Soy Free

Introduction

This page was intended for people with food allergies, but considering soy's role in deforestation, we hope it can also help people who don't specifically have a soy allergy or similar food restriction

On the up-side, soy is a major source of deforestation, right after beef, so going soy-free will give you a little extra oomph in the fight against climate change.

On the down side, soy is in many vegan foods, either as a primary protein, or as an oil, if not both. This can make it particularly hard to avoid, but not impossible. Our Soy-Free page is intended to make living without soy as a vegan much easier.

Soy-Free Beef

Soy-Free Chick'n

Soy-Free Crumbles

Big Mountain offers:

Pumfu offers:

Soy-Free Sausages

Big Mountain offers:

Pumfu offers:

Soy-Free Tofu

Tofu is a super useful food because it is high in protein and other nutrients, plus it absorbs flavor like a sponge. Firmer tofu types can be cut, torn, or smashed up like mince-meat, while silken tofus can be blended up into pudding, making this a super diverse ingredient. Luckily cultures and cooks around the world have been experimenting with alternative tofu, and here's a list of the types we have discovered so far.

Chickpea / Burmese Tofu

Brands

Brands that offer pre-made chickpea tofu include:

Fava Bean Tofu

Brands

Big Mountain offers:

Pumfu

This is much firmer than chickpea tofu, pleasantly smooth, and a particularly good choice for the "tofu" used in vegan paneer recipes.

Soy-Free Vegan Mayo

Mayo usually contains eggs, mustard and oil, making it non-vegan. Some common vegan mayo brands use soy, so this section is here to list soy-free vegan mayo.

Not all Follow Your Heart products are soy free, but the follow mayonnaise types are safe.

Soy-Sauce Alternatives

Grants & Funding

International