Vegan foods are generally all types of food that are free of animal products, like meat, milk or eggs.
Food groups
Main article: Food groups
* Algae - seaweeds such as nori or gim * Cereal or grains * Fruits * Legumes, , or beans * Mushrooms, edible mushrooms, portobello * Nuts * Seeds * Vegetables
Meat substitutes
Main article: Meat analogue
* Beans or Legumes * Imitation meats - popular brands include Gardenburger, Yves Veggie Cuisine, Lightlife, Morningstar Farms, Boca Burger * Mushrooms, edible mushrooms, portobello mushrooms (grilled or fried) * Seitan (wheat gluten) * Tempeh * Tofu * Veggie burgers * Yuba (tofu skin) * Okara (soy pulp) * Textured vegetable protein (TVP) * Chestnuts - roasted and peeled * Tofurky - Imitation meat
Egg substitutes
For baking
* Applesauce egg replacer: 3 Tablespoons applesauce = 1 egg (when a fruit flavor is acceptable) * Banana egg replacer: 1/2 banana blended or well mashed = 1 egg (when a fruit flavor is acceptable) * Egg substitutes such as Orgran's 'Egg substitute mix' * Ener-G Egg Replacer: by Ener-G Foods; free of gluten, wheat, casein, dairy, egg, yeast, soy, nuts and rice, low-protein * Flax seed egg replacer: 2 Tablespoons flax seed powder + 3 Tablespoons water = 1 egg (let sit a few minutes before adding to baking) * Psyllium egg replacer: 1 Tablespoon Psyllium seed husks + 2 Tablespoons water = 1 egg (the longer they sit in water the "eggier" they become) * Tofu: 1/4 cup blended soft or silken tofu = 1 egg * Tahini - thicker when raw, more egg like when diluted with water and stirred vociferously * Whole peanut butter - see Tahini
For cooking
* Tofu - scrambled tofu which is similar to scrambled eggs when cooked and seasoned properly
Dairy alternatives
Plant milks
Main article: Plant milk
* Almond milk * Banana milk * Coconut milk * Grain milks - oat milk, rice milk, quinoa milk * Hemp milk * Oat milk * Peanut milk * Rice milk * Soy milk
See also: Wikibooks Cookbook category for Nut and Grain Milk recipes
Make your own grain, nut or seed milk: Soak whatever you want your base nutrient to be (almonds, pecans, oats, rice, quinoa, etc.) then blend with that water and a natural sweetener like dates or banana.
Cheese
* Soy cheese (casein-free) - popular brands include Tofutti, Sheese, Redwood's Cheezly and Earth Island/Follow Your Heart * Tofu ricotta (savory) - a homemade ricotta substitute made with tofu. It usually contains lemon juice, olive oil, and sea salt and may also contain seasonings such as garlic and/or onion powder, or other herbs, spices or sweeteners and is used in lasagne and other Italian cuisine. * Tofu ricotta (sweet) - a homemade ricotta substitute made with tofu and sweetener that may be used in desserts such as cheesecakes or parfaits. * Nutritional yeast - a flavorful powder that, when combined with liquid or blended with liquid and cashews (and other nuts) makes a cheese-like sauce. It can also be sprinkled on like parmesan.
Ice cream and frozen desserts
* Dairy-free ice cream - popular brands include , , Tofutti (Tofutti Cuties frozen dessert sandwiches, Premium pints, stick bars and pops), Wheeler's Black Label, Soy Dream, Swedish Glace,Rice Dream or Temptation * Granita * Ice pops - frozen fruit juice bars, vegan popsicles * Sorbet * Vegan sherbet - made with fruit juice and a non-dairy milk such as vanilla almond milk, rice milk or soy milk * Banana pie - mash soft bananas with any chopped dried fruit, seeds and nuts; whip together into a mixture and freeze until pie-like.
Yogurt
* Soy yogurt - check label; some have milk derived ingredients * Nut yogurts - make your own by soaking and blending (cashews, almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts, brazil nuts, pecans) * Sweet Tahini - add natural sweetener like agave nectar, maple syrup, honey, or date syrup (silan) to raw tahini
Sweeteners
Main article: List of unrefined sweeteners
Dry
* Cane sugar - unrefined sugarcane or refined without using animal bones * Beet sugar * Date sugar * Stevia powder (can also be found in whole leaf or liquid form)
Liquid
* 100% Fruit juice concentrate * Agave nectar * Barley malt syrup * Brown rice syrup * Maple syrup - make sure it's not processed with animal products. A defoamer is used which may be made from an animal oil, a synthetic oil which is animal-derived, or a vegetable oil. * Molasses
Honey substitutes
* Agave nectar * Maple syrup - make sure it's not processed with animal products. A defoamer is used which may be made from an animal oil, a synthetic oil which is animal-derived, or a vegetable oil. * Rice syrup
Beverages
* Water * Fruit juice * Fruit smoothies * Plant milks (See above) - made from nuts, seeds, legumes, or grains, such as almonds, soy, oats or rice * Tea * Vegan wine * Vegetable juice
Staple foods
* Beans or Legumes * Bread - free of eggs and dairy products * Corn * Couscous * Gluten * Pasta - free of eggs * Potatoes * Quinoa * Rice * Soy * Spelt
Condiments
Butter or margarine
* Nucoa® Real™ Margarine, Earth Balance products - such as Natural Buttery Spread - non hydrogenated, no trans fatty acids; also good for baking
Mayonnaise * Nayonaise - by Nasoya * Vegenaise - by Follow Your Heart
Salad dressings * Follow Your Heart Organics and Fresh & Naturals - only some of their salad dressings are vegan * Nasoya- Vegi-Dressing -Creamy Italian, Thousand Island, and others
Other * Vegan Worcestershire sauce - free of anchovies
Snacks
* Applesauce * Corn chips * Corn nuts * Dried fruit * Fresh fruit * Granola bars * Hummus and pita bread or tortilla chips * Mixed nuts * Nuts * Popcorn * Potato chips - Plain, salted, non-dairy varieties. Some companies may add chicken fat, such as Baked! Lay's KC Masterpiece BBQ Flavor Potato Crisps , so as always read the labels.
* Pretzels * Pumpkin seeds * Sunflower seeds * Tortilla chips * Trail mix * Vegan baked goods (See below)
Baked goods
Bread * Biscuits * Pita bread * Sourdough bread
Other * Baked desserts (See Below)
Desserts
* Fresh or baked fruit * Vegan baked goods :* banana bread or other quick breads :* bars :* cakes :* chocolate brownies or other flavors :* cookies :* doughnuts :* muffins :* pies and tarts * Vegan Ice cream and frozen desserts (See above) * Vegan pudding, custard, or mousse
Alphabetical index of plant-based whole foods
A
* Adzuki beans * Alfalfa sprouts * Almonds * Amaranth * Apple * Apricot * Artichoke * Arugula * Asparagus * Avocado - see also Hass avocado * Azuki beans
B
* Bamboo shoots * Banana * Barley * Beans * Bean sprouts * Beets * Bell pepper * Berries * Black bean * Black-eyed peas * Blackberries * Blueberries * Bok choy * Boysenberries * Brazil Nut * Broccoli * Brown rice * Brussels sprouts * Buckwheat * Butter beans * Butternut squash
C
* Cabbage * Cantalope * Carrot * Carob * Cashews * Cauliflower * Cereal * Celery * Chard * Cherries * Cherry tomatoes * Chickpeas * Chinese cabbage * Coconut * Corn * Cranberries * Cucumber
D
* Daikon * Dates * Dulse
E
* Edamame * Eggplant * Endive
F
* Fava bean * Figs
G
* Garbanzo beans * Garlic * Gim * Ginger * Grapes * Grapefruit * Green beans * Guava
H
* Hass avocado * Hazel nuts * Honeydew melon * Huckleberries
K
* Kale * Kiwifruit or Kiwi * Kombu seaweed
L
* Leeks * Lemon * Lentils * Lettuce * Lima beans * Lime
M
* Mandarin orange * Mango * Melon * Millet * Mung beans * Mushrooms * Mustard Greens
N
* Nectarine * Nori seaweed * Nuts
O
* Oats * Olives * Onion * Oranges
P
* Papaya * Parsnip * Peas * Peach * Peanuts * Pear * Pecans * Pepitas * Persimmon * Pine nuts * Pineapple * Pinto beans * Pistachios * Plantain * Plum * Pomegranate * Potato * Pumpkin * Pumpkin seeds
Q
* Quinoa
R
* Radish * Raisins * Raspberries * Rice * Rutabaga
S
* Seaweed * Seeds * Sesame seeds * Shallots * Soybeans * Spelt * Spinach * Split peas * Squash * Strawberries * Sunflower seeds * Sweet potato
T
* Tangerine * Tomato * Triticale * Turnip
W
* Wakame * Walnuts * Water chestnuts * Watermelon * Wheat * Wild rice
Y
* Yams * Yellow crookneck squash
Z
* Zucchini
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