What's nice about these cream cheese substitutes is that they're also versatile and can be used pretty much any way that regular old cream cheese is used, be it in a dip or as a spread or
even as a thickener for a sauce or baked good.
Not exact matches
Irish Moss is a neutral tasting seaweed used
as a
thickener in many raw food dishes; mousses, pies, parfaits, soups, dressings and
even smoothies.
But when I make pudding these days, I always make it from scratch because,
even though we're fine with corn in my house, I don't care for the way pudding «leaks»
as it sets up and cools when it's made with cornstarch
as a
thickener.
Other
thickeners can include: arrowroot flour, tapioca flour, or
even corn starch (
as long
as you can tolerate corn).
Normally it's boiled and served
as the base for meals such
as a stir fry, I
even used it
as a
thickener in this soup, but did you know you can pop it?
A brown rice and beet risotto is just the thing for cooler
evenings; this recipe has the added benefit of not only being meatless but completely vegan, thanks to the coconut milk used
as an exotic
thickener.
Add them to sauces
as a gourmet
thickener, or
even use them in baked goods
as a replacement for egg.
I'm sure you could use any other
thickener you have on hand,
as well - potato starch, for example, or
even more flour, though I haven't tried either of those.
Even a small piece of avocado acts
as a great
thickener for smoothies and desserts.
Manufactured pet foods can contain umectants like sugar / sucrose, corn syrup, sorbitol and molasses; antimicrobial preservatives like propionic, sorbic and phosphoric acids, sodium nitrite, sodium and calcium propionate and potassium sorbate; natural coloring agents like iron oxide and caramel, and synthetic coloring agents like coal - tar derived azo - dyes such
as Yellow 5, Red 40, Yellow 6, and Blue 2; emulsifying agents used
as stabilizers and
thickeners, such
as seaweed, seed, and microbial gums, gums from trees, and chemically modified plant cellulose like citrus pectin, xanthan and guar gum, and carrageenan; flavor and palatability enhances include «natural» flavors, «animal digest», and
even MSG (monosodium glutamate); natural fiber like beet pulp, and miscellaneous additives like polyphosphates that help retain natural moisture, condition and texture of manufactured pet foods.