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Where can I buy Daiya?
Daiya is available for foodservice purchases through the following distributors:
Ordering Specifications
Item # |
Description |
Unit Size |
Units Per Case |
Case Weight (lbs) |
Case Dimensions
(L x W x H inches) |
Case Cube (ft3) |
Cases Per Layer |
# Layers |
Case Per Pallet |
Shelf Life |
100100 |
Daiya Vegan Italian Shred |
5lbs |
3 |
15.5 |
8.66 x 10.63 x 8.66 |
0.461 |
17 |
5 |
85 |
6 months |
100200 |
Daiya Vegan Cheddar Shred |
5lbs |
3 |
15.5 |
8.66 x 10.63 x 8.66 |
0.461 |
17 |
5 |
85 |
6 months |
200105 |
Daiya Vegan Italian Block |
5lbs |
8 |
40.4 |
11.65 x 14.65 x 7.72 |
0.762 |
10 |
4 |
40 |
6 months |
200205 |
Daiya Vegan Cheddar Block |
5lbs |
8 |
40.4 |
11.65 x 14.65 x 7.72 |
0.762 |
10 |
4 |
40 |
6 months |
200140 |
Daiya Vegan Italian Block |
40lbs |
1 |
40.4 |
11.65 x 14.65 x 7.72 |
0.762 |
10 |
4 |
40 |
6 months |
200240 |
Daiya Vegan Cheddar Block |
40lbs |
1 |
40.4 |
11.65 x 14.65 x 7.72 |
0.762 |
10 |
4 |
40 |
6 months |
What is Daiya?
Daiya is a revolutionary new dairy-free vegan cheese that tastes, shreds, melts and stretches like dairy based cheese. Daiya is not made with casein, the protein found in dairy products or soy, common to many other non-dairy cheese alternatives. In fact, Daiya does not contain any common allergens, animal products or cholesterol. Daiya is made with nutritious planted-based ingredients and is:
 33% less fat than dairy-based cheese with equivalent attributes- Cholesterol free
- Trans Fat free
- Dairy free
- Free of all animal products (Vegan)
- Free of common allergens including:
- Soy, Casein, Lactose, Gluten, Egg, Wheat, Barley, Corn, Whey, Rice, and Nuts
- Free of Artificial Ingredients
- Free of Preservatives
- Free of Hormones & Antibiotics
- An excellent source of a naturally occurring vegan vitamin B-12 as well as an
excellent source of B vitamins in general
Where can I buy Daiya?
Daiya is currently available for foodservice purchases but we are working on a retail launch strategy. If you'd like to be informed when a retail product is available in your area, please fill out our contact form if you haven't already. Daiya is available at some restaurants, deli and prepared foods markets and online. For more information, please see our Where to Enjoy Daiya page.
What varieties of Daiya are available?
For foodservice, Daiya is currently available in Italian Blend, a cheese perfect for pizza, nachos, lasagna and the like, and Cheddar Style, a cheddar like cheese perfect for grilled cheese sandwiches, mexican food and the like. We sometimes like to blend the two and for any of you that had a chance to sample the pizzas we made at the Natural Products Expo West show in March of 2009, we used 75% Italian Blend and 25% Cheddar style which was a huge hit. Our products are available in shred and block formats.
What is Daiya made from?
Daiya is made entirely from plant-based ingredients. The full list of ingredients are as follows:
Purified water, tapioca and/or arrowroot flours, non-GMO expeller pressed canola and/or non-GMO expeller pressed safflower oil, coconut oil, pea protein, salt, inactive yeast, vegetable glycerin, natural flavors (derived from plants), xanthan gum, sunflower lecithin, vegan enzymes (no animal rennet or animal enzymes), vegan bacterial cultures, citric acid (for flavor), annatto.
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Nutritional Facts, Daiya Italian Blend
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Nutritional Facts, Daiya Cheddar Style
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Cooking with Daiya
You can use Daiya in the same way you would use regular cheese.
Pizza Volumes:
It is important to use the optimum amounts of Daiya on pizza for best performance. Below are optimum recommendations
resulting from performance tests in mass market pizza franchises throughout North America.
10 inch=110 grams (4oz); 12 inch=160 grams (5.5 oz); 14 inch=220 grams (8 oz); 16 inch=280 grams (10 oz); 18 inch=358 grams (12.5 oz)
Baking with Daiya:
Use Daiya as you would regular cheese. For best results (as a topping such as the top layer of a lasagna) add Daiya in the last 5 - 10
minutes (depending on temperature) when baking. This will yield smooth melting properties without excessive browning.
Tip: Try adding Daiya at the very end after baking is finished, by sprinkling a shredded layer on top of oven-hot food and covering for a few minutes.
This preserves the most nutrients and maintains optimum resilience.
Microwave:
Daiya works great in the microwave in tortillas, burritos and whatever you normally would cook with cheese in the microwave. Be careful not to overcook Daiya as like dairy based cheese, it will become tough.
Storage:
Always keep refrigerated.
Freezing Daiya:
You can freeze Daiya and use it as you normally would after thawing. Like most food products, do not freeze, thaw and re-freeze.
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