This is a full list of vegetarian cheese brands. It’s a list that will tell you about cheeses that do not use animal-derived rennet, along with links to brands that make their cheese vegetarian.

You shouldn’t have to worry about your cheddar, mozzarella, or parmesan cheese not being vegetarian. This is especially important if you’re trying to tackle vegetarian keto.

Hence, a list to help maintain your vegetarian diet! This vegetarian cheese list is adapted from a cached version of the Joyous Living Cheese List located at the (now defunct) link: http://cheese.joyousliving.com/CheeseListType.aspx

Related article that we wrote: The Best Vegan Parmesan Brands in 2019 (it’s a taste test!)

The 2021 List of Vegetarian Cheeses and Brands (adapted from Joyous Living)

Looking for a specific brand or cheese type? Use CTRL+F on Windows or CMD+F on Mac to search the list.
If you see a cheese missing that you have knowledge of, let us know in the comments so we can add it!

Many of the following cheeses can be ordered online from the links, so make sure to check them out!

Cheese Type	Brand
American	Boars Head, Dutch Farms, Horizon Organic, Happy Farms (ALDI)
Amish Butter	Guggisberg Cheese, Migdal, Miller's Cheese
Anejo Enchilado	Specialty Cheese Company
Asadero	Dutch Farms, Specialty Cheese Company
Ascutney Mountain	Specialty Cheese Company
Asiago	BelGioioso, Sartori, Vella Cheese
Blue	Boars Head, Great Lakes Cheese, Murray's, Stella Cheese, Treasure Cave Cheese
Brick	Graham Farms Cheese, McCadam, Specialty Cheese Company
Brie	Reny Picot
Butterkäse	Boars Head
Camembert	Caroselle, Murray's, Reny Picot
Cheddar	365 (Whole Foods), Adam's Reserve, Amul, Applegate, Bass Lake Cheese Factory, Boars Head, Burnett Dairy, Cabot, Caroselle, Cedar Grove, Clover Sonoma, Crystal Farms, Dutch Farms, Fiscalini,Fit & Active (ALDI), Giant, Go, Good & Gather (Target), Grafton Village, Graham Farms, Great Midwest, Great Lakes Cheese, Guggisberg Cheese, Haolam, Happy Farms (ALDI), HEB Horizon Organic, Joseph Farms, Kerrygold, Kirkland Signature (Costco), Kroger Brand, Kutter's, Landmark Creamery, Lifetime Cheese, Loleta Cheese, Lynn Dairy, McCadam, Migdal, Miller's Cheese, Mt. Sterling, Murray's, Organic Valley, Petaluma Creamery, Rumiano, Sargento, Sartori, Schreiber, Stella Cheese, Tillamook Dairy Co-Op, Taco Bell, Trader Joe's, Vella, Widmer Cheese Cellars, Yancey's Fancy
Cheese Curds	Bass Lake Cheese Factory, Loleta Cheese, Yancey's Fancy
Chevre	Bass Lake Cheese Factory, Cypress Grove, Laura Chenel's, Vermont Creamery
Colby	Bass Lake Cheese Factory, Burnett Dairy, Cedar Grove, Crystal Farms, Dutch Farms, Giant, Go, Graham Farms, Great Lakes Cheese, Great Midwest, Horizon Organic, Joseph Farms, Kutter's, Landmark Creamery, Organic Valley, Rumiano, Sargento, Schreiber, Tillamook Dairy Co-Op, Widmer Cheese Cellars
Colby Jack	365 (Whole Foods), Bass Lake Cheese Factory, Boars Head, Cabot, Good & Gather (Target), Happy Farms (ALDI), Kirkland Signature (Costco), Kroger Brand, Loleta Cheese, Lynn Dairy,, Petaluma Creamery, Tillamook Dairy Co-Op
Cottage	365 (Whole Foods), Friendly Farms (ALDI), Horizon Organic
Cream Cheese	365 (Whole Foods), Boars Head, Giant, Great Value (Walmart), Happy Farms (ALDI), Horizon Organic, Kraft, Philadelphia
Double Gloucester	Boars Head
Dubliner	Kerrygold
Edam	Caroselle, Reny Picot
Emmental	Amul, Applegate, Go
Farmer's	Cedar Grove, La Vaquita, Lynn Dairy
Feta	365 (Whole Foods), Bass Lake Cheese Factory, Caroselle, Epiros, Great Lakes Cheese, Hannaford, Karoun, Organic Valley, Saladena, Specially Selected (ALDI), Vermont Creamery, Vigo
Fontina	BelGioioso, Boars Head, Clover Sonoma, Loleta Cheese, Reny Picot, Sartori
Goat	365 (Whole Foods), Alta Dena, Bass Lake Cheese Factory, Coach Farm, Great Lakes Cheese, Laura Chenel's, Mt. Sterling, Saladena, Vermont Creamery
Gouda	365 (Whole Foods), Happy Farms (ALDI), Murray's, Schreiber
Gorgonzola	Boars Head, Great Lakes Cheese, Stella Cheese, Treasure Cave Cheese
Havarti	365 (Whole Foods), Applegate, Boars Head, Cedar Grove, Clover Sonoma, Finlandia, Giant, Haolam, Happy Farms (ALDI), Loleta Cheese, Migdal, Miller's Cheese, Murray's, New Holland
Longhorn	Clover Sonoma, Giant, Graham Farms, Kutter's
Mexican Blend	Good & Gather (Target), HEB
Montery Jack	365 (Whole Foods), Alta Dena, Applegate, Bass Lake Cheese Factory, Boars Head, Burnett Dairy, Cabot, Cedar Grove, Clover Sonoma, Dutch Farms, Giant, Go, Great Midwest, Haolam, Horizon Organic, Joseph Farms, Kirkland Signature (Costco), Kutter's, Landmark Creamery, Lifetime Cheese, Loleta Cheese, Lynn Dairy, McCadam, Migdal, Miller's Cheese, Mt. Sterling, Organic Valley, Pacific Cheese, Petaluma Creamery, Rumiano, Sargento, Schreiber, Tillamook Dairy Co-Op, Vella
Mozzarella	365 (Whole Foods), Amul, BelGioioso, Biazzo, Boars Head, Burnett Dairy, Cabot, Cacique, Cappiello Foods, Clover Sonoma, Dutch Farms, edenVale (ALDI), Frigo, Galbani,Go, Good & Gather (Target), Grande Cheese Company, Great Lakes Cheese, Haolam, Happy Farms (ALDI), HEB, Horizon Organic, Joseph Farms, Kirkland Signature (Costco), Landmark Creamery, Leprino Foods, Lifetime Cheese, Lynn Dairy, Migdal, Miller's Cheese, Murray's, Organic Valley, Pacific Cheese, Rumiano, Sargento, Schreiber, Stella Cheese, Tillamook Dairy Co-Op, Trader Joe's
Muenster	Applegate, Bass Lake Cheese Factory, Boars Head, Cabot, Cedar Grove, Dutch Farms, Finlandia, Giant, Great Lakes Cheese, Joseph Farms, Kutter's, McCadam, Migdal, Organic Valley, Rumiano, Sargento, Schreiber, Specialty Cheese Company, Tillamook Dairy Co-Op
Paneer	Amazon, Gopi, Specialty Cheese Company, Verka
Panela	Cacique, Specialty Cheese Company
Parmesan	365 (Whole Foods), Caroselle, Dutch Farms, Frigo, Good & Gather (Shredded only) (Target), Grande Cheese Company, Haolam, Priano (ALDI), Kraft Grated Parmesan*, Kroger, Migdal, Miller's Cheese, Organic Valley, Reggano (ALDI), Sartori, Stella Cheese, Trader Joe's Grated Parmesan, Treasure Cave Cheese
Pepper Jack	365 (Whole Foods), Cabot, Cedar Grove, Clover Sonoma, Dutch Farms, Giant, Great Lakes Cheese, Happy Farms (ALDI), Lynn Dairy, McCadam, Murray's, Organic Valley, Rumiano, Schreiber, Tillamook Dairy Co-Op
Pizza Blend	Good & Gather (Target)
Provolone	365 (Whole Foods), Applegate, Burnett Dairy, Dutch Farms, Great Lakes Cheese, Happy Farms (ALDI), Horizon Organic, Joseph Farms, Leprino Foods, Organic Valley, Schreiber
Queso Blanco	Boars Head, Murray's, Specialty Cheese Company
Ricotta	BelGioioso, Cappiello Foods, Dragone, Frigo, Galbani, Good & Gather (Target), Grande Cheese Company, Priano (ALDI), Sargento, Stella Cheese
String	365 (Whole Foods), Frigo, Galbani, Haolam, Migdal, Miller's Cheese, Organic Valley, Stella Cheese
Swiss	Boars Head, Brewster Cheese, Cabot, Clover Sonoma, Dutch Farms, Giant, Graham Farms, Haolam, Happy Farms (ALDI), Joseph Farms, Kerrygold, Kraft, Kutter's, Landmark Creamery, Lifetime Cheese, Migdal, Miller's Cheese, Organic Valley, Rumiano, Sargento, Schreiber, Tillamook Dairy Co-Op
Vegan American	Daiya, Follow Your Heart, Go Veggie
Vegan Cheddar	Daiya, Follow Your Heart, Go Veggie, Knowrish Well
Vegan Havarti	Daiya
Vegan Mac n Cheese	Annie's, Daiya
Vegan Mexican	Go Veggie
Vegan Nacho Cheese	Beyond Better (Cashew), Daiya
Vegan Mozzarella	Daiya, Follow Your Heart, Go Veggie
Vegan Parmesan	Go Veggie, Gopal's, Nooch It, Parma,
Vegan Pepperjack	Daiya, Follow Your Heart, Go Veggie
Vegan Provolone	Daiya, Follow Your Heart
Vegan Swiss	Daiya

Notes:

Cabot cheeses, except American and Mexican Blend, are all vegetarian-friendly (thanks Phil!).
Lucerne (Safeway) brand cheese: the white cheeses are vegetarian, the orange cheeses are not.
All Kirkland Signature (Costco) cheeses EXCEPT PARMIGIANO-REGGIANO AND MANCHEGO are made with microbial rennet and are suitable for vegetarians.
All Laughing Cow cheeses are suitable for vegetarians!
All Great Value cheeses (except cream cheese) are NOT friendly for vegetarians.
*Kraft Grated Parmesan uses microbial rennet, but can occasionally contain lipase, which is animal-derived. Check the label for “lipase” to make sure the cheese is suitable for vegetarians.
According to spicy_butter, all paneer is vegetarian due to the way it’s made.
Not sure if a cheese has rennet? Check out this quick guide.

Update log:

Update 1/11/2019: Added all applicable ALDI brand cheeses based on this list of recipes.
Update 1/13/2019: Added all applicable Giant brand and Kraft brand cheeses.
Update 3/29/2019: Removed Sargento brand from provolone and parmesan based on this source.
Update 4/18/2019: Added all applicable Whole Foods (365 brand) cheeses.
Update 4/30/2019: Added applicable Costco brand (Kirkland Signature) cheeses. If an applicable type of Costco cheese is missing let us know.
Update 5/16/2019: Added applicable Market Pantry brand (Target) were added, but not all cheeses disclosed if they used microbial rennet. Only those listed here said so explicitly.
Update 6/19/2019: Added Kroger and Trader Joe’s grated parmesan to the list.
Update 11/17/2019: Removed all Land O’ Lakes brand cheeses as per Phil’s comment.
Update 1/6/2020: Changed Market Pantry to Good & Gather, added more applicable Trader Joe’s cheeses and HEB cheeses (mexican, mozzarella, cheddar).
Update 2/28/2020: Added applicable Laughing Cow & Adam’s Reserve from Costco.
Update 3/8/2020: Updated that Kirkland Signature manchego contains animal rennet (thanks, Rachel S.!).
Update 3/21/2020: Added Great Value cream cheese and Epiros Original Feta to the list.
Update 3/31/2020: Added Sargento mozzarella to the list.
Update 5/2/2020: Added Great Value Cheddar to the list.
Update 5/10/2020: After contacting Kraft, they confirmed that all of their shredded cheeses contain “animal derived enzymes.” Additionally, Velveeta contains animal-based enzymes. Lastly, Kraft singles also contain animal-derived enzymes.
Update 10/31/2020: Added Galbani mozzarella and ricotta. Added Great Lakes Cheeses. Added Schreiber cheeses.

HOWEVER, as stated above, Kraft Swiss and Grated Parmesan use microbial rennet. Grated Parmesan might contain lipase, which is animal derived. Check the label to make sure.

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