Ingredient Guide
Find the perfect plant-based swap for any animal ingredient — with ratios, best uses, and tips that actually work.
Vegan butter (e.g. Miyoko's, Flora Plant), Coconut oil +2 more
View substitutes →Oat milk, Soy milk +1 more
View substitutes →Full-fat coconut cream, Cashew cream +1 more
View substitutes →Nutritional yeast, Cashew-based vegan cheese +1 more
View substitutes →Soy yogurt (e.g. Alpro, Silk), Coconut yogurt +1 more
View substitutes →Cashew sour cream, Vegan sour cream (e.g. Tofutti, Follow Your Heart) +1 more
View substitutes →Vegan cream cheese (e.g. Violife, Kite Hill), Blended silken tofu + lemon
View substitutes →Cashew-nutritional yeast parmesan, Store-bought vegan parmesan (e.g. Violife, Follow Your Heart) +1 more
View substitutes →Vegan mozzarella shreds (e.g. Violife, Miyoko's), Cashew mozzarella (homemade with tapioca starch)
View substitutes →Whipped coconut cream, Aquafaba whipped cream +1 more
View substitutes →Coconut condensed milk (homemade), Store-bought vegan condensed milk (e.g. Nature's Charm)
View substitutes →Coconut milk ice cream (e.g. Ben & Jerry's Non-Dairy), Oat milk ice cream (e.g. Oatly, Haagen-Dazs Non-Dairy) +1 more
View substitutes →Vegan ghee (e.g. Nutiva, Miyoko's Vegan Oat Butter), Refined coconut oil
View substitutes →Pea protein isolate, Soy protein isolate +1 more
View substitutes →Pea protein + flaxseed meal blend, Soy protein concentrate
View substitutes →Beyond Burger / Impossible Burger, Seitan (wheat gluten) +1 more
View substitutes →Soy curls (Butler Soy Curls), Tofu (pressed, seasoned) +1 more
View substitutes →Young green jackfruit (canned), Seitan roast +1 more
View substitutes →Smoked tempeh bacon, Rice paper bacon +1 more
View substitutes →Brown or green lentils, TVP (textured vegetable protein) +1 more
View substitutes →Beyond Sausage, Homemade seitan sausages
View substitutes →Tofurky or Field Roast deli slices, Marinated and baked tofu slices
View substitutes →Seitan steak, Cauliflower steak +1 more
View substitutes →Jackfruit pulled pork, Shredded king oyster mushrooms
View substitutes →Lentil-mushroom meatballs, Beyond Meatballs or IKEA Plant Balls
View substitutes →Tofu nuggets (homemade), Simulate NUGGS or Daring nuggets
View substitutes →Tofurky roast, Seitan turkey roast (homemade)
View substitutes →Seitan with lamb-style seasoning, Seasoned jackfruit
View substitutes →Tofu skin (yuba) crispy duck, King oyster mushroom duck
View substitutes →Seitan ham (homemade), Smoked tofu
View substitutes →Banana blossom, Hearts of palm fish +1 more
View substitutes →Konjac shrimp (e.g. Sophie's Kitchen, New Wave Foods), King oyster mushroom shrimp
View substitutes →Chickpea tuna salad, Tomato tuna (marinated tomatoes) +1 more
View substitutes →Carrot lox, Marinated tomato salmon sashimi
View substitutes →Hearts of palm crab, Artichoke crab dip
View substitutes →Hearts of palm lobster roll, King oyster mushroom lobster tails
View substitutes →Capers + miso paste, Nori seaweed strips +1 more
View substitutes →Maple syrup, Agave nectar +1 more
View substitutes →Agar-agar, Carrageenan (Irish moss)
View substitutes →Vegetable shortening (e.g. Crisco), Coconut oil (solid, refined)
View substitutes →Mushroom broth (dried shiitake + kombu), Miso broth
View substitutes →Vegan Worcestershire sauce (e.g. Annie's, Wizard's), Soy sauce + tamarind + vinegar (homemade)
View substitutes →Vegan fish sauce (e.g. Fysh, Thai Kitchen Vegan), Soy sauce + seaweed + lime juice (quick substitute)
View substitutes →Vegan mayo (e.g. Hellmann's Vegan, Sir Kensington's Fabanaise), Aquafaba mayo (homemade)
View substitutes →Dandies Vegan Marshmallows, Aquafaba marshmallows (homemade)
View substitutes →Vegan gummy bears (e.g. Surf Sweets, HARIBO Jelly Beans vegan range), Homemade agar gummy bears
View substitutes →Mushroom leather (Mylo, Reishi), Cactus leather (Desserto) +1 more
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