Plant-based cheese made from coconut oil and potato starch.
According to foreign media The Spoon reported that the US GOOD PLANeT Foods completed a $ 12 million Series A financing led by Cleveland Avenue, GreatPoint Ventures, Tasseo Consumer, Stray Dog Capital and Lever VC participated. The funds obtained from this round of financing will be used by the company to expand the market coverage of production and products.
GOOD PLANeT Foods is a vegetarian brand, headquartered in Seattle, USA, which aims to provide consumers with plant-based foods, including vegetarian cheese and frozen pizza.
GOOD PLANeT Foods ’plant-based cheese is a dairy-free product made from coconut oil and potato starch, free of gluten, soy and nuts, and free of allergens. Plant-based cheese has a high content of saturated fat. One ounce of cheese contains 5.6 grams of saturated fat , which accounts for 28% of the daily saturated fat content of the human body.
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So far, GOOD PLANeT Foods has produced sliced vegan cheese, smoked cheese, and cheddar cheese at a price of $ 5.49 per bag. GOOD PLANeT Foods cheeses are sold in Walmart, Costco and Whole Foods nationwide.
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Plant Based Foods Association (Plant Based Foods Association) and the Good Food Institute (The Good Food Institute) released a market report shows that in 2019 the United States plant-based Food retail sales increased by 11%, the market size reached 5 billion US dollars, of which dairy products ranked first, accounting for 40% of the plant-based market.
In the field of plant-based cheese, many companies have emerged: Noquo Foods and Grounded Foods Trying new ingredients and formulas to provide better cheese substitutes. New Culture , Legendairy and Perfect Day also Microorganisms are being used to reconstruct milk protein and produce plant-based cheese. None of these companies’ products are currently available. The active plant-based cheese brands on the market also include Violife, Field Roast and Daiya.