Animal-free dairy is dairy made without any animals. All our products are made with a milk protein (whey protein) that’s identical to the whey protein found in cow’s milk but made through a precision fermentation process (a lot like brewing beer) with no animals involved. Learn more about our process here.

Let us count the ways! Animal-free dairy gives all the taste and texture of traditional dairy with no lactose, no cholesterol, no antibiotics, no hormones, no harm to animals, and a fraction of the environmental impact. What’s not to love? Learn more about our impact on the planet here.

Yes, in fact, we have to! The FDA requires a declaration of milk proteins because the non-animal milk protein we use is bio-identical to milk protein from cows.

Brave Robot does not contain any animal or animal-derived ingredients. However, if you seek out animal-free products to avoid dairy, please exercise the same precautions for Brave Robot as you would with any other dairy product.

No, our products do not contain GMOs. The Perfect Day non-animal whey protein we use to make our ice cream and cake mix comes from microflora, which produce different kinds of protein naturally. The microflora are given the genetic instructions for creating whey protein and go through a fermentation process along with some plant sugars (a lot like brewing beer!). Afterwards, the modified microflora is filtered out, leaving only pure, non-animal whey protein. In other words, genetic engineering is part of the Perfect Day process (think of the microflora as mini protein factories), but no GMOs are present in the resulting non-animal whey protein we use to make our ice cream and indulgences. Learn more about the process here.

Compared to traditional dairy ice cream, Brave Robot reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 72%, non-renewable energy by 61%, and blue water consumption by 23%. If U.S. consumers switched from animal dairy ice cream to Brave Robot animal-free dairy ice cream for one year, we'd save the equivalent of emissions from 1.9 million cars! Learn more about our impact on the planet here.

Head to our store locator here to find a store near you or get Brave Robot delivered. We are also available for delivery nationwide through GTFO It’s Vegan!

Brave Robot pints are certified OU-D Kosher.

Our Brave Robot x Coolhaus Animal-Free Ice Cream Sandwiches are not certified kosher.

​​Our mission is to make awesome, delicious dairy indulgences that just so happen to be kinder and more sustainable. For now, they have comparable sugar content so that cow dairy ice cream eaters can see just how delicious animal-free dairy ice cream is!

Brave Robot is lactose-free! Lactose is a naturally occurring sugar in cow’s milk, and the animal-free whey protein we use is produced through precision fermentation, not cow’s milk, so there is no lactose! Fun fact: 68% of people have trouble digesting lactose.

Brave Robot contains milk allergens (animal-free whey protein specifically). Since the animal-free whey protein we use is bio-identical to whey protein from cow’s milk, we encourage anyone with a milk allergy to exercise the same precautions they would with traditional dairy. Our products are casein-free.

No, none of our products are certified gluten-free, and some contain wheat ingredients. You can find full ingredient lists and nutrition facts by heading to our Shop page and clicking the product you’re interested in.