Vegetarians and vegans only: you do look out for little ingredients like mono and diglycerides, right?!
Answers: because in one yahoo questions, someone (non-vegetarian probably) wrote it doesn't matter where a glycerin comes from, its not a meat, and i thought no actual vegetarian thinks like that. Or am I making assumptions?
Yes, I look for the little ingredients. As a vegetarian I made every effort not to eat slaughter byproducts and as a vegan I make every effort not to eat animal byproducts at all. I look for labels that specify vegetable glycerin, or I seek input from veg*n forums whose members have investigated particular products, or I contact the manufacturers themselves to ask about unclear ingredients. That said, veg*nism isn't about perfection, it's about doing your best; there will always be things that are beyond your control.
I studied this a few weeks ago at Uni.
Mono and Diglycerides are related to types of fat. They are in most breads.
They are not a health risk at all.
No.
I try my best to avoid "the little ingredients" because I wish to create less demand for animal products not only directly from me, but from the companies I buy from as well.
Mono and diglycerides can come from vegetable sources but are often not marked if they do or not. It can be very frustrating to check a ingredient list to find out it is vegan except for that one little thing that may or may not be.
I avoid foods that say "mono diglycerides" unless they specify if they are veg. mono diglycerides or "from plant sources". I also avoid thinks like enzymes, disodium guanylate/disodium inosinate, lecithin, and the like unless I can be sure they are veg sources.
No, I don't look for things like that. I just don't like eating chunks of meat. I'm not going to go all hardcore.
Glycerol (including mono- and di-glycerides) can come from plants or animals. About 95% of the glycerol produced in America comes from a plant. Because of that 5%, you can't really be sure, I suppose, unless you call the company (which I did, for several products that I buy regularly).
I don't eat anything with mono/diglcerides or glycerine unless it specifies a vegetable source.
I don't see how someone could be vegan if they did.
Neither of those would even be vegetarian.