years awards. 

It's a very simple question, what ingredients are used in the winning vegan cheeses for this year, but it's a powerful question that gives some great insight in to what makes vegan cheese so amazing.

What Ingredients Used to Make 2022 Award Winning Vegan Cheeses

Here is a simple graph which breaks down each and every award winning cheese from this years winning vegan cheeses of 2022 and the main ingredients used in all of the 32 winning cheeses from the recent awards.

Thats right, 32 vegan cheese winners which means you'll see a total of 32 main ingredients in the graph below.

What we can see is that out of the 32 cheeses, there are four main ingredients used for the winning cheeses this year and they are:

  • Cashew with 19 cheeses
  • Coconut with 6 cheeses
  • Almonds with 5 cheeses
  • Soy with 1 cheese

Cashews Are The Most Used Ingredient

Thats right, cashews are the most used main ingredient in all of the vegan cheese award winners for 2022. 

With 19 of the 32 winning cheeses being made with a base of cashew nuts, thats 61% of the cheeses for 2022 being made with cashews.

This is not a surprising outcome to us, but most people think that the majority of vegan cheeses are made with coconut oil.

Coconut and Almonds 

Coconut comes in second place, with a total of 6 of the vegan cheeses being made with coconut as its main ingredient.

A very close third, with 5 of the vegan cheeses, is almonds.

This makes 25 of the 32 cheeses are made not with coconut, which means that 81% of this years award winning cheeses are made without coconut as their main ingredient.

Soy

Finally, there is one single vegan cheese which is made using soy as its main ingredient, this is the Happy Mouse Cranberry Vegan Cheese, an absolutely wonderful vegan fruit cheese it is too and if you are in the UK, we highly recommend you give it a try.

 

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Each Award Winning Vegan Cheese and Their Main Ingredient

Below you can see a table of each of the award winning vegan cheeses and their main ingredient.

This is a simple view so you can easily see the award winning cheese, what award they won, we've even included previous awards and most importantly, their main ingredient.

Product image Title Main ingredient Award
Kinda Co Summer Truffle Vegan Cheese Kinda Co Summer Truffle Vegan Cheese cashew best truffle vegan cheese award 2022
Applewood Smoky Vegan Cheese Applewood Smoky Vegan Cheese coconut oil best smoked vegan cheese of 2022 , Vegan Cheese Awards Badge Best Smoked 2021
Kiarra Vegan Cheeses Zaatar Seasoning Cashew Cheese Kiarra Vegan Cheeses Zaatar Seasoning Cashew Cheese cashew best spiced vegan cheese of 2022
Fermento Vegano Niño Malo con Cayena Fermento Vegano Niño Malo con Cayena cashew best pepper vegan cheese of 2022
Follow Your Heart Provolone Vegan Cheese Slices Follow Your Heart Provolone Vegan Cheese Slices coconut oil best provolone vegan cheese of 2022
Dilectio Chèvre Dilectio Chèvre Vegan Cheese cashew best no goats vegan cheese of 2022
Violife Greek Vegan Cheese Block Violife Greek White Vegan Cheese Block coconut oil Best Greek Style Vegan Cheese of 2024 , Best Greek Style Vegan Cheese of 2023 , the best vegan cheese of 2022 , best Greek style vegan cheese of 2022 , Vegan Cheese Awards Badge Best Greek Style 2021
Petit Veganne Petit Frais Bruschetta Bio Petit Veganne Petit Frais Bruschetta Bio cashew best Mediterranean vegan cheese of 2022
Vego Japan オーツの白カビチーズ Vegan Oat Cheese Vego Japan オーツの白カビチーズ Vegan Oat Cheese cashew Best Manchego Style Vegan Cheese of 2024 , Best Manchego Style Vegan Cheese of 2023 , best manchego vegan cheese of 2022
Bettermoo(d) Moobert Asche Bettermoo(d) Moobert Asche cashew best ash vegan cheese of 2022
Future of Cheese Plant-Based Ripened Brie Future of Cheese Plant-Based Ripened Brie cashew best brie vegan cheese of 2022
Honestly Tasty Shamembert Vegan Cheese Honestly Tasty Shamembert Vegan Cheese shea best camembert vegan cheese of 2022 , Vegan Cheese Awards Badge Best Camembert 2021 , 2020 vegan cheese awards category winners badge
BabyBel Plant-Based Alternative Vegan Cheese Wheels BabyBel Plant-Based Alternative Vegan Cheese Wheels coconut oil Best Snack Vegan Cheese of 2024 , best snack vegan cheese of 2023 , best snack vegan cheese of 2022
Rawesome Fauxmon Cashew Vegan Cream Cheese Rawesome Fauxmon Cashew Vegan Cream Cheese cashew best ocean vegan cheese of 2022
Pips Garlic & Herb Cascheese Vegan Cheese Pips Garlic & Herb Cascheese Vegan Cheese cashew
Pips Garlic and Herb Soft Vegan Cheese Roll Pips Garlic and Herb Soft Vegan Cheese Roll cashew best herb vegan cheese of 2022
Jane's Cheeze Dom de Neige Blütensalz Jane's Cheeze Dom de Neige Blütensalz cashew Best Floral Vegan Cheese of 2024 , Best Floral Vegan Cheese of 2023 , best floral vegan cheese of 2022
Happy Mouse Cranberry Vegan Cheese Happy Mouse Cranberry Vegan Cheese soy Best Fruit Vegan Cheese of 2024 , best fruit vegan cheese of 2022
Philadelphia Almond and Oat Plant Based Soft Cream Cheese Philadelphia Almond and Oat Plant Based Soft Cream Cheese almond Best Plain Vegan Cheese of 2023 , best plain vegan cheese of 2022
Sophie's Delight Halloushmi Vegan Cheese Sophie's Delight Halloushmi Vegan Cheese cashew Best Halloumi Vegan Cheese of 2024 , best halloumi vegan cheese of 2022
New Roots La Fondue Vegan New Roots La Fondue Vegan cashew Best Fondue Vegan Cheese of 2024 , Best Fondue Vegan Cheese of 2023 , best fondue vegan cheese of 2022
New Roots La Cotta Nature Vegan Cheese New Roots La Cotta Nature Vegan Cheese cashew best ricotta vegan cheese 2022 , Vegan Cheese Awards Runner-Up- Ricotta , 2020 vegan cheese awards category winners badge
I AM NUT OK Rigotta in Garlic Oil Vegan Cheese I AM NUT OK Rigotta in Garlic Oil Vegan Cheese cashew Best Ricotta Vegan Cheese of 2023
Miyoko's Pourable Plant Milk Mozzarella Miyoko's Pourable Plant Milk Mozzarella cashew Best Mozzarella Vegan Cheese of 2024 , best mozzarella vegan cheese of 2022
Noshing Harvarti with Roast Garlic & Pepper Vegan Cheese Noshing Harvarti with Roast Garlic & Pepper Vegan Cheese almond best havarti vegan cheese of 2022
Noshing Smoked Gouda Vegan Cheese Noshing Smoked Gouda Vegan Cheese almond best gouda vegan cheese of 2022 , Vegan Cheese Awards Badge Best Gouda 2021
Fauxmagerie Zengarry Creamy Swiss Vegan Cheese Fauxmagerie Zengarry Creamy Swiss Vegan Cheese cashew Best Swiss Style Vegan Cheese of 2024 , Best Swiss Style Vegan Cheese of 2023 , best Swiss style vegan cheese of 2022
Vheese Parmegano Vegan Cheese Vheese Parmegano Vegan Cheese cashew best hard Italian style vegan cheese of 2022
Good Carma Parmesan Style Original Flavour Fusion Good Carma Parmesan Style Original Flavour Fusion almond Best Vegan Cheese Topping of 2024 , Best Vegan Cheese Topping of 2023 , best vegan cheese topping of 2022
Schlagfix Vegan Mascarpone Schlagfix Vegan Mascarpone coconut oil Best Mascarpone Vegan Cheese of 2024 , Best Mascarpone Vegan Cheese of 2023 , best mascarpone vegan cheese of 2022 , Vegan Cheese Awards Badge Runner-Up Mascarpone 2021 , 2020 vegan cheese awards category winners badge , 2019 vegan cheese awards category winners badge
Nutty Artisan Foods Co Simply Blue Queso Vegano Nutty Artisan Foods Co Simply Blue Queso Vegano cashew best blue vegan cheese of 2022
Violife Epic Mature Cheddar Vegan Cheese Block Violife Epic Mature Cheddar Vegan Cheese Block coconut oil best cheddar vegan cheese of 2022 , Vegan Cheese Awards Badge Runner-Up Cheddar 2021 , 2020 vegan cheese awards category winners badge
Violife Greek Vegan Cheese Block Violife Greek White Vegan Cheese Block coconut oil Best Greek Style Vegan Cheese of 2024 , Best Greek Style Vegan Cheese of 2023 , the best vegan cheese of 2022 , best Greek style vegan cheese of 2022 , Vegan Cheese Awards Badge Best Greek Style 2021

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