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Daiya Vegan Cheese (5lb Bulk Format)

Daiya Vegan Cheese (5lb Bulk Format)
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Daiya

Price: $ 41.00

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* Important Shipping Note *
This product is recommended to be picked up in-store as it is stored refrigerated.

If purchased online you must add a cold pack insulation kit to your order and we recommend that you choose 1 day shipping. You must reside in Canada, as Customs/border delays to the US and International make it impractical for worldwide orders on refrigerated items.

You must purchase one of our cold pack insulation kits per package of Daiya.

We will contact you and/or cancel/refund orders if we believe the product will not make it to you cold, and let you decide what you are comfortable with.

Please ensure you have read our Store Shipping Policy before placing your order.

Daiya Vegan Cheese (5lb Bulk Format)
Bulk 5 pound bag, bulk format, available in two flavors (Mozza Style or Cheddar) and two formats (shred or block).

What is Daiya?
Daiya is a revolutionary new dairy-free vegan cheese that tastes, shreds, melts and stretches like dairy based cheese. Daiya is not made with casein, the protein found in dairy products or soy, common to many other non-dairy cheese alternatives. In fact, Daiya does not contain any common allergens, animal products or cholesterol. Daiya is made with nutritious planted-based ingredients and is:

# 33% less fat than dairy-based cheese with equivelant attributes
# Cholesterol free
# Trans Fat free
# Dairy free
# Free of all animal products (Vegan and Parve)
# Free of common allergens including:
* Soy, Casein, Lactose, Gluten, Egg, Wheat, Barley, Corn, Whey, Rice, and Nuts
# Free of Artificial Ingredients
# Free of Preservatives
# Free of Hormones & Antibiotics
# An excellent source of a naturally occurring vegan vitamin B-12 as well as an excellent source of B vitamins in general

What is Daiya made from?
Daiya is made entirely from plant-based ingredients including cassava, a tuberous root. The process is a large part of what makes Daiya possible. The full list of ingredients are as follows:

Purified water, natural whole ground cassava and/or arrowroot flours, high oleic sunflower and/or safflower and/or identity-preserved high oleic canola oil, coconut oil, pea protein, salt, inactive yeast, vegetable glycerin, natural flavors (derived from plants), xanthan gum, sunflower lecithin, natural vegan enzymes, natural vegan bacterial cultures, citric acid, natural color.

Handling Instructions
Use Daiya in the same way you would use regular cheese.

Pizza Volumes:
It is important to use the optimum amounts of Daiya on pizza for best performance. Below are optimum recommendations
resulting from performance tests in mass market pizza franchises throughout North America.
10 inch=110 grams (4oz); 12 inch=160 grams (5.5 oz); 14 inch=220 grams (8 oz); 16 inch=280 grams (10 oz); 18 inch=358 grams (1.5 oz)

Baking with Daiya:
Use Daiya as you would regular cheese. For best results (as a topping such as the top layer of a lasagna) add Daiya in the last 5 - 10
minutes (depending on temperature) when baking. This will yield smooth melting properties without excessive browning.

Tip: Try adding Daiya at the very end after baking is finished, by sprinkling a shredded layer on top of oven-hot food and covering for a few minutes.
This preserves the most nutrients and maintains optimum resilience.

Freezing
You can freeze Daiya and use it as you normally would after thawing. Do not re-freeze after thawing.

Storage / Product Life
Always keep refrigerated. Lasts 6 months from manufacture date when unopened and refrigerated. Should be consumed within 14-16 days once opened/thawed. We will ship with at least 1 month remaining prior to expiry date.

Cooking Tips & Nutritional Info
Please refer to the Daiya Foods website for current product cooking tips & Nutritional info.





Product Reviews (7)

rating rating rating rating rating Amazing!!, 2010-05-17, by Rose
I pretty much gave up on vegan cheese after many disappointments.. until now. You won't be disappointed by Daiya. I picked up the big bag of cheddar from Karmavore and had a Daiya quesadilla at the Naam made with the mozzarella type. Both variety taste pretty realistic and melt in a very cheese like fashion. Maybe the novelty will ware off eventually but for now it's become a daily staple!
 
rating rating rating rating rating dairy-free mommy, 2010-04-06, by Ann
This is the best dairy-free cheese I have tried. And I have made good mac & cheese with this for my son (using Italian Blend Shred)vegan margerine and a bit of rice milk ...did not become a stringy mess at all, but I did not use tons. In his own words "delicioso."
 
rating rating rating rating rating Delicious!, 2010-03-27, by Roxy
The closest thing to real cheese that I've experienced in my 6 years of being vegan. It tastes wonderful and I use it in everything from grilled "cheese" sandwiches to nachos and other Mexican dishes, sprinkle it on pasta dishes, sprinkle it on salad....oh the list is endless!
 
rating rating rating rating rating perfect for use in the oven, 2010-03-07, by angee
great for pizza, melting on top of things (breads, pastas, enchiladas, etc.. ), not so great for mixing into foods. mac and cheese w/ daiya is a total stringy mess. stick with teese for that.. makes a mean grilled cheese, tho.
 
rating rating rating rating rating Nothing compares, 2010-03-03, by Sarah
I would rate this a 10 if there was such a rating here. This cheese is amazing! It melts! I love that it's shredded so I can just sprinkle it on top of my pizza or pasta or veggies or etc. etc. The possibilities are endless.
 
rating rating rating rating rating OH MY G, 2010-02-18, by Jane
I haven't had a good vegan cheese in a long time. Daiya is perfect for pizza and any melted cheese dishes.
 
rating rating rating rating rating WOW, 2010-02-18, by anon
This is the BEST vegan cheese out there for melting use. The taste is amazing and it truly melts perfectly for pizza, grilled cheese, quesadilla, lasagna, etc. It is also a good deal as you can break this huge 5 pound bag up into smaller freezer bags and freeze them! Treat yourself!
 



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