Hello everyone, how are we these days? I hope you are all well. In this post, I would like to talk about the foods you think are vegan but aren’t if you have just begun your vegan journey or are trying to minimise animal product use.
This post may help when you go grocery shop. Some foods are surprising; you probably have been using them for a long time without realizing it. I picked eight products that I think you may be interested in. Here are the 8 products that are not vegan
Honey
A lot of people think honey is vegan. Unfortunately, honey is not vegan. Bees produce honey, so it is considered an animal product. Love can easily be replaced with plant-based alternatives. Agave, maple syrup, and brown rice syrup are perfect substitutes for the flame. I like brown rice syrup; it is sweeter than the other two.
Gelatine
Gelatine comes from boiling bones, cartilage, skin, and other slaughtered animals’ bodies. Things like marshmallows and gummy bears are not vegan.
Alcohol
This surprised me. Unfortunately, alcohol does not classify vegan products. It is because it contains isinglass, gelatine, and egg white. Alcohol does not require listing these ingredients on the labels. When you are vegan, you must think carefully when purchasing alcohol. Dan Murphys does sell vegan wine. I will give it a go and taste it.
Chocolate
Cocoa is vegan, but milk products are sometimes added to dark chocolate. Check the ingredient list for dairy.
Pasta also surprised me as well. Who would have thought pasta was non-vegan food? Traditional fresh Italian pasta is made with eggs; you must check the ingredients carefully now.
Pesto
Non-vegan pesto sauce is made with parmesan cheese. You can replace with cashew, nutrition yeast, and pumpkin seeds.
Miso soup
The miso paste itself should be no problem. But the miso soup is cooked with fish-based broth, a common ingredient in Japanese dishes.
Worcestershire sauce
Traditional recipes for Worcestershire sauce are made with anchovies or fish. You can probably find the vegan on Google.
In sum up
Here are the 8 Products that are not vegan. I hope you have a general idea of what ingredients to look out for on your next trip. Which food items surprised you the most?
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