Updated 1/4/2023 -Now more than 1000 vegetarian-suitable cheeses from The USA, UK, Europe, Asia, New Zealand and Australia.
Generalities – not 100% – but generally:
- Traditional cheeses of France, Italian and Spain with AOP, AOC, DPO, DOP designation use ANIMAL rennet and are NOT vegetarian-suitable.
- Portuguese cheeses – many use thistles to coagulate milk for cheese; especially along the Spain/Portugal border and ARE vegetarian-suitable.
- English/UK/USA – use microbial rennet to coagulate milk for cheese and are vegetarian-suitable.
- Fresh Cheeses and lactic-set cheeses do not always use rennet. Some do use rennet or some type of acid as a coagulant. More information at cheesemaking.com
Please note: If “all cheeses” are noted in column two, the link will be to producer’s web page that lists all their cheeses or a page that states the producer uses non-animal coagulants.
I cannot guarantee the accuracy of information I obtained from many sources and if you question an item, I suggest you contact the producer directly. I have worked diligently to make this list as accurate as possible, but I am sure there are some errors.
If the link is to Culture Magazine, The Cheese Shed, Tomales Bay or Neal’s Yard Dairy, you can trust the information to be accurate.
Some links may not confirm that the producer uses vegetarian rennet. If there is a link it means I have confirmed via a third-party and/or the producers directly.
*Not confirmed as vegetarian-suitable, however listed as such on a third-party website. Confirm with label or producer.
** Non-dairy cheeses – contains no animal milk
*** Uses Vegetarian rennet but coats cheese in lard that is or may be animal-based.
https://vegetatio.com/content/joyous-living-full-vegetarian-cheese-list
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~veggie/nonveg/cheese.html
https://www.cheese.com/vegetarian/
https://culturecheesemag.com/cheese-library/
https://www.nealsyarddairy.co.uk/
https://www.thecheeseshed.com/
https://www.welshcheesecompany.co.uk/
http://www.tomalesbayfoods.com/library-of-cheese-2/
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