Updated in April 2020 – New Formula! Many people don’t realize that Daiya Foods came out with a second line of dairy-free cheese shreds a couple of years ago. Don’t worry, their classic shreds are still available. They met with too much backlash when they underwent formula changes previously, so they decided to keep those around and leave them as is. But they’ve added Daiya Cutting Board Shreds to their product line, which have a very different formula, and are being adopted by a lot of restaurants.
The packaging of the two dairy-free cheese shred lines is very similar. But the Cutting Board Shreds have a more colorful front label and specifically state “Cutting Board Collection” on the front.
Daiya Cutting Board Shreds are the Dairy-Free Cheese that Melts
We tried Daiya Cutting Board Shreds and were impressed with the “melt.” They get quite ooey and gooey atop nachos, pasta, pizza, and more, but were a little sticky too. They reformulated in early 2020, and some of the stickiness seems to be gone. The ingredients below reflect the new formula.
The flavor seemed on par with their Classic Shreds for us. Both tasted good, in small doses. We found that using a light hand when sprinkling added enough cheesy flavor without overwhelming the dish. But tell us what you think! Once you’ve tried them, leave your own rating and review below.
Cheddar Style
Ingredients: filtered water, tapioca starch, coconut oil, expeller pressed: canola and/or safflower oil, vegan natural flavors, chickpea protein, salt, potato protein, tricalcium phosphate, lactic acid (vegan), konjac gum, xanthan gum, yeast extract, annatto color, turmeric color, inactive yeast, potassium chloride.*
Nutrition (per 1/4 cup serving): 80 calories, 5g fat, 8g carbs, 0g fiber, 0g sugars (includes 0g added sugars), 0g protein. Fortified with 10% Calcium RDA.*
Mozzarella Style
Nutrition (per 1/4 cup serving): 80 calories, 5g fat, 8g carbs, 0g fiber, 0g sugars (includes 0g added sugars), 0g protein. Fortified with 10% Calcium RDA.*
Pepperjack Style
Nutrition (per 1/4 cup serving): 80 calories, 5g fat, 8g carbs, 0g fiber, 0g sugars (includes 0g added sugars), 0g protein. Fortified with 10% Calcium RDA.*
Cheddar & Mozza Style
Nutrition (per 1/4 cup serving): 80 calories, 5g fat, 8g carbs, 0g fiber, 0g sugars (includes 0g added sugars), 0g protein. Fortified with 10% Calcium RDA.*
Additional Allergen Notes*
Some Daiya products are made in a shared facility with dairy-containing products. But their shreds are reportedly made in their own dairy-free, allergy-friendly facility. They also test for the presence of gluten. The new formula (updated in 2020 and shown above) does contain chickpea protein. Some people with peanut allergies have cross-reactivity with other legumes. Always consult a physician regarding food allergy concerns.
More Facts on Daiya Cutting Board Shreds
Price: $4.99 per 7.1-ounce package
Availability: Daiya Cutting Board Shreds are sold at major grocers like Safeway, Publix, and Target, and at some natural food stores. They’re also available to order in quite a few restaurants. Go to the product finder on their website (below) to see the restaurants near you, too.
Certifications: Daiya Cutting Board Shreds are Certified Vegan, Non-GMO Verified, and Certified Kosher Pareve.
Dietary Notes: By ingredients, Daiya Cutting Board Shreds are dairy-free / non-dairy, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free, peanut-free, soy-free, vegan, and vegetarian.*
For More Product Information: Visit the Daiya Foods website at daiyafoods.com.
*Always read the ingredient and nutrition statement prior to consumption. Ingredients, processes, and labeling are subject to change at any time for any company or product. Contact the company to discuss their manufacturing processes if potential allergen cross-contamination is an issue for you. No food product can be guaranteed “safe” for every individual’s needs. You should never rely on ingredient and allergen statements alone if dealing with a severe food allergy.
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Obvious Change For the Worse
Bought shreds after not having for a while. Oily as heck. Brittle and grainy when eaten plain. When melted, it only sticks to itself, and forms an oily glob of cheese matter. No longer tastes like anything, even the pepperjack. After 2 bags I finally decided to check if they changed recipes again. Yep. Guess I’ll just stick to the blocks until they change recipes again.
The new improved version stinks and everybody I know agrees!
I have been eating Daiya cheese for many years… Basically as soon as they began creating their cheese. At that point in time everybody loved it and the pizzas that were made with it were awesome. Now they have a new and “improved”??.?.! !!! Version… NOT!!! It smells and taste like plastic. You can leave it open in the refrigerator and it will not spoil. For an entire year! All the restaurants in LA that use this cheese on their milk free pizzas are losing business and the most popular ones that were previously a total hit have closed down! It’s not selling in the health food stores and it causes stomach ache that last for days! I have a lot of friends who are vegan who used to love vegan, GF pizzas and now they won’t touch them as all the restaurants are using the new Dayia cheese and none of my friends can stand it! Are used to love the store-bought frozen Daya cheese pizzas as well… But now I can’t eat for a week if I even have one slice and it’s so gross! At first I didn’t know what had changed… Or why I was getting really bad stomach aches… Or why it tasted so bad… Now I know… It’s the new improved??!!? Cheese!
New product is not good
This was always the best vegan cheese out there, I made all my recipes with it. This new one is terrible, it looks and taste like plastic. Please go back to the old one.
Plastic texture, no flavor
Yuck. Why vegan and vegetarian food is so mocked and reviled. Tried mozz slices and shreds, cheddar shreds, all on pizza—all gave me terrible acid reflux (not usually an issue for me. Imagine eating American cheese with the wrapper still on
Leave them on the Cutting Board!
I wondered what happened to our Daiya cheese. Both grocery stores we shop at went to the new NOT improved ingredients. It is nothing like the original which is so hard to find. Hopefully Ingles and Whole Foods will quit only carrying the cutting board.
Very good melted!
Awesome! Straight out of the bag, the texture and taste is not good at all. However, after melting, it tastes great and feels gooey/creamy. I just put it on some pizza and it was amazing! Melted perfectly and tasted great.
Good in small doses
I like the mozzarella style, but I’m not a fan of the cheddar style. And as the review states, they are best in small doses. We like to make homemade pizza with our kids and the mozzarella style is a nice substitute on my pizza when used sparingly. It melts nicely and gives just enough of a ‘cheese-like’ flavor to make me feel like I’m enjoying the real thing. I also like the mozzarella style on homemade nachos. I just can’t get on board with the cheddar style though…something about the flavor I guess.
The Cheddar Melted on Nachos Is Wrecking My Diet
I picked up the cutting board cheddar after seeing the nachos on the package thinking it would suffice as a substitute for dairy-based cheddar on nachos for a super bowl snack. I typically don’t like Daiya cheeses on pizza because they have more of a creamy texture rather than the chewy texture of dairy-based mozzarella. If you’ve had Boursin cheese on pizza you will know what I mean.
I was pleasantly surprised when I microwaved the cutting board cheddar on some nacho chips with meatless taco meat. The melt was nice and the flavor tasty. I am now obsessed with this cheese on nachos which is killing my diet.
utter garbage
Might as well sprinkle your food with water starch and oil cause that’s all it tastes like.
Not worth 5 cents much less 5 dollars.
Fabulous
This is the only non dairy cheese I’ve found that melts, tastes like cheese, and doesn’t make me react.
