What non-meat food products are made using animal byproducts?!
What non-meat food products are made using animal byproducts?
I've recently learned that cheese is made using rennet from a calf (as a by-product of veal) and that some sugar is whitened with the bone char of cows. Are there any other non-meat foods that use animal parts to aid in their production?
Answers:
Wine, some beer and other alcohol.
I recommend you buy a book called Vegan Freak by Bob and Jenna Torres. The last chapter in their book has a lot of information on this sort of thing. Or log in to their forums and seek advice there.
Have you also thought to check if your toothpaste is vegan, your shampoo, conditioner, hair gel/wax etc.
(I realise I mentioned more than just food products up there, but this is to raise awareness)
Source(s):
http://veganfreak.net/
Let's not forget gelatin. Mmmmm.....horse hooves!!!
Buy natural sugar, like Sugar In The Raw, and make sure you read the labels on all cheese/products with cheese.
boatloads of them. Many flavorings and colorings marked "natural" are from animal by products, like in chips and snacks. Gelatine (jello) is made from boiling the bones, skins, ligaments and tendons of cows and pigs. Gelatine is in MANY processed foods, such as yogurt, pop tarts, ice cream, etc. Many vitamins and medications are from animal sources. The list is endless. Read labels, and if you dont know what an ingredient is, google it. There are way too many things to mention in a short space, but its hidden everywhere. Charring with animal bones is common in many things including table salt-I use sea salt. Products that are marked "enriched" such as wheat, rice, pasta, cereal, etc. often are enriched with animal by products (in the form of vitamins) It quite an education, to be sure
Marshmellows and Gelatin are made of bone-marrow.
McDonald's, and possibly Burger King's fries contain either milk or naturally derived meat flavor.
Most candies contain gelatin (ground bone)
And many breads contain mono or diglycierides (not sure of spelling) which could be meat derived.
Also a lot of natural flavors are meat products, so if you're reading something that says natural flavors, and you have reason to believe it might have meat flavor, don't get it.