A powder composition for preparing dairy-free cheese. This composition includes a combination of legume protein, hydroxypropylated starch phosphate, tapioca flour, carrageenan, locust bean gum and lactic acid. It also relates to a package with this composition, to its use for preparing dairy-free cheese, to a process for preparing dairy-free cheese, to the dairy-free cheese having the composition, and to a food product comprising this dairy-free cheese.