ericot
Sapling
Pro Vegan
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Post by ericot on Jan 25, 2011 22:48:51 GMT -5
Have a read through of this forum to list anything that you've found related to food that is not vegan (yet would seem to be at first glance). ILL GO FIRST  !!! 1. Sugar! A lot of sugar is refined through animal bone-char filters. To be safe (and vegan) use raw sugar, or sugar from known-vegan brands such as Redpath and Lantic. 2. Vitamin d3 Its in so many things, and there is no way to produce it so that it's vegan. You can research it further itself, but go for the alternative d2 to ensure your veganity. Is that even a word? 3. Shellac Is in candy. A lot of candy. It is a resin secreted from the female lac bug. 4. Gelatin Many people already know, but gelatin is not vegan. No. Post away! |
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Post by Talia on Jan 26, 2011 0:07:28 GMT -5
Oreos are not vegan.
Supposedly they used to contain pig fat and when this got removed everyone just assumed they were vegan. They contain 'chocolate' which is a complete mislabel and could be covering up milk content, though I have not verified this because they do contain an ingredient that isn't vegan. The sugar is not vegan because the company claims to get their sugar from different sources and will not verify the type of filter it goes through.
Maynards products are not vegan. They are refined through animal bone char filters, which the company doesn't think is a problem.
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Post by Talia on Apr 25, 2011 15:46:02 GMT -5
Most Kellogg's cereal products are not vegan. The following is a quote from Kellogg's (which I obtained via the website vegweb).
"Thanks for your email about our vegan cereals!
The animal derived ingredients we use in cereals includes gelatin (in the
frosting of Mini-Wheats and in cereals with marshmallow bits), vitamin D (see
more information below), or whey (used in Special K for added protein). The
following cereals do not have any of these ingredients and as of Dec 2007 are
free of animal derived products:
Mini-Wheats ® Unfrosted Bite Size
SK Protein Plus
SK Red Berries"
I take that email to mean those 3 products at the end are the only vegan ones they make, which also means vegan rice krispie squares made with vegan marshmallows and Kellogg's rice crispies aren't vegan. =(
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Post by Talia on Apr 29, 2011 15:13:37 GMT -5
Pillsbury cinnamon buns are not vegan, even though there are a few websites online that say they are. It clearly says modified milk ingredients in the ingredient list, but since I assumed it was vegan (because I'd read it) I almost picked them up without checking it out myself.
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Post by Talia on May 31, 2011 14:57:58 GMT -5
You shouldn't be at McDonalds anyways - but here's another reason to stay away.
The fries at McDonalds are definitely not vegan and may not be vegetarian. In the factory they are coated with milk powder (so the employees you ask may not know, call the company if you want to verify) and I have read online that they use beef on their fries. This caused a big stir in India in the past. There seems to be no hard evidence to prove the beef - but better safe than sorry.
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