
Sneaky little e-numbers they put in
that are NOT suitable for vegetarians
E120 - Cochineal/Carmine, this red colouring
is isolated from crushed insects;
E542 - Edible Bone Phosphate, from animal
bones.
Alcohol
To find a vegetarian wine is hard, as most drinks companies do not mark this on their bottles, some drinks are fined/clarified using animal ingredients, including Chitin –from the shells of crabs, lobsters, etc; Gelatine – from bones and connective tissues of cows or pigs; Isinglass - obtained from fish swim bladders.
To find a vegetarian wine is hard, as most drinks companies do not mark this on their bottles, some drinks are fined/clarified using animal ingredients, including Chitin –from the shells of crabs, lobsters, etc; Gelatine – from bones and connective tissues of cows or pigs; Isinglass - obtained from fish swim bladders.
Cheese
May have been produced using animal rennet, an enzyme taken from the stomach of a newly killed calf used in the cheese making process.
May have been produced using animal rennet, an enzyme taken from the stomach of a newly killed calf used in the cheese making process.
Gelatin(e)
A gelling agent derived from animal ligaments, skins, tendons, bones etc.
A gelling agent derived from animal ligaments, skins, tendons, bones etc.
Soft Drinks
Some orange drinks use gelatine (not listed in the ingredients) as a carrier for added Beta Carotene
Some orange drinks use gelatine (not listed in the ingredients) as a carrier for added Beta Carotene
A full list
of non vegetarian and non vegan ingredients is available on the Vegetarian Society
Website www.vegsoc.org
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