Question:
What foods (besides meat) can't vegetarians eat?
Caitlyn
2011-10-07 00:05:06 UTC
I know foods with gelatin in them you can't eat. What are some basic, everyday foods that have that? And what other ingredients should I look out for?
Thirteen answers:
Nami Amou
2011-10-07 01:40:03 UTC
Some lollies (Especially Starburst and Chupa Chups)

Fish

Food containing animal extracts ie: KFC, McDonalds Chips, Beef flavoured Smith chips, etc.
?
2011-10-07 09:53:56 UTC
Depends on which country you are in, but in the US almost every processed food contains an animal product, such as coloring from crushed insects (carmine, aka cochineal).



Cochineal-based dyes and derivatives (Blue 2, also known as Indigo Carmine [sometimes used in nylon sutures]), E120, carmine, caramine, carminic acid, crimson lake, Ponceau, E124, Cochineal Red A) cause allergic reactions in no more than 1 in 10,000 consumers. The Center for Science in the Public Interest has called on the FDA to remove insect-based dyes from the approved list of dyes.

- http://flaggedrevs.labs.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cochineal



Always read labels and if there is anything listed which you cannot identify as a non animal food, don't eat it. You can contact the company to ask whether the ingredient is from plant or animal source if you really want to know.



Gelatin can be an ingredient in jams, jellies, many candies, yogurt, Jello, gummy bears, gummy worms, all the gummy candies.



Be aware that most white sugar is filtered through bone char, so unless it's labeled vegetarian, vegan, organic or raw sugar, any item which lists sugar as an ingredient most likely contains sugar which has been filtered through animal bones. Many alcoholic beverages are also filtered through animal bones. One type of beer even throws a whole chicken into the vat during the beer making process.



Many vitamins are from animal sources. Vitamin D3 is from animals (D2 is not). Calcium is often animal sourced. Omegas are often animal sourced (omega 3 is in flaxseeds, walnuts). Every nutrient found in animals is available from plants and/or non animal sources. Every nutrient.



Animals are in so many foods, it's easier to list the foods which do not contain animals. That would be fruit, vegetables, whole grains, legumes (beans, peas, lentils), nuts and seeds.
?
2016-05-16 19:42:24 UTC
Congratulations on your decision!! Vegetarians avoid gelatin because it is made from by-products of the meat and leather industry, mainly pork skins, pork and cattle bones, or split cattle hides. Rennet is also another to one. There are quite a few vegetarian cheeses so that wont be a problem. Ally- she specified beans made with lard. Lard is the issue, not beans
Yasmin
2011-10-07 10:32:49 UTC
gelatin is found in jelly and jelly-like chewy sweets mostly. Rennet in cheese is sometimes made out of cows stomach lining, but you can get vegetarian cheese, so look out for a green V on the packet.
anonymous
2011-10-07 09:57:20 UTC
-Jelly sweets (anything including gelatine)

-Foods/drinks containing cochineal/shellac (these are crushed bugs used as food colouring)

-Avoid food being contaminated by meat (if in the oven, put veggie food on top so juices from the meat don't leak)
Emi.
2011-10-07 02:12:34 UTC
Some lollies and yogurts that contain gelatin, cheese with rennet, some fast food and that's it I think.
jgrnaej[u
2011-10-07 00:10:50 UTC
Cheese with rennet

Most lollies (the gelatin stuff)

Check that chips don't include animals
S
2011-10-07 10:01:26 UTC
The VRG has a list of food ingredients and their possible sources:



http://www.vrg.org/ingredients/index.php



There is one on PETA's site that is even more detailed.
?
2011-10-07 07:34:20 UTC
Most cheeses, some yogurts, marshmallows, pop tarts,and a whole lot of candy.
soy bean from south africa
2011-10-07 01:39:00 UTC
Everything, besides meat
?
2011-10-07 01:16:23 UTC
http://www.veggieglobal.com/nutrition/non-vegetarian-food-additives.htm

http://www.food-info.net/uk/qa/qa-fi45.htm
Pork - Hunt
2011-10-07 02:33:55 UTC
Animal Crackers! they can eat anything they want to, no-one's making them starve themselves!
Daniel C
2011-10-07 00:08:39 UTC
that's it


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