Vegan Substitutes
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134 ingredients with vegan substitutions
Vegan Substitution Snapshot
Our database tracks 134 ingredients that have at least one vegan substitute, spread across 15 categories and representing 134 individual vegan-tagged substitution entries. No animal products — fully plant-based substitutes. The most frequently searched ingredients on this page include Active Dry Yeast, Agar-Agar, Agave Syrup, All-Purpose Flour, Almond Flour. Every substitute tagged for this diet has been verified to exclude the relevant restricted ingredients, so you can swap with confidence provided you also check the product label for cross-contamination warnings.
Vegan cooking is easier than most people assume once you know which ingredients have reliable swaps. Clicking into any ingredient on this page opens the full substitute list, filtered so you can see every option with its ratio, recommended contexts, quality rating (1-5), and the specific notes that explain how the swap behaves in baking vs savory cooking. A high rating means the substitute replicates the original closely; a lower rating means the swap works but will change flavor, texture, or appearance noticeably.
If you cook for a household with overlapping dietary needs — say vegan and gluten-free, or vegan and nut-free — cross-reference the Diets index to find substitutes that satisfy multiple constraints at once. Our quality ratings are context-specific: a substitute can be 5-star for baked goods and only 3-star for a sauce. Read the context tags on each substitute card before choosing. All data is curated from established culinary references and food science literature, not blog anecdotes, so the recommendations here are safe to bring into a real kitchen.
Vegan-Friendly Substitution Summary
| Ingredient | Vegan Substitutes | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Active Dry Yeast | 1 | leavening |
| Agar-Agar | 1 | thickener |
| Agave Syrup | 1 | sweetener |
| All-Purpose Flour | 1 | flour |
| Almond Flour | 1 | flour |
| Almonds | 1 | nut |
| Apple Cider Vinegar | 1 | vinegar acid |
| Applesauce | 1 | oil fat |
| Aquafaba | 1 | eggs |
| Arrowroot | 1 | thickener |
| Arrowroot Powder | 1 | flour |
| Avocado Oil | 1 | oil fat |
Active Dry Yeast
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Agar-Agar
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Agave Syrup
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All-Purpose Flour
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Almond Flour
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Almonds
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Apple Cider Vinegar
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Applesauce
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Aquafaba
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Arrowroot
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Arrowroot Powder
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Avocado Oil
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Baking Powder
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Baking Soda
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Balsamic Vinegar
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Basmati Rice
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Beer
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Black Beans
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Black Pepper
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Bourbon
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Bread Flour
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Breadcrumbs
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Brown Rice
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Brown Sugar
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Butter
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Buttermilk
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Cake Flour
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Cashews
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Cayenne Pepper
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Chia Seeds
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Chicken Breast
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Chickpeas
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Chili Powder
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Chives
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Cinnamon
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Coconut Aminos
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Coconut Flour
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Coconut Milk
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Coconut Oil
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Coconut Sugar
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Corn Syrup
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Cornstarch
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Couscous
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Cream Cheese
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Cream of Tartar
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Cumin
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Dijon Mustard
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Egg White
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Egg Yolk
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Evaporated Milk
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Farro
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Firm Tofu
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Fish Sauce
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Flaxseed
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Fresh Basil
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Fresh Chives
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Fresh Cilantro
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Fresh Dill
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Fresh Ginger
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Fresh Mint
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Fresh Oregano
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Fresh Parsley
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Fresh Rosemary
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Fresh Sage
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Fresh Thyme
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Garlic Powder
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Gelatin
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Granulated Sugar
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Ground Beef
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Ground Flaxseed
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Ground Ginger
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Half-and-Half
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Heavy Cream
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Hoisin Sauce
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Honey
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Hot Sauce
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Instant Yeast
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Kefir
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Lard
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Lemon Juice
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Lentils
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Lime Juice
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Maple Syrup
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Mascarpone
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Mayonnaise
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Milk Powder
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Miso Paste
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Molasses
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Mozzarella
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Nutmeg
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Oat Flour
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Olive Oil
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Onion Powder
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Orange Juice
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Oyster Sauce
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Panko
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Paprika
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Parmesan Cheese
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Pasta (wheat)
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Peanut Butter
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Pecans
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Pectin
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Pine Nuts
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Powdered Sugar
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Quinoa
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Red Wine
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Rice Flour
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Rice Vinegar
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Ricotta
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Rolled Oats
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Rum
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Shortening
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Sour Cream
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Soy Sauce
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Stevia
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Sunflower Seeds
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Sweetened Condensed Milk
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Tahini
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Tamari
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Tapioca Starch
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Tempeh
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Tomato Paste
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Turmeric
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Vanilla Extract
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Vegetable Oil
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Walnuts
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White Rice
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White Vinegar
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White Wine
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Whole Egg
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Whole Milk
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Whole Wheat Flour
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Worcestershire Sauce
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Yogurt
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Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
All federal data sources used on this page
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS — demographic + housing + income data. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) — wage + employment by occupation. bls.gov/oes
- BEA Regional Economic Accounts — GDP + personal income by state/metro. bea.gov/data/regional
- U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns — establishment + employment by industry. census.gov/cbp
- IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) — tax-return aggregate data. irs.gov/statistics
- data.gov — U.S. federal open-data portal — discovery layer for additional federal sources. data.gov