Alternative dairy food-tech company Armored Fresh has expanded its dairy-free cheese line-up with the launch of Oat Milk Pepper Jack Slices.

The new slices combine oat milk with jalapeños to create a plant-based alternative to traditional pepper jack cheese. Offering a mild nuttiness and slight umami flavour, Armored Fresh claims its latest offering provides an “identical” taste and texture to its animal-based counterpart.

Additionally, thanks to the company’s patented technologies, the slices are described as having a melting property that is “on par” with that of dairy-based cheese.

Integral to the company’s mission to improve worldwide health in an accessible manner, the product has been developed to be free from gluten and dairy as well as non-GMO. It aims to provide a healthy alternative for those with diet restrictions or food allergies. The product is also free from artificial flavours and preservatives.

Rudy Yoo, CEO at Armored Fresh, said: “In order to start making an impact on the planet at a greater scale, consumers need to have better options that aren’t simply alternatives to dairy-based foods, but that they truly crave because they’re so delicious they can’t tell the difference”.

He added: “From day one we have focused on taste and other senses like smell and mouthfeel to create outstanding zero-dairy cheeses that rival traditional dairy. Our new Oat Milk Pepper Jack slices are one of our most exciting launches yet, and we can’t wait for people to put them to the taste test”.

The new pepper jack slices join Armored Fresh’s Oat Milk American Slices, launched last year. Other products in the company’s cheese portfolio include almond milk-based slices, cubed and shredded products and spreads.

They are available at select retailers across the US including Kroger, Fresh Thyme Market, Town and Country Foods and Fred Mayer, as well as foodservice partners.

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