Being vegan isn't always easy. If you want to make sure to avoid any animal products in your food, then you better read the labels before ingesting it. There are several foods that surprisingly contains varying amounts of animal products.
(number 9)
Here's the full list of 12 foods that you may have thought were vegan-friendly but aren't.
1. Strawberry jam and other red-dyed foods and drinks. (e.g. Yogurt, juices, candy, and sodas) Some producers like to use small insects called cochineal scale to get the right red color on their product. Look at the ingredient list for; Carmine, cochineal or carmic acid.
2. Beer and wine sometimes contain Isinglass, used as a clarifying agent.
It's a gelatin-based substance derived from fish. You could also come across casein (milk powder) and egg whites, but you won't find it labeled so if you want to be sure you'll need to ask the brand.
3. One of most common surprises for newly vegans is the amount of candy that contains an animal product called gelatin, a thickening agent derived from animal collagen.
4. Bread can contain butter, milk and eggs in a few rare cases. It's all about reading that label to be sure.
5. Quite a few chips contain traces of milk, (Usually found in the spices being used)
6. Vitamins and supplements often contain bi-products from animals. Vitamin D3 is usually derived from fish oil, or you can get brands that use the wool of sheep to extract the vitamin. (There are also vegan alternatives on the market.)
7. Some chewing gums contain glycerin, made from insects.
8. There are some sodas that contain animal bi-products for coloring.
9. Some natural flavorings contain animal products. Beavers anal scent glands are one very far out there example.
Look out for castoreum on the labels. (Usually found in vanilla, strawberry and raspberry articifial flavorings) It has been used in foods and perfumes for over 80 years.
10. French fries are sometimes fried in animal fat and/or contains wheat and milk derivatives. From "Mc Donalds" french fries ingredient list: Natural Beef Flavor [Wheat and Milk Derivatives]
11. Pesto usually contains cheese and/or milk products.
12. There are types of pasta that contain eggs.
I am always amazed at the things they sneak into food... I was taking B supplements for a couple weeks before I realized they had some form of gelatin in them and was so mad I didn’t think to look at the label. Pesto was surprising to me, i will have to keep an eye out on that one. Great post, always a good thing to remember to always check the label
Did you know that beaver's castor glands (located near the animal's genitals) is what gives your cigarette a sweet odor and smoky flavor?
Fascinating factoid, happy I quit those a while ago!
I didn't know about the beer and wine. Will read the label more carefully next time I buy a bottle of red wine! Thanks for letting us know!
Actually They don't label it as they use animal products in the filtration process. (small quantaties may also be absoberd in the final product)
https://www.peta.org/about-peta/faq/is-wine-vegan/
Thanks for the info! I really didn't know. I don't drink alcohol very often but sometimes I enjoy a glass of red wine. Might think twice now!
Also the non-organic maple syrup ...they pour use lard or butter over it to remove the foam...yuk!!
Very important post.
I was not aware of some of them, pesto for example.
Thanks for sharing.
Pesto is usually easy to find without cheese or milk products, check out some alternative stores.
fortunately i dont consume any of these products, dont buy store brought shit for exactly these reasons. cant trust anyone but yourself. LOL but where the hell is the beaver bum in all of this? i re-read it twice to find it, did i miss it or is this some click bait cos it worked!
No, it's there. At number 9.
lol u r right, eye opening information, told my friend about it has given him a kick in the bum along his newly vegan journey. made me google alot more things, i learnt alot tonight, thanks
My boyfriend's wonderful mother tried to give me a supplement (astragalus I think) to help with my seasonal allergies but the capsule was made from gelatin. She asked why I wouldn't take them after I tried to politely decline, so I had to remind her that gelatin comes from dead animals. She's so sweet and really into holistic health, but like many people a little clueless as to what is really in things sometimes.
It's sometimes surprising to realize all the different products we use animals in, especially when there's always vegan alternatives.
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