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Vegan Diet.

100% plant-based — no animal products of any kind

⚡  Convert a Recipe to Vegan

What is the Vegan Diet?

A vegan diet excludes all animal products — meat, poultry, seafood, dairy, eggs, and honey. It is centred entirely on plants: vegetables, fruits, grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds. Veganism is both a dietary choice and an ethical philosophy.

Key Principles

  • Zero animal products — no meat, fish, dairy, eggs, or honey
  • Protein comes from legumes, tofu, tempeh, seitan, and nuts
  • B12 supplementation is strongly recommended
  • Watch iron, zinc, omega-3, and calcium intake
  • Whole food plant-based is the healthiest approach

Foods to Eat & Avoid

✓  Eat These
  • All vegetables & fruits
  • Legumes (lentils, chickpeas, beans)
  • Tofu, tempeh & seitan
  • Whole grains (oats, quinoa, rice)
  • Nuts & seeds
  • Plant milks (oat, soy, almond)
  • Nutritional yeast
  • Vegan butter & coconut oil
✕  Avoid These
  • All meat & poultry
  • Fish & seafood
  • Dairy (milk, cheese, butter)
  • Eggs
  • Honey & bee products
  • Gelatin (animal-derived)
  • Some wines/beers (fined with animal products)

Common Ingredient Substitutions

Original Ingredient Vegan Substitute
Chicken / turkey Soy curls, jackfruit, or marinated tofu
Ground beef Textured vegetable protein (TVP) or lentil mince
Bacon Tempeh bacon or coconut bacon
Eggs Flax egg (1 tbsp flaxseed + 3 tbsp water per egg)
Milk Unsweetened oat milk or soy milk
Butter Vegan butter (e.g., Earth Balance)
Cream / heavy cream Full-fat coconut cream
Cheese Vegan cheese (Violife, Daiya) or nutritional yeast
Parmesan Cashew + nutritional yeast blend
Honey Agave nectar or maple syrup
Gelatin Agar-agar powder (follow conversion ratio)
Mayonnaise Vegan mayo (e.g., Just Mayo)
Chicken stock Vegetable stock or mushroom broth
Fish sauce Soy sauce or tamari (or vegan fish sauce)
Whipped cream Coconut whipped cream

The full converter has 600+ substitutions across all 10 diets. Highlighted ingredients in results show exactly what was swapped.

How the Recipe Converter Works

01

Paste Your Recipe

Copy ingredients and instructions from any recipe website — even partial recipes are fine.

02

Select Vegan

Choose the Vegan diet card in the converter and click Convert Recipe.

03

Read the Highlights

Every substituted ingredient is highlighted in cyan. Hover to see what was replaced and why.

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