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Are Chips Vegan? The Dairy Hiding in Flavours That Aren’t Dairy
Plain salted chips are usually vegan. Flavoured chips frequently aren’t — including flavours with no dairy association at all, because…
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Is Your Protein Powder Vegan? The Ingredients Beyond the Protein
Plant protein powders are usually vegan, but not automatically. The protein base is the easy part — the additions are…
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Is Wine Vegan?
Often, but not reliably. Wine is grapes, yeast and sulphites — no animal ingredients. The issue is fining agents used…
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Is Chocolate Vegan?
Dark chocolate often is, but not reliably. Milk and white chocolate aren’t. The complications are milk solids added to dark…
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Is Bread Vegan?
Basic bread is vegan — flour, water, yeast, salt. Commercial bread frequently isn’t, because of dough conditioners, emulsifiers, milk solids,…
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Hidden Animal Ingredients: A Reference List
Three categories, because they need different approaches. The first you can catch by reading. The second you can’t resolve from…
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Vegan vs Vegetarian vs Plant-Based: What’s the Difference?
Vegan means no animal-derived material of any kind. Vegetarian permits products animals produce — dairy, eggs — but not animals…
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What Is Carmine? The Red Colouring Made From Insects
Carmine is a red colouring made from cochineal scale insects. It’s neither vegan nor vegetarian. In Canada it must be…
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Is Honey Vegan?
No. Honey is produced by bees, which makes it an animal product under every standard vegan definition — including ours.…
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Is Beer Vegan?
Usually, but not always. Beer contains no animal ingredients by definition — water, malt, hops, yeast. The issue is fining…
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