# Plant-Based Egg Alternatives These Vegan Eggs Offer the Same Taste and Texture of Real Eggs By Katherine Pendrill | Published 2016-02-24 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vegan-eggs References: [trndmonitor](https://trndmonitor.com/food-spotlight-follow-your-heart-vegan-egg/) & [followyourheart](http://followyourheart.com/buyveganegg/) 'Follow Your Heart' is now producing vegan eggs made entirely from plant-based ingredients. For many vegan consumers, flax seed and water is often used as an egg replacer in different recipes. While this combination is suitable for some dishes, it does not deliver the same taste and texture of a real egg. The vegan eggs from Follow Your Heart are a plant-based food product that boasts the same taste and texture as a real egg. The eggs themselves are made from a combination of whole algal flour, nutritional yeast and other plant-based ingredients. The eggs are not only dairy-free, but they are also gluten-free, soy-free and GMO-free. This means that consumers following a wide variety of specialty diets can use the eggs for [baking, cooking and even making omelets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ingood-by-olga). The plant-based eggs are ideal for vegans and other health-conscious consumers who are looking for a [healthy egg replacer](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meala-foodtech-groundbaker). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.5/10 - Popularity: 71% | Activity: 86% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, 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-based Egg Alternatives:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop new plant-based egg alternatives with even more authentic taste and texture. - **Specialty Diet Foods:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a range of specialty diet foods that cater to consumers following various dietary restrictions. - **Health-conscious Convenience Foods:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Produce ready-to-eat convenience foods that are both healthy and suitable for vegans and health-conscious consumers. ### Who This Affects Most - **Plant-based Food Industry:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Innovate within the plant-based food industry by introducing new and improved plant-based ingredients for various food products. - **Baking and Cooking Industry:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop innovative baking and cooking techniques that utilize plant-based ingredients as alternatives to traditional animal-based products. - **Health Food Industry:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a range of innovative health food products that cater to consumers with various dietary needs and preferences. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Plant-Based Egg Alternatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-bridge-1.md) - [Plant-Based Hard-Boiled Eggs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plant-based-hard-boiled-egg.md) - [Pea-Based Egg Alternatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/acremade.md) - [Legume-Laden Egg Substitutes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/egg-substitutes.md) - [Plant-Based Hard-Boiled Eggs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plantbased-hardboiled-eggs.md) - [Konjac-Based Egg Alternatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vegan-eggs-umami-united.md) - [Plant-Based Japanese Eggs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ever-egg.md) - [Plant-Based Egg Patties](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-patty-one-by-yo-egg.md) - [Plant-Based Liquid Eggs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/perfeggt.md)