Well, it’s not cheese. Actually. cheese analogue. It’s a processed food, think cheese slices for burgers. It’s popular on Vegan Pizza, etc..
It really isn’t cheese. I wondered if it was wholesome. But in common with many plant-based foods, it is very, very processed. Typically.
Here is some vegan cheese: “Water, Coconut oil (21%), Starch, Modified Starch*, Sea salt, Flavourings, Olive extract, Colour: B-Carotene, Vitamin B12.”Here is cheese: Milk, salt, starter culture, and rennet. But be careful of cheese products with cheese sounding names. they’re often UPFs, as well.
I can see a place for vegan cheese-like food product for people who don’t/can’t eat cheese (such as our lactose-intolerant friends or vegans). But like nut milk isn’t milk, vegan cheese isn’t cheese. For convenience sake, I still call it that. It really is a ultra processed food.