Re:Vegetable Rennet Cheese List

[Guest guest]

Here is a list of cheese makers who use a Vegetable rennet instead of the one

from a cows stomach.:

This list is vegetarian

Crystal Farms

· Cub brand

· Horizon Organic

· Kraft (except sharp and extra sharp Cheddar)

· Market Pantry (Target)

· Organic Valley

· Safeway brand (white colored)

· Sargento

 

Being lacto or lacto-ovo vegetarian can make getting enough protein,

especially into growing children, an easier thing to do and if you love milk

cheese and eggs there is no reason to give them up. It certainly makes

planning meals easier. I can live without meat...and as a diabetic,

I already have to give up SO many foods that most vegetarians can eat

with no problems, and that I love....white potatoes, white rice, most

crackers, high carb

fruits....oh, the list is endless....but, I don't ask me to give up one of my

favorite desserts....baked custard and one of my favorite comfort foods,

and I still have to watch it, whole wheat macaroni and cheese.

 

Choices are what life is about....variations of being vegan are also good

choices for some of us.

Have a blessed Sunday!

Nancy C.

East Texas

[Guest guest]

Ilchester makes excellent cheese and the majority of

it if suitable for vegetarians.

http://www.ilchester.co.uk/

This is a product description for a mature cheddar

from Ilchester:

http://www.ilchester.co.uk/product_pdfs/Profile_cheddarslices.pdf

Five Counties cheese description:

http://www.ilchester.co.uk/product_pdfs/Profile_fivecounties.pdf

 

Always best to check the website for the cheese that interests you

to determine whether or not it is vegetarian suitable.

 

Laurel

 

At 10:17 AM 3/16/2008, you wrote:

 

>Here is a list of cheese makers who use a

>Vegetable rennet instead of the one from a cows stomach.:

>This list is vegetarian

>Crystal Farms

>· Cub brand

>· Horizon Organic

>· Kraft (except sharp and extra sharp Cheddar)

>· Market Pantry (Target)

>· Organic Valley

>· Safeway brand (white colored)

>· Sargento

[Guest guest]

Thank you for this list. I have been really concerned about this

ever since I heard about rennet. I eat a lot of kraft cheese and

even emailed Kraft. This is the answer I got:

" I understand that knowing what ingredients are in the food products

you eat directly affect how you practice your religion/dietary

lifestyle, and Kraft Foods does all that it can to assist its

consumers in making educated food decisions.

 

I apologize but unfortunately this ingredient information is not

currently available.

 

As you can imagine our products change frequently, and maintaining a

list of products for specific dietary practices would be virtually

impossible.

 

If you haven't done so already, please add our site to your favorites

and visit us again soon! "

 

That completely did NOT answer my question or help me at all. So I

have had no idea if I could eat Kraft cheese or not.

 

And that answer seems rediculous...surely they know what ingredients

they put into their foods.

 

Anyway, thank you again for your list!!

 

 

 

, " nancihank " <nancihank

wrote:

>

> Here is a list of cheese makers who use a Vegetable rennet

instead of the one from a cows stomach.:

> This list is vegetarian

> Crystal Farms

> · Cub brand

> · Horizon Organic

> · Kraft (except sharp and extra sharp Cheddar)

> · Market Pantry (Target)

> · Organic Valley

> · Safeway brand (white colored)

> · Sargento

>

> Being lacto or lacto-ovo vegetarian can make getting enough

protein,

> especially into growing children, an easier thing to do and if

you love milk

> cheese and eggs there is no reason to give them up. It certainly

makes

> planning meals easier. I can live without meat...and as a

diabetic,

> I already have to give up SO many foods that most vegetarians can

eat

> with no problems, and that I love....white potatoes, white rice,

most crackers, high carb

> fruits....oh, the list is endless....but, I don't ask me to give

up one of my

> favorite desserts....baked custard and one of my favorite comfort

foods,

> and I still have to watch it, whole wheat macaroni and cheese.

>

> Choices are what life is about....variations of being vegan are

also good

> choices for some of us.

> Have a blessed Sunday!

> Nancy C.

> East Texas

>

[Guest guest]

I have a feeling they use animal rennet in some cheeses

and vegetable rennet in others........or maybe they just

don't think it is important because MAYBE the person

who is in charge of that is not vegeterian and doesn't

realize how important that information is to other people

who are. Maybe we should ALL email them and see if we

get the same canned response. It might make them think

twice about getting an accurate list together.

Nancy C.

Price, Texas

[Guest guest]

Don't forget my favorite cheese, Tillamook. It states on the label

that it is made with vegetable rennet. It is owned by a cooperative

of dairy farmers in Oregon. The cheese is found all over the US in

places like Sam's Club and Costco as well as some groceries. If you

are fortunate enough to live in the northwest you can find it in all

the grocery stores in great variety.

 

Deb in Idaho

>

> I have a feeling they use animal rennet in some cheeses

> and vegetable rennet in others

>