Vegan Shredded Cheese Products

This is about as similar to the real thing as you can find in a non-dairy parm. We love it on simple pasta dishes as a topper, but again, don't go crazy here since it's made of palm oil and has 18 percent of your daily value of sat fat per ounce, plus it's super high in sodium...

Of all the cheeses we tested, Parmela melted like old-fashioned cheddar block from the farm and gripped the top of the nacho chips in a way that made them stick together. In other words, we loved it.

This cheese is the easiest to melt because of how finely shredded it comes. Add a sprinkle on top of an enchilada for an extra layer of flavor. But don't melt too much of it or it will start to have an unpleasant smell. And since it's made out of coconut milk and palm oil, which are both high in saturated fat, enjoy in moderation...

This cheese stands up to being eaten by the handful or spread on nachos, veggie chili or baked potato. You don't even need to heat it up to enjoy it. In fact, when heated we smelled a slight cheesy odor -- so we actually preferred it room temperature...

We all love Violife. It's simply the best all-rounder in the bunch. Eat it out of the bag or melt it on tortilla chips. The consistency is so similar to real cheddar you won't even notice it's dairy-free. Try to resist inhaling the whole bag because with every serving comes six grams of saturated fat...

We loved this one for its meltability and the fact that it isn't as big a sat fat bomb as some of the other cheeses on the list. Try this on chips or as a grilled cheese sandwich option, since it has an old-fashioned shredded cheese taste and sticky texture, in a good way...

Daiya is a mixed bag when it comes to the melting and tasting of their mozzarella since the more it melts the more it smells. So if you like either an aromatic cheese or you don't need to melt your filling too much, this is a good choice. Add it to a quesadilla to get that gooey cheesy middle without much heat required...

The soft texture and taste of this mozzarella mimic the real thing. We loaded this mozzarella on pizza crust and after popping it in the oven the cheese became so melty and gooey, it's a great topping for any at-home snack. This cheese needs a little more time to melt than the rest but the wait is worth it...

This cheese has the best "parmesan" resemblance, but it didn't melt quite as well as we'd expected. The texture seemed real but the taste was less sharp than the actual parm flavor. Our testers noted that it has an aftertaste so don't eat this parm alone -- sprinkle it on a tart puttanesca sauce...

As parm lovers, we were extremely pleasantly surprised by this little wedge of non-dairy cheese. It grates easily and melts into your pasta like the real deal. If you like the sharp bold flavor of real parm, you may find this one a little subtle, so add some salt to make up for that...