# Cruciferous Cheese Alternatives Chizou is Made from Cauliflower and Chickpea Protein By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2022-08-29 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chizou References: [vegconomist](https://vegconomist.com/food-and-beverage/cheese-alternatives/belgiums-bolder-foods-delhaize/) & [chizou.be](https://www.chizou.be/)  Chizou is a plant-powered cheese alternative that's made with locally sourced cauliflower and chickpea protein. The grated alt cheese can be found in three varieties, each of which speaks to a different kind of food fan. There's one variety for pasta lovers, another for [pizza lovers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kmc-potato-starch) and a third kind of [grated plant-based cheese](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dairyfree-cheeses) for fans of Tex-Mex. This alternative cheese is made to melt just like real cheese and it's ready to use in a wide range of meal and snack recipes from savory summer cakes and cheesy meatless meatballs to pizza toast. Cauliflower was mindfully chosen as a key ingredient in these [plant-powered cheeses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/umyum) for being naturally rich in nutrients and perfect for absorbing flavors. Belgium’s Bolder Foods is also working on non-dairy cheeses made using biomass fermentation. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.8/10 - Popularity: 54% | Activity: 77% | Freshness: 12% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Plant-powered Cheese Alternatives:** There are opportunities for food companies to innovate by creating cheese alternatives made with plant-based ingredients that can appeal to different food fan bases. - **Cauliflower-based Cheeses:** Using cauliflower as a key ingredient in cheese alternatives can offer an avenue for food startups to create nutrient-rich, tasty cheese alternatives that can cater to a growing health-conscious market. - **Non-dairy Cheese Via Biomass Fermentation:** Innovative companies can look to biomass fermentation as a method to produce non-dairy cheeses, which can be developed as a more sustainable alternative to traditional dairy cheese production. ### Who This Affects Most - **Food Manufacturing:** New opportunities arise for food manufacturing companies to integrate plant-based proteins, such as cauliflower and chickpea protein into their product lines to cater to growing healthy, alternative food demand. - **Plant-based Food Production:** Plant-based food manufacturers can disrupt the cheese industry by developing new cheese alternatives that cater to different dietary needs, using plant-based ingredients that offer unique flavors and textures. - **Biotechnology:** Companies in biotechnology can expand further into food innovation by pioneering research and development into sustainable methods for non-dairy cheese production, such as biomass fermentation. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Cauliflower-Based Cheeses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/camembert-alternative.md) - [Potato-Based Cheese Alternatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plant-based-alt-cheese.md) - [Chickpea-Based Cheese Alternatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chickpea-protein-isolate.md) - [Chickpea-Based Cheese Alternatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cheeze-blocks.md) - [Dairy-Identical Cheeses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nobell-foods.md) - [Fermented Alt Cheeses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vacka.md) - [Plant-Powered Cheese Crumbles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alt-cheese.md) - [Animal-Free Cream Cheese Alternatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bold-cultr.md) - [Probiotic-Packed Alt Cheeses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/garlic-cheese-alternative.md)