How do I know what is vegan or not?!

Question:

How do I know what is vegan or not?

Are there any links to a vegan dictionary that tells you which ingredients are vegan (ie (k-carmine and red 40) is not vegan when labeled in the ingredients (chrushed female cochineal beetle) reed more about it http://www.boycottwatch.org/misc/fda-01.... I know not to eat what I don't know. But is there a good resource site that point's out what ingredients actually ARE, so that I'm not eating some kind of donky dung?! :D

Answers:

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Here's a list of things that you should watch for...

http://www.caringconsumer.com/resources_...

Here are some things that are vegan...

http://www.peta2.com/stuff/s-accvegan.as...

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Most of the times, if the ingredients are confusing, search online for each ingredient. The answer should be found.

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