# Vegan-Friendly Salad Dressings This Blue Cheese Dressing is Completely Free of Dairy Products By Katherine Pendrill | Published 2016-03-09 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blue-cheese-dressing References: [trndmonitor](https://trndmonitor.com/food-spotlight-follow-your-heart-high-omega-vegan-bleu-cheese/) & [followyourheart](http://followyourheart.com/products/high-omega-vegan-bleu-cheese-6/) 'Follow Your Heart' is selling a blue cheese dressing that is completely vegan-friendly. When it comes to salad dressings, vegans are often limited in the products they can by. This dairy-free dressing allows vegans to indulge in a rich and creamy salad topper without consuming animal-based products. The new 'High Omega Vegan Bleu Cheese' dressing from Follow Your Heart is a vegan-friendly version of traditional blue cheese dressing. The [dairy-free salad topper](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/organic-salad-dressings) delivers the same rich and creamy texture of blue cheese through the use of [plant-based ingredients](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/boursin-plantbased) such as Vegenaise, brown rice syrup and soy protein. The dressing is also enriched with heart-healthy omega-3s for an added nutritional boost. The new dressing from Follow Your Heart demonstrates the growing demand for dairy-free versions of prepackaged food items such as salad dressing. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.7/10 - Popularity: 5% | Activity: 8% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Vegan Salad Dressings:** Opportunity for creating more dairy-free and plant-based salad dressings to cater to the growing vegan market. - **Dairy-free Alternatives:** Disruptive innovation opportunity in developing dairy-free alternatives to traditional food products, such as blue cheese dressing. - **Health-conscious Ingredients:** Potential for incorporating heart-healthy ingredients, like omega-3s, into salad dressings to meet the demand for nutritious options. ### Where This Applies - **Vegan Food:** Opportunity for expanding the vegan food industry by developing more vegan-friendly products like dairy-free salad dressings. - **Plant-based Food:** Disruptive innovation opportunity in the plant-based food industry by creating alternatives to traditional dairy-based products like blue cheese dressing. - **Health Food:** Potential for growth in the health food industry by incorporating heart-healthy ingredients into salad dressings and other food products. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Vegan Blue Cheese Alternatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/violife-vegan-blue.md) - [Plant-Based Blue Cheese Crumbles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bleu-crumbles.md) - [Plant-Based Dill Dressings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vegan-creamy-dill-dressing.md) - [Versatile Plant-Based Cheeses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plantbased-cheeses.md) - [Vegan Buttermilk Salad Dressings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/buttermilk-salad-dressings.md) - [Versatile Vinaigrette Dressings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/garlic-vinaigrette-dressing.md) - [Creamy Alt Protein Dressings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/protein-dressings.md) - [Creamy Oat Milk Dressings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/simply-plant-based-dressings.md) - [Vegan-Friendly Buffalo Dips](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vegan-buffalo-style-dip.md)