How many vegans and strict vegatarians make sure not buy apples with?!
Answers: shellac on them? EG would be Washington apples, most of these have shellac in the regular produce section.
And all this time I just thought it was some kind of wax or something. Are washington apples the only ones with this?
Yes, very interesting. We usually get the Jonathon or the Gala apples in our house, so hopefully it is just the Washington apples that have it. Shouldn't this be listed on the label on the plastic bag they come in?
how much shellac is made from animal by-products?
Lol, I'm a vegetarian
So I buy this vegetable wash that cleans all of the stuff off.
for that matter strawberry's and tomatoes GM with fish genes to prolong the growing season...
there has been shell fish allergic reactions reported from eating both of them. No fatalities yet.
Not to mention worms
Yeah but if you buy it and its on there, even if you wash it off you have bought an animal product. . . right. So what is in the shellac anyway?
I didn't even know!! I do still eat honey, though, anyway. hahaha. I try to get organic apples, nonetheless. Though my last bag were Washington apples! >_>
Wha?
All of them do.
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Thumb down to you too CS.
EDIT: Shellac is NOT made from the shells of beetles, though it does come from insects. It is an insect secretion and is harvested from the bark of trees.
"harvesting usually kills the insect."---the bug isn't harmed, it's harvested from the tree bark it's left on.
There are also several ways to make shellac, not all include the insect resin.
www.shellac.net
Most probably aren't aware that shellac is made from the secretions of a female insect and the harvesting usually kills the insect.
Per the website listed below: "Waxes have been used on fruits and vegetables since the 1920s. They are all made from natural ingredients, and are certified by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to be safe to eat. They come from natural sources including carnauba wax, from the leaves of a Brazilian palm; candellia wax, derived from reed-like desert plants of the genus Euphorbia; and food-grade shellac, which comes from a secretion of the lac bug found in India and Pakistan. These waxes are also approved for use as food additives for candy and pastries. (Now you know why your chocolate bars melt in your mouth but not in your hand…)."
it something you find in some brands of poppadoms too!
i buy organic apples, they are not always that much more expensive and worth it for the flavour!
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looks like i can't eat those anymore.
That's the first time you have actually made an intelligent contribution to this forum. Thank you.
Here's one. I think most vegans are probably aware of shellac and what it is.
In the UK we don't rub insect juice on our apples.
An apple is an apple over here. Completely vegan.
Why do you hang out in the Vegetarian and Vegan section of Yahoo Answers...Just to harass all of us, cause you are not a vegetarian or vegan, and yet you keep showing up one here with pushy answers and questions. Why dont you please leave us alone. Do you just sit there thinking of ways to make our lives harder? Thanks for the info.
Ever heard of washing apples. They have a produce cleaner that removes that stuff. I am not so sure they still use that though.