tricky foods (A.K.A. foods that seem vegetarian friendly, but aren't)

Discussion in 'So you want to be a Vegetarian?' started by moonshyne, May 20, 2007.

  1. moonshyne

    moonshyne Approved by the FDA

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    I'm refering to foods that might seem safe for vegetarians or vegans, but actually contain animal related products. I saw a post made about snickers (and other mars candy products) containing rennet. Eww. That's a real shock for me, but when I googled it i found that it was commonly used in alot of things, and I had no clue.

    Since this is the "so you want to be a vegetarian?" forum, I thought it might be a good idea for other, more experienced people to share whatever information they possibly can about other misleading products. There are so many items out there that on the surface seem to be perfectly innocent, and the labels don't necessarily list things like rennet and god-knows-what-else. It would be nice for us noobs to know what too look out for without having to dig for the information all across the web.

    Any helpful information you might share would be greatly appreciated by many, especially me!!
     
    moonshyne, May 20, 2007
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  3. Dakota's Mom

    Dakota's Mom Senior Member

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    Not all that experienced but things I've found were:

    Jello-contains gelatin made from bones and hoofs of animals
    Marshmellows-also contains gelatin
    Sugar-is purified using animal bones
    Many beers and wine-purified through isinglass (made from fish intestines I think) edited to add:Transparent and pure, this form of gelatin comes from the air bladder of certain fish, especially the sturgeon. It's used as a fining agent to help clarify wine, although today's modern gelatin (made from beef and veal bones, cartilage, tendons, etc.) has replaced isinglass in most instances
    Worchestershire Sauce-has anchovies in it
    Sweet and Sour Sauce-has anchovies in it

    Kathi
     
    Dakota's Mom, May 28, 2007
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  5. drumminmama

    drumminmama Super Moderator Super Moderator

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    see this:
    http://hipforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=197533&page=1&pp=10

    what was the trick for me?
    oh, I grew up in Texas, and discovered that frijoles refritos (as opposed to mashed beans) had lard/manteca (Pig fat, rendered) the greater percentage of the time. and "Spanish rice" uses chicken stock always, always specifically ask.

    rennet puts ethical-reasoned vegheads off. YMMV.

    my latest was discovering most naan has dairy in it, so even if you skip ghee on it, there is milk or yogurt in it.

    I dropped bucks on herbal black salve, had a friend pick it up for me and it has tallow in it. sigh.

    oh, some pizza stores add beef flavoring, and so, too does Campbells/V8.

    I, of course, had McD french fries in my early transition years. Those were the beef flavoring years. Lots of restaurant suppliers use it still. (SYSCO)
     
    drumminmama, May 28, 2007
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  7. Avocado Noni

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    Apparently there are over 600 different ingredients that can be animal-related but not obvious to the average consumer. This e-book provides an extensive list of all of them to avoid - http://gocheck.arborgroup.hop.clickbank.net/

    Casein and whey are the two big ones I see most often..and gelatin in supplements. Casein is the dominant protein in milk that is also used to glue beer labels onto beer bottles. Not exactly a health food.
     
    Avocado Noni, Jun 14, 2007
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