Guide To vegetarianism - What you didnt know !

[:Liam]

Many people consider vegetarianism as something easy, it really isn't there are so many things people didn't realize vegetarians cant eat.

• Additives
• Albumen Derived from eggs, probably battery.
• Alcohol Many alcoholic drinks are fined (ie clarified) using animal ingredients, see beer and wine. Spirits are suitable for vegetarians except for some Russian and Eastern European Vodkas which may have used bone charcoal in their production. Watch out for cochineal in Campari.
• Alpaca Animal derived clothing material.
• Anchovies Small fish, found on pizzas and in some brands of worcester sauce.
• Angora Animal derived clothing material.
• Animal Fat Carcass fat not milk fat.
• Aspic Savoury jelly derived from meat or fish.

• Beer All cask conditioned "real" ales will have been fined with isinglass, and some keg, bottled and canned bitters, milds and stouts also. Lagers are generally chill filtered, but some brands may use isinglass on occasion (see also Beer from the Alcohol Info Sheet).
• Beta-carotene A colouring from carrots however sometimes stabilized with meat.
• Biscuits Quite likely to contain animal fats.
• Bone Used in bone china and cutlery handles.
• Bread Most large producers use vegetable based emulsifiers (E471, E472 etc), but local bakers may not. Some bakers may grease the tins with animal fat.
• Breakfast cereals Often fortified with vitamin D3.
• Brushes Animal hair is commonly used for paint and shaving brushes.
• Butter Pure butter is suitable for vegetarians.

• Capsules Usually made from gelatine, vegetarian alternatives are coming onto the market.
• Cashmere Animal derived clothing material.
• Catering/Cookery Training may require the handling of meat.
• Caviar Fish eggs. The fish must be killed to obtain the eggs.
• Cheese Likely to have been produced using animal rennet.
• Chewing gum Often contain glycerine. Wrigleys use a vegetable glycerine.
• Chips May have been fried in animal fat.
• Chitin Produced from crab & shrimp shells.
• Chocolate Watch out for whey and emulsifiers.
• Clothing Many materials derived from animals, others causing environmental problems.
• Cochineal E120, made from crushed insects.
• Crisps Often use whey as a flavour carrier, ready salted are the only clearly vegetarian flavour, though some beef crisps are flavoured with yeast extract and are therefore suitable.

• Down Usually from slaughtered ducks or geese, though some live plucking does occur, used in bedding.

• E numbers Hardly any are suitable ( coke contains suitable e numbers)
• Edible Fats Can mean animal fats.
• Eggs Some vegetarians may wish to avoid battery eggs and/or barn eggs. The Vegetarian Society does not award its Logo to any products containing eggs other than free range.
• Emulsifiers May not be vegetarian.

• Fast Food Watch out for Bean/Vegetable burgers being cooked with fish/chicken/meat products.
• Fatty Acids May be of animal or vegetable origin.
• Feathers Clothing material
• Felt Made from wool or fur.
• Fur Clothing material

• Gelatin/GelatineA gelling agent derived from animal ligaments, skins, tendons, bones etc. Alternatives such as Agar Agar, Carageen and Gelozone exist.
• Glycerine/Glycerol May be produced from animal fats, synthesised from propylene or from fermentation of sugars. Mostly suitable ( look for the v)
• Gravy Vegetarian gravy mixes are available. Be careful in restaurants.

• Honey Avoided by most vegans.

• Ice Cream Look out for non dairy fats, E numbers, eggs.
• Isinglass A fining agent derived from the swim bladders of certain tropical fish, especially the Chinese sturgeon. See Alcohol.

• Jelly Usually contains gelatine though alternatives are available.

• Lactose Produced from milk, sometimes as a by product of the Cheese making process .
• Lanolin Produced from sheep's wool. Used to make vitamin D3.
• Leather Around 10% of the value of an animal at slaughter is in its skin.
• Lecithin Nearly always produced from soya beans, though can be produced from eggs.

• Margarines May contain animal fats, fish oils, vitamin D3, E numbers,whey, gelatine.
• Mohair Animal derived clothing material.

• Olive Oil No problems! Just worth knowing about.

• Pasta May contain eggs.
• Pastry May contain animal fat.
• Pepsin Enzyme from a pig's stomach, used like rennet.
• Pet Foods Dogs are omnivorous and can be fed on an exclusively vegetarian diet. Canned and dried dog foods are available.
• Photography All Photographic film uses gelatine.
• Postage Stamps The backing glue is free from animal products.

• Rennet An enzyme taken from the stomach of a newly killed calf used in the cheese making process. Vegetarian cheese is produced using microbial or fungal enzymes.
• Restaurants Watch out for non-vegetarian cheese
• Roe Fish eggs, Caviar .

• Shellac Secreted under tree bark by insects. To be treated in a similar way to Honey.
• Shoes Quality synthetic shoes are becoming more widely available.
• Silk Harvesting silk used in invariably causes the death of the silk worm.
• Soap Many soaps are not vegetarian since they use animal fats and/or glycerine. Vegetable oil based soaps are quite widely available.
• Soft Drinks Some canned Orange drinks use gelatine as a carrier for added Beta Caratine. (This would not appear on the ingredients panel).
• Soup Watch out for the stock.
• Spirits (alcoholic that is!) possible problems with fining and filtering.
• Stearic Acid May be vegetarian or not.
• Stock May contain animal fat.
• Suet Usually made from animal fat, vegetable versions are available.
• Sweets Look out for gelatine in boiled sweets and mints, and cochineal in boiled sweets and Smarties. (some vegetarian sweets are listed by chocolate manufacturers.)

• Toothpaste Many brands contain glycerine.

• Vegan The Vegan Society produces The Animal Free Shopper which lists branded products suitable for vegans .
• Vitamins Vitamin D2 is produced by sunlight acting on bacteria, however D3 is derived from lanolin from sheeps wool therefore only D3 which is guaranteed sourced from wool sheared from live sheep is considered acceptable.
• Seedling Symbol You can be sure that any products carrying the Vegetarian Society's V symbol have been thoroughly checked to ensure they are suitable for vegetarians.

• Washing powder Soap based powders may contain animal fats.
• Whey Whey and whey powder are usually by-products of the cheese making produce which mainly uses animal rennet.
• Wine May have been fined using isinglass, dried blood, egg albumen, gelatine, chitin. Vegetarian alternatives include bentonite, kieselguhr, kaolin and silica gel. Non vintage port is fined with gelatine.
• Wool may not be so sheep friendly.
• Worcester Sauce Most brands contain anchovies.

• Yoghurts Some low fat yoghurts contain gelatine.

Hope you found this helpful LiamMonty, For anymore information on vegetarianism PM me

[Wayne]

Woah, that's a long list! Surely not all vegetarians decide not to eat that food?

[:Liam]

Im a strict vegetarian I try as hard as I can to stick to it sorry for double post within editing limit I forgot

[Browney]

Go live in the forest and eat berries.

[clarissa !!]

..so what can you eat?

[summer]

..so what can you eat?

haha innit.

i don't like vegetarians/vegans. if you are one cause your family are n that i have no problem, but if you're one that is because you believe it's cruel to animals, then i have no time for you.

[summer]

..so what can you eat?

haha innit.

i don't like vegetarians/vegans. if you are one cause your family are n that i have no problem, but if you're one that is because you believe it's cruel to animals, then i have no time for you.

[velocity]

so, basically you starve?

[:Liam]

There are lots of things that I can eat. Its just there are quite a few things I cant, but there is lots more that I can than cant. And pacemaker, dont you think its down to the person? Im one of "thoose people " who thinks its wrong to kill animals as they feel pain when they die, Some might argue vegetables and fruit are living, Yes they are but they dont have brains or nerves or even senses so they wouldnt feel any pain. However I respect you views just as I hope you respect mine

Reply to post below by cola: ( didnt want to double post
Firstly lots of vegetarians share similar opinions, this explanation is used by many vegetarians not just commando.

[Browney]

Why did'nt you just quote Commando instead of stealing his "plants don't have nerves" comment.