From the pan to the pen, My Gluten-Free Vegan Haven (Malaysia) presents a review by The Gluten-Free Vegan Baker Malaysia (The Vegan Vuddha)
of current vegan products which are available in Malaysia and are also
gluten-free. This review is dedicated to all vegans in Malaysia and
beyond who are also in a gluten-free diet.
GLUTEN-FREE VEGAN CHEESE (MALAYSIA)
DAIRY-FREE DOWN UNDER CHEDDAR
(Ingredients:
Water, Almond Milk ((Filtered Water, Almonds, Brown Rice, Sea Salt, Almond Essence)), Canola Oil, Tapioca Starch, Thickener (Agar Agar), Sea Salt, Vegan Flavours, Lemon Juice, Preservative (Sorbic Acid), Colour (Beta Carotene))
DAIRY-FREE DOWN UNDER MOZZARELLA
(Ingredients:
Water, Soy Milk ((Filtered Water, Organic Whole Soya Beans, Organic Sunflower Oil, Sea Salt)), Canola Oil, Tapioca Starch, Thickener (Agar Agar), Vegan Flavours, Sea
Salt, Yeast Flakes, Emulsifier (Soy Lecithin), Preservative (Sorbic Acid), Antioxidant (Citric Acid))
DAIRY-FREE DOWN UNDER CHEESE IS A PRODUCT OF AUSTRALIA.
Dairy-Free Down Under Cheese is vegan friendly cheese alternative that is free from dairy, gluten and gmo and contains soy and tree nuts.
Here is the 5-Star Point System by The Gluten-Free Vegan Baker
Malaysia (The Vegan Vuddha):
1⭐ for Appearance, Texture & Meltability
1⭐ for Flavour & Taste
1⭐ for Price
2⭐ for Overall Impression
Appearance, Texture & Meltability: Dairy-Free Down Under Cheese looks and feels like regular dairy cheese. It
has a thick and firm texture. When melted, it becomes creamy and soft.
However, it doesn't melt easily and takes longer to melt. 1/2⭐
Flavour & Taste: Dairy-Free Down Under Cheddar doesn't taste like cheddar and Dairy-Free Down Under Mozzarella doesn't taste like mozzarella. They taste very different and don't have THE familiar cheddar and mozzarella flavours. 0⭐
Price: Dairy-Free Down Under Cheese costs less than RM22.00 per pack of 12 slices which is approximately RM1.85 per slice. A monthly consumption of Dairy-Free Down Under Cheese would cost approximately RM56 per month. 1⭐
Overall Impression: Dairy-Free Down Under Cheese
is a dairy-free cheese product that appears to be a good alternative to dairy cheese. It has the look, texture and quality of a dairy cheese. However, this is not the case. Dairy-Free Down Under Cheese is the kind of product I would consider as misleading. The product labels do not reflect a true representation of what's inside the pack. Dairy-Free Down Under Cheddar doesn't taste like cheddar and Dairy-Free Down Under Mozzarella doesn't taste like mozzarella. Both cheese products don't possess the familiar and popular flavours of cheddar cheese and mozzarella cheese. Cheddar cheese and mozzarella cheese have universally well-known historically established cheddar and mozzarella flavour notes that all generations of people have grown accustomed to. To remove and modify those flavours would render cheddar cheese and mozzarella cheese unrecognizable. Cheddar cheese would be just any yellow cheese and mozzarella cheese would be some kind of quickmelt cheese. Using the words "Cheddar" and "Mozzarella" on their products is misleading and unacceptable to me. "Almond Cheese" or "Soy Cheese" or any other names that best reflect the true character and flavours of their products would have been more desirable. As a gluten-free vegan, I still admire the innovative efforts of this cheese company for trying to forge a different product range from other vegan cheese companies. However, I am still an extremely annoyed consumer who didn't get what I paid for. I may be a vegan but I still know what real cheddar cheese and real mozzarella cheese taste like. At the end of the day, that matters to me and so their OVERALL RATING IS ZERO. 0⭐
Verdict: 0 (out of 5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)
