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Which Food Contain non-Vegan ingredients, then what is the substitutes?
Must Avoid Replace By Egg
· Also Egg white, Egg yoke, Dried eggs, Powdered eggs and Frozen eggs.
Found sometimes in: Instant noodles, Noodles, Mayonnaise,
Egg Bread, Bagels, Crackers, Croissant, Donuts, Pancakes, Rice pudding, Brownies, Cake, Muffins, Cookies (Christie chocolate chip cookies), Custards, Pie, Chocolate (Toblerone, Mars, Milky Way, Snickers, 3 Musketeers, O’Henry, etc.), Sherbert, Ice Cream and some kinds of Breyers, Hagen Das, Ben and Jerry’s, etc
Egg Substitute
· A mix of cornstarch, potato starch, guar gum, sodium bicarbonate and baking powder can be replaced in recipes.
· 1 tbsp starch or soy flour + 2 tbsp water = 1 egg
· 0.5 banana = 1 egg
· 1 tbsp flax seed power + 2 tbsp water = 1 egg
· 1 oz of mashed tofu = 1 egg
· “Egg Replacer” from “Kingsmill” can be found in health food store.
· Eggless mayonnaise, tofu mayonnaise (e.g., Nayonaise)
Milk
· Any kind of food with dairy, meaning milk, cheese, chocolate, ice cream, Sherbert, yogurt, etc.
· Sometimes milk is in shampoos, hand and face creams and soap products
· Whey and Caseine are from milk and we cannot eat it
Non Dairy Milk
· Any soy milk products are ok as long as there are no dairy and animal ingredients in them
· Rice, almond, oat milk
· Most recipes calling for milk can be replaced with soymilk. If it’s a soup or other savory dish, be sure to purchase plain soymilk for cooking.
· Green leafy vegetables are better calcium source than milk
Milk Cheese
· Rennet in cheese comes from the stomach of cows.
· NO Pizza Hut or any of the other company pizzas because they all have milk cheese and we are not allowed to eat that. The regular pizzas have milk cheese, do not eat the stuffed crust pizza (has chicken fat) or breadstick sauce (has a beef base). Also do not eat pasta marinara sauce (has beef base) and beware of other items on their menu. It is better for you if you do NOT to eat at Pizza Hut and other pizza places, as many of the sauces have animal ingredients and the waiters may not be aware of this when asked and it is too easy to get the sauces mixed up.
Soy Cheese (without casein & non-dairy lactic acid)
(See cheese list below and please check for more)
· Galaxy (Soyco) Foods (soy-free rice slices, soy veggie slices, soymage vegan slices & parmesan)
· Lisanatti "Soy-Sation" (all cheeses)
· NuTofu (all cheeses)
· SoyaKass (mozarella, chedder, jalepeno mexi-kass, parmesan)
· Replace sour cream or cream cheese with silken tofu
· Sprinkle nutritional yeast on popcorn or pasta for cheesy flavor instead of Parmesan.
· Soy Cheese by Deva
· Tofu Rella (all cheeses)
· Vegan Rella (mozzarella & chedder)
Note: "Microbial" rennet & "vegetable" rennet are okay since they are non-animal ingredients.
Gelatin/Kosher Gelatin
· Made from bone marrow
Found in: Yogurt (e.g. Danon, Yoplait), Jell-O, Custards,
Candies (e.g., jujube, some licorice, gum drop), Pudding (some
have pectin instead), Jam (most are pectin, but need to check),
Marshmallows (Rice Crispie Treats), Gel cap on Tylenol and
other medications.
Gelatin Substitute
· Agar-agar (algae), Pectin (fruits), Amaranth (plant), Cornstarch, Carrageenan.
Note: Soy yogurt with no gelatin – please check all ingredients before you buy.
Honey
· In food products, shampoos, hand and face creams and soap products
Silk
· Sometimes in shampoos, hand and face creams and soap products
Other Sweeteners
· Maple syrup, agave nectar, date syrup
Note: Other kinds of sweeteners OK as long and they do not come from an animal and there are no animal ingredients in them
Lecithin
· Some come from animals
Found usually in: Cakes, Cookies, Bread, Crackers, Ice cream
Chocolate, Vitamins, Supplements, Yogurt, almost in everything.
Sometimes not specified, so if the label ingredients only contain "lecithin" we should not take the risk to eat it.
Lecithin Substitute
· Soy lecithin OK.
Lard /Tallow, Shortening
· Lard is 100% from animal source. It is a type of oil that comes from animal fat. Some shortenings are from animal sources.
Found sometimes in: Cakes (All Vachon cakes), Crackers, Cookies, Pie crust, French fries, Potato chips, Soup (e.g., Habitant Pea Soup) and many Mexican foods like burrito and taco. Also in hand and face bar soaps like Dove.
· No McDonald’s French fries because they contain beef seasoning on them.
Fat from Plant Source
· Coconut oil, Palm oil, Peanut oil, Soya oil, Olive oil, Sesame oil, Corn oil, Canola oil, 100% vegetable shortening, etc…
Vitamin Supplements
· Calcium can come from Oyster shells
· Magnesium can come from animal source
· Vitamin D, D3, E – check that it comes from a vegan source, not just a “natural” source. Natural can be from animals. Call the company to confirm.
· Some of the vitamins have a gelatin cap/shell on the outside, or they use gelatin to hold the vitamin together; don’t use these.
Note: Please check all ingredients of your vitamins.
Vegan Vitamin Supplements
· Calcium from plant source or from synthetic source.
· Magnesium from plant source or from synthetic source.
Note: The safest way is to buy vitamins marked “vegan.”
Vegetable Soup and Sauces
· For seaweed, cauliflower, cabbage, potato, broccoli soups, must check if milk, fish, chicken or beef broth and/or lard was used in the soup base.
· Kimchi (Hot sauce with fish extract)
· Some soy sauces and other sauces have disodium inosinate in them which comes from an animal source
· Oyster sauce (most have oyster or fish extract, some do not)
Vegan Soup and Sauces
· Only vegan soups with vegan broths are okay.
· Only if the oyster sauce says “vegan” and it comes from oyster mushrooms with no animal ingredients.
Vegan and Diet Guidelines
When eating out, especially fried foods, remember to ask the following questions:
1. Is the oil 100% vegetable?
2. Do you fry anything else in that oil? For example, do you fry fish, chicken, bacon or beef in the same oil you fry the vegetables?
3. Do you use any milk, beef, fish, chicken or any other animal seasoning, broth or powder on the food?
Protein: lentils, beans, nuts, rice, seeds, gluten, meat substitute, potatoes, some greens, etc.
Calcium: Dark green leafy vegetables: kale, Swiss chard, collards, broccoli, cabbage, Tofu, dried figs, beans, nuts, seeds, etc.
Vitamin B12: blue-green algae, non-dairy milks, tempeh, veggie “meats”, maca, aloe vera, brewers yeast, barley grass, dong quai, fortified cereals, supplement, etc.
Vitamin D: Sun light, fortified non-dairy milk, supplement, etc.
Iron: peas, lentils, soy milk, tofu, spinach, fortified cereals, dried fruits, pumpkin seeds, cashews, sunflower seeds
Essential Fatty Acids (for a healthy brain, organs, skin …)
Omega 3: salba, flax oil, hemp oil, soya, dark green leafy veggies . . .
Omega 6: salba, oils (borage, evening primrose, hemp, safflower, sunflower, corn), nuts, sesame seeds, legumes . . .
Omega 9: salba, olive oil, avocados, almonds, peanuts, cashews . . .
Vegetarian-sensitive ingredients:
WOOL
: From sheep (in the US, mostly from slaughtered ones). Used in clothing, including blends. Ram lambs and old "wool" sheep are slaughtered for their meat and last shearing. Sheep are transported without food or water in extreme heat and cold. Legs are broken, eyes injured, etc. Sheep are bred to be unnaturally woolly. Inferior sheep are killed. Shearing DOES hurt the sheep. They are pinned down violently, sheared roughly. Their skin is cut up. Every year, hundreds of thousands of shorn sheep die from exposure to cold. Natural predators of sheep (wolves, coyotes, eagles, etc.) are poisoned, trapped and shot. In the US, overgrazing by cattle and sheep is turning more than 150 million acres of land into desert. "Natural" wool raising uses enormous amounts of resources and energy (to breed, raise, feed, shear, transport and slaughter the sheep). Many people are allergic to wool. Alternatives: cotton, cotton flannel, linen, man made fibers.
NATURAL FLAVOR
: Natural Flavoring. Natural Source. Can mean animal, vegetable or mineral source. Most often in the health food industry, it means an animal source, especially in cosmetics (ie. animal elastin, animal glands, fat, protein, oil). Be wary of this term. Find out exact source.
NATURAL SOURCE
: See Natural Flavor.
OTHER VITAMINS
: (Choline, Biotin, Inositol, Riboflavin, etc.). Many other vitamins can come from animal sources. Alternatives: vegetarian vitamins, plant and mineral sources.
RENNET
: Rennin. From calves' stomachs. Used in cheesemaking, rennet custard (junket) and in many coagulated dairy products. Alternatives: microbial coagulating agents, bacteria culture, lemon juice.
BEESWAX
: Obtained from the honeycomb of bees. Very cheap and traditional, but harmful to the skin. Some companies won't use beeswax as it doesn't permit the skin to breathe. In lipsticks and many other cosmetics, especially face creams, lotions, mascaras, eye creams and shadows, makeup bases, nail whiteners, etc. Used in making candles, crayons and polishes. Alternatives: Paraffin; vegetable oils and fats; ceresin, made from the mineral ozokerite (replaces beeswax in candle making); carnauba wax from the Brazilian palm tree (used in many cosmetic and in the manufacture of rubber, phonograph records, in waterproofing and writing inks); synthetic beeswax.
GELATIN
: Gel. Protein obtained by boiling skin, tendons, ligaments or bones with water, from cattle and hogs. Used in shampoos, face masks, other cosmetics. Used as a thickener for fruit gelatins and puddings (Jello-brand desserts). In candies, marshmallows, cakes, ice cream, yogurts. On photographic film as a coating and in vitamins as capsules. Sometimes used to assist in "clearing" wines. Alternatives: algae and seaweed (carrageen/ Irish Moss, algin, agar-agar, kelp), Gelozone, used in jellies, plastics, medicines, pectin from fruit, dextrins, locust bean gum and cotton gum. Marshmallows were originally made from the root of the marshmallow plant.
HONEY
: Food for bees, made by bees. Still a sugar, too concentrated for humans. Contains toxins harmful to humans. Can cause allergic reactions. In cosmetics, foods. Alternatives: Maple syrup, date sugar, syrups made from grains.
LACTIC ACID
: Lactic Acid (a by-product of the slaughterhouse). Produced by the fermentation of lactose when milk sours or from sucrose and some other carbohydrates by the action of certain microorganisms. Can be found in blood and muscle tissue. In skin fresheners, adhesives, plasticizers, pharmaceuticals, sour milk, beer, sauerkraut, pickles and other food products made by bacterial fermentation. Used in foods and beverages as an acidulant, flavoring and preservative.
LARD
: Fat from hog abdomens. In shaving creams, soaps, cosmetics, baked goods and other foods. Hard to digest. Alternatives: vegetable fats or oils.
LEATHER
: Suede, Calfskin. Sheepskin. Alligator. Kid. Euphemism for animal skin. The use of and sale of it subsidizes the meat industry. Used to make wallets, handbags, belts, furniture and car upholstery, shoes, coats, etc. Alternatives: natural materials such as cotton and canvas. Also man-made materials such as nylon and vinyl.
PEPSIN
: Obtained from the stomachs of hogs. A clotting agent. In some cheeses and vitamins. Same uses and alternatives as rennet.
