Is alcohol vegan friendly?!


Question: Is alcohol vegan friendly!?
My mom said that alcohol has some type of animal by-product in it!. I have no intention of ever drinking alcohol but I was curious if this was true!? I know of alot of vegans that drink alcohol and I wanted to know if any types of alcohol are or aren't vegan friendly!. also, don't tobacco companies test on animals!? So what about the vegans who smoke!? I'm just curiousWww@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
Some wine and beer are vegan, but most are not!.

During the fining process, many wine and beer makers use isinglass (made from fish bladders), milk protein, meat based gelatin and raw egg to filter the wine!.

Certified vegan wine and beer is filtered using a natural silica clay called bentonite!.

Certified vegan wine and beer will normally say so on the bottle because it is a more specialised product!.

But wine and beer makers aren't required to list on their labels which, if any, fining agents were used!.

However, in Australia most tend to list the fining agents on the bottle because of all the allergies flying around these days!.

PETA and other cruelty-free animal organisations can give you a list of certified vegan alcohol!.

Some cigarettes are vegan (I think cigarettes by Natural American Spirit are vegan) but many vegans would avoid smoking because it does not fit in with the perception of a healthy vegan diet!.

Binge drinking to excess is very bad for your health but drinking red wine in moderation (one glass of good quality wine per day) is well-known from years of scientist study to be beneficial for your health!.



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The only "animal bi-product" that i could think that your mom would be referring to would be caused by the yeast that is used to ferment, and I if you consider yeast an animal then it would be full of bi-product since the fermentation process is the act of the yeast eating the sugar and the waste that they produce is the ethyl alcohol!.!.!.i guess i never really thought of it this way, but all alcohol consists of yeast poo! LOLWww@FoodAQ@Com

The only cigarette brand I was aware of that claimed to not test on animals was Natural American Spirit!.!.!. at least before they were bought out by RJReynolds!.

Much alcohol is vegan, although some is processed with isinglass in the fining process-- this comes from fish swimbladders!. Guinness, for example, is processed with isinglass, and would not be vegan or vegetarian!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Some alcohol is vegan/vegetarian friendly while some aren't!. Some are processed with gelatin and some beers (honey lagers) have honey in them!. This is a website that tells you what is ok and what isn't: http://www!.barnivore!.com/liquor!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Some wines are clarified using isinglass, which is made from the swim bladders of fish!. Using isinglass in alcohol prevents cloudiness!. However, this ingredient is becoming less and less popular as new ways to clarify have/are being created!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

If your under 21 your mom is corrcet, if your over 21 most alcoholic beverages are are vegen friendly!.

Tobacco is evil, get your nicotine fix from eating tomatoes and eggplant!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

no, no type of alcohol has anything to do with animals in it, any alcohol there is has nothing but some type of fermented plant or fruit!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Some forms of alcohol are processed with animal by-products, and some art!. PBR beer is vegan, as are most (if not all) Budwiser products!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Wine is often processed with cow's blood!. Most other alcoholic beverages would be free of animal products!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Alcohol is made from hops, sugar and yeast!.
Cigarettes have over 3,000 harmful chemicals - take your pickWww@FoodAQ@Com

Some wines and beers are processed with gelatin!. It's used to clarify and remove sediment!.

Not all, though!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

drink alccohol alot is a bad haitual as cigarettesWww@FoodAQ@Com

alcohol is friendly to everyone, so are cigarettesWww@FoodAQ@Com

Just don't drink alcohol or smoke!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Alcohol is made from grains, so yes !.!. vegans can drink alcohol!.

As far as tobaco goes, you can get tobaco from the Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company!. Its all natural 100% tobaco and its not tested on animals!.Www@FoodAQ@Com





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