Vegan - Non-Vegan Foodstuffs

Vegan - Non-Vegan Foodstuffs

Label information is very important for vegans in ready-to-eat food consumption. Some substances used in food production may be of vegetable or animal origin. There are also substances that can be obtained from both plant and animal sources. Listed below are some vegan and non-vegan ingredients of both plant and animal origin.

Acesulfame K: It is an artificial sweetener. It has no nutritional value or calories. It is vegan.
Acetate: Possible sources include fish liver oil, egg yolk, butter, lemongrass, carrots. It can be of both animal origin and vegetable origin. Therefore, we cannot say that it is definitely vegan.
Actinidine: It is vegan because it is an enzyme obtained from kiwi fruit.
Adrenaline: It is a hormone obtained from the adrenal glands of pigs, cattle and sheep. It is not vegan.
Agar agar: It is vegan because it is obtained from seaweeds.
Albumin: It is obtained from egg white (ovalbumin), but in plasma (serum albumin), milk (lactalbumin) and a group of simple proteins consisting of nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and water-soluble sulfur that can be found in vegetables and fruits. It can be of animal or vegetable origin.
Allantoin: It can be obtained from urea (from the urine of most animals, including humans) or from plants such as comfrey or uva ursi. Products used are not considered vegan unless they are of plant origin.
Allura Red: It is obtained from coal tar or petroleum and can be of both vegetable and animal origin.
Aloe Vera: It is a vegan product obtained from the leaf of the aloe plant. is compound.
Alpha hydroxy acids: Can be obtained from fruit or milk. It can be of animal or vegetable origin.
Aluminum hydroxide: It is obtained by dissolving bauxite in sodium hydroxide.
Aluminum sulfate: It is produced by adding aluminum hydroxide to sulfuric acid. It is vegan.
Ambergris: It is obtained from the intestine of the sperm whale. It is not vegan.
Amylase: Enzyme obtained from an animal (usually pig pancreas), fungal, bacterial or plant source (barley malt). Since it can be of both plant and animal origin, its source should be investigated.
Angora: These are fibers obtained from rabbits. It is not vegan.
Annatto: It is a vegetable dye obtained from a tropical tree. He is vegan.
Anthocyanins: They are water-soluble plant pigments. It is vegan.
Arachidonic acid: It is a liquid unsaturated fatty acid that can be found in the liver, brain, glands and fats of animals. It is not vegan.
Ascorbic acid: It is a water-soluble vitamin found in vegetables and fruits or made synthetically. It is vegan.
Aspartame: It is an artificial sweetener. It is vegan.
Aspartic acid: It is an amino acid found in animals and plants, usually synthesized from glutamate for commercial purposes. Its source should be controlled.
Aspik: It is jelly obtained from meat and fish. It is not vegan.
Astrakhan: It is obtained from the skin of stillborn or very young lambs of a breed originating in Russia. It is not vegan.