Is Cool Whip Vegan? Exploring DairyFree Alternatives
Key Facts:
– Cool Whip is not vegan because it contains skim milk and sodium caseinate, which is derived from milk.
– The alternative, Soyatoo Soy Whip, is a vegan whipped cream made with soy drink, coconut fat, palm butter, sugarbeet syrup, corn maltodextrin, tartaric acid, seaweed extracts, sea salt, and natural vanilla extract.
– Soyatoo Soy Whip can be found on Amazon in pressurized cans or cartons.
– There are two homemade vegan whipped cream recipes provided: one made with coconut milk or cream, icing sugar, and vanilla extract, and the other made with aquafaba (chickpea water), cream of tartar, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract.
– Coconut whipped cream is a dairy-free alternative made with full-fat coconut milk or coconut cream, icing sugar, and vanilla extract.
– Vegan whipped cream by Nora Cooks is made with aquafaba (water leftover from boiling chickpeas), cream of tartar, powdered sugar, and pure vanilla extract.
– Cool Whip contains palm oil, which is harmful to the environment and animals.
– Palm oil production has led to the destruction of rainforests and the loss of animal species.
– Cool Whip also contains high fructose corn syrup, which is negatively associated with the obesity epidemic and can cause health issues.
– Store-bought alternative to Cool Whip is Soyatoo Soy Whip.
– Making vegan whipped cream at home requires three ingredients and there are many easy and quick recipes available.
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