another vegan bread question?!


Question: Another vegan bread question?
ive done research up to ying yang on how to identify a vegan bread. the summary is that its vegan as long as there is no milk, butter, or eggs. I see a lot of breads w/o these, but every stinkin loaf or tortilla i pick up shopping says stearoyl lactylate, isnt this an animal byproduct??? it makes it incredibly hard to buy any reasonably priced tortilla or loaf

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watch some how to make roti/chapatti videos on youtube and make your own.
easy and fairly quick and cheap to make a batch.



You are correct. Here's what I found on the internet concerning Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate.

According to our Guide To Food Ingredients, by Jeanne-Marie Bartas:
Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate -
An animal-mineral (cow or hog-derived, or milk), or vegetable-mineral. It is a common food additive which is often used to condition dough or to blend together ingredients which do not normally blend, such as oil and water. Our guide reports it as May Be Non-Vegetarian. Archer Daniels Midland Co., a manufacturer of sodium stearoyl lactylate reports that their product is of vegetable origin; the lactic acid is produced from microbial fermentation and the stearic acid, from soy oil. Sodium is a mineral which is added.

L-cysteine is an amino acid needed by human beings. The most common source is human hair and it is most commonly used in bread products. It is considered vegetarian.

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Try calling local fresh bakeries, even if they're in chain stores, like Whole Foods, and ask them if any of their loaves are vegan. I buy vegan loaves from a bakery near my house because I like to support small businesses and then I know for sure it's veg!




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