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• Does that mean with palm oil? Anyway, Daiya's high fat, expensive, and nutritionally vapid.

• I don't think anyone is using Daiya to try to fill nutritional gaps you shmuck. As far as expensive, well, in contrast to what? There are few cheaper alternatives, and they're garbage. There are certainly some better tasting products, but they all start at least 20% more expensive than Daiya. There are some great home made vegan cheese recipes, however, they're time consuming, usually produce small batches with fairly large amounts of ingredients, and often require some pretty expensive niche ingredients. And don't point me to the cheeses in that awful plant based pizza book you promoted. That shit was more like vegetable paste flatbread, not pizza.

• Yes Bob, this. Daiya has been amazing in my journey of eliminating cheese. I'm so thankful for it!

• Bob, your point could just as easily have been made without being a rude smart ass.

• Hahaha... LOL @ Schmuck

• Thank you! I've never had it, now I know.

• While we totally respect your opinion, I think it's important to point out that products like these help people to move away from eating animal products. Our goal with this site is to highlight those efforts, and we're so thankful that companies like Daiya are continually expanding the options vegans have available. In a world that's overwhelmingly non-vegan, we want to cheerlead every effort to make plant-based eating easier!

• Please find something different to use than palm oil. I love your products. http://us.daiyafoods.com/palm-oil Palm Oil in the Daiya Wedges & Slices
  There are many conversations taking place about palm oil and the issues with its production. Some of our customers have expressed concerns or asked questions about the use of palm oil in our products so we wanted to provide a little bit more background as to why we use palm oil and our commitment to sourcing sustainable and organic palm oil.

• The decimation of rainforests for palm oil plantations is for biofuels, not food. Sustainable and organic are indeed to be preferred, but this is a misplaced concern.

• have you heard that dairy cheeses are carcinogenic??? I hear cancer treatments are costly #ChinaStudy

• I can't figure out why some individuals are so opinionated to the point of just plain nasty. We're talking about cheese (vegan) afterall and who is doing what with their product. Please dial it back a bit and let's support those who are actually doing this work. Afterall, with out them, there would be no dairy alternatives!

• Agreed! So annoying when people dump all over companies for their efforts

• Thank you all for your input, especially David. While I'm a more purist plant-based eater, I try the packaged vegan foods from time to time. My tastebuds never appreciated the Daiya cheeses, so I stay away. I have tried their newest cheesecake products and they're pretty tasty, but again, wouldn't do this on a regular basis. This is a great article and a big shout out to my new homey, Hannah....hopefully, you won't think this is creepy!

• I am not a Daiya fan either. It works for many, just not this gal. I do hope it is without Palm oil though. So many folks using it, it would mean more Rainforest destroyed. If so many critters get displaced, makes it counter to a vegan lifestyle. But hey, if its Palm oil free, you folks enjoy!

• I wish it didn't have titanium dioxide. I'd rather have imperfect color and leave out this questionable ingredient.

• Questionable? Titanium dioxide is a naturally occurring ingredient and can be found in almost anything, be it food or cosmetics. Completely harmless.

• I didn't mind the new or old shreds (moz style) , but I don't care for the new style of the cheddar wedge....I use it for cheese sauces and the old style melted like velveta, the new style doesn't melt as well and us not creamy when melted but its better cold on crackers.

• I've never seen palm oil in their shreds before.

• No palm oil in the shreds! :) This is Daiya's statement about palm oil: There are many conversations taking place about palm oil and the issues with its production. Some of our customers have expressed concerns or asked questions about the use of palm oil in our products so we wanted to provide a little bit more background as to why we use palm oil and our commitment to sourcing sustainable and organic palm oil.

  All of the palm oil we source is from Brazil, which is not a natural habitat for orangutans. Our supplier, which is certified by EcoSocial and the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), works with several independent farmers to replace slash and burn practices with a sustainable organic system. The company helps preserve forests surrounding the plantation by only replanting oil palms in areas that had been previously deforested.

  http://us.daiyafoods.com/palm-oil

• Any options that assist folks to convert to a vegan diet have a positive impact. Let consumers make their own informed decisions. Daiya is not my first choice - but Daiya played a huge role in helping me convert to a plant based diet.

  Daiya has a positive contribution/place in the refrig of many. Think about the broad picture and attempt to be less self-focused. Just sayin'

• Well said!

• I liked the new shreds as the ingredients seemed a lot less and it tasted better too. Pretty bummed about this. :(

• I agree with you completely :(

• Thank you! I knew the cheese shreds tasted differently. I couldn't make my favorite grilled cheese or quesadillas with that new recipe. So thank you for going back to the original. I can enjoy my Daiya again!!