Non-dairy buttermilk powder derived from a hypoallergenic plant-based substrate

A method for manufacturing a concentrated or powdered cultured plant-based dairy alternative, the method comprising:

• combining to form a hypoallergenic slurry:
• one or more hypoallergenic-substrates comprising ancient grains or pseudo-cereals;
• sunflower seed butter and coconut cream;
• one or more stabilizers;
• and
• water;
• pasteurizing and homogenizing the hypoallergenic-slurry to form a pasteurized, homogenized hypoallergenic-slurry;
• inoculating the pasteurized, homogenized hypoallergenic-slurry with one or more fermentation agents and fermenting for about 4 to 8 hours until the pH is about 4.4 or lower to form a fermented hypoallergenic-slurry;
• and
• increasing percent solids or drying of the fermented hypoallergenic-slurry using one or more of reverse osmosis, nanofiltration, mechanical vapor recompression, spray drying, freeze drying, drum drying, pulse drying or combinations thereof to form the concentrated or powdered cultured plant-based dairy alternative;
• or
• combining dry hypoallergenic-substrates with dry sunflower seed butter and dry coconut cream with one or more dry starches or fibers;
• fats;
• hydrocolloids, texturizers, or stabilizers;
• plant-based emulsifiers;
• acidulants, or combinations thereof to form the powdered cultured plant-based dairy alternative.