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navigation, search  Cheese analogues are substitutes of cheese
that are made to imitate the taste and the look of real cheese.
Such substitutes replace the dairy milk by other plant-based
ingredients. The fat in the milk is replaced by other kinds of
fat of animal or plant origin. Sometimes the proteins found in
milk are also replaced by proteins from other sources. Cheese
analogues are usually used because of health reasons, for
example lactose intolerance. They are also used as a personal
choice (e.g. veganism, or for religious reasons). In most cases,
Cheese analogue is kosher.  Cheese analogue cost less to make
than real cheese. By carefully choosing the ingredients in the
analogue, other characteristics such as the melting temperature
and the taste can be changed. Flavour enhancers can be added to
make the product taste similar to Parmesan, feta or Camembert
cheese, for example. Food coloring is used to match the color of
a cheese product. R