From plantbasednews.org
The vegan cheese sticks are fortified with B vitamins and high in protein
Dairy-free cheese company Swees has launched what it says is the world’s first vegan cheese sticks.
The Thailand-based brand introduced its “Cheddar Plant-Based Cheese Sticks” in July. The new snackables join existing vegan cheese products from Swees like cheddar, mozzarella, mozzarella-chili, and Swiss-style blocks and slices.
The main ingredients in Swees cheeses are nutritional yeast and soy protein isolate, while the new cheese sticks also include rice protein. This ingredient adds nutritional value, but crucially also makes the product eligible for a government grant supporting national innovation.
“This is the first time this has been done in the world for any sort of vegan cheese and has simultaneously positioned rice as the outstanding ingredient for this product which is likely to greatly benefit Thailand due to rice being a major crop in this country,” Sirinapa Thasak, Head of R&D at Swees, told FoodNavigator Asia at the ThaiFex-Anuga Asia 2024 show.
“In addition, the cost of rice is also cheaper than many other novel but rare ingredients so this can help to bring down the price of the cheese sticks as well as to position the rice as a higher-value ingredient,” explained Thasak.
https://plantbasednews.org/lifestyle/food/swees-launches-vegan-cheese-sticks/
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