In the case of vegan products, the chicken certainly came before the (vegan) egg. It took the plant-based industry a while to debut a product (other than tofu) that cooked and baked up like a bird-based egg, but today, we have an ever-growing handful of egg alternatives.
The making of vegan eggs
The vegan egg innovation began with powdered products that could be scrambled and baked when reconstituted with water. Follow Your Heart’s VeganEgg, although now discontinued, is just one example of this early innovation.
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In 2019, Eat Just entered the space with its pourable, mung bean-based egg and continued on to dominate the category. While Just Egg may still be the frontrunner, there’s plenty of room for other brands to try their hand at a plant-based egg alternatives. And in 2024, new brands have grabbed their share of the vegan egg market with plant-based hard-boiled eggs, fried eggs, and even poached eggs.
6 vegan eggs making the chicken egg obsolete
From pourable options to an old-school, tofu-based innovation, here are six vegan eggs (listed in no particular order) to keep an eye out for.
Eat Just
1Just Egg
As previously mentioned, Just Egg has dominated the vegan egg market since its debut in 2019. Since then, this groundbreaking liquid egg has undergone a number of reformulations for an even tastier, fluffier alternative to chicken eggs. The brand also offers a heat-and-eat egg patty perfect for breakfast sandos.
Since debuting, Just Egg has sold the equivalent of over 500 million chicken eggs—more than half a billion. Plus, it’s also ditched its original plastic bottle packaging for an eco-friendly cardboard carton. That’s a win-win-win.
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Yo Egg
2Yo Egg
Yo Egg may be relatively new to the scene, but it has already made a lasting impression. Just last spring, the company launched its retail arm, and quickly came to partner with Veggie Grill to offer fried-egg-topped burgers at the vegan chain. Earlier this year, Yo Egg entered the retail market, bringing its line of vegan fried eggs and poached eggs straight to consumers. But what exactly are these innovative, runny eggs made of? Yo Egg turns primarily to soy and chickpeas to create the base of these plant-based eggs.
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3 Crafty Counter
The new WunderEgg does something we’ve never seen on the mass market before: replicate a hard-boiled egg. No peeling required, this product aims to look, taste, and feel just like a hard-boiled egg. Unlike many vegan alternatives, the ingredient list is shockingly wholesome. The main components include water, cashews, almonds, and coconut milk; the additional trace ingredients include black salt, agar, turmeric extract, and nutritional yeast. There’s even a party-ready Deviled variety. And, up next for this innovative brand, is an egg-white patty, so be sure to keep your eyes peeled.
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AcreMade
4 AcreMade
This emerging brand makes two egg products—Egg Substitute and Egg Replacer—both of which rely on pea protein for the base. The aptly named Egg Substitute is ideal for omelets, quiches, and scrambling, of course while Egg Replacer is used for replacing chicken eggs in baked goods. They’re also free from the top nine allergens, including gluten, soy, and nuts.
It’s not available in stores at the moment, but it is available online via Amazon. Follow the company on Instagram to find out when you can get your hands on a bag from your local supermarket.
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Hodo Foods
5 Hodo Foods
Tofu has always been the original vegan egg replacer. Firm tofu can be sautéed into an acceptable scramble and silken tofu blends up into an impressive alternative for baked goods, quiches, and omelets. However, Hodo isn’t using this as a cop-out. The longstanding, tofu-driven brand debuted a product specifically designed to replicate chicken eggs. The turmeric- and black salt-seasoned Vegan All-Day Egg Scramble can be served hot or cold. We tried it in a chilled egg salad and went back for seconds. It’s currently available in some major supermarkets, including Whole Foods Market.
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Crackd
6 Crackd
It may take some time for this pourable vegan egg to wash up on America’s shores, but we’re hoping retailers pick this up soon. The pea protein-based product is available in select stores in the UK including M&S, Tesco, ASDA, and more.
We sampled this vegan egg in both savory and sweet iterations—a coin-sized omelet, a bite-sized brownie, and a tiny pancake. Even though it’s not available stateside just yet, we’re excited to see if this plant-based egg truly can be swapped one-for-one for chicken eggs in the mouth-watering recipes we come across all across the internet.
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Tanya Flink is a Digital Editor at VegNews as well as a writer and runner living in Orange County, CA.
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