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aedreana

Welcome! Aedreana here, ethical vegan for 43 years. Vegan Essentials at www.veganessentials.com and Pangea at www.veganstore.com are two reputable and trustworthy companies that I have dealt with for many years. Everything they sell is 100% vegan. Do NOT trust the I Can't Believe It's Vegan online products list-- it is published by PETA, who defines vegan as containing 2% or less of animal ingredients. (Don't trust ANYTHING from PETA; they euthanize 97% of animals they "rescue" -- they're mass murderers of precious innocent animals.) Don't trust info you find online as to whether a product is vegan unless the info comes directly from the product manufacturer. Don't expect to be able to read a label and be able to determine whether a product is vegan. Natural OR synthetic additives could be of animal origin. In most cases, the product manufacturer won't know or won't say. And too, many ingredients are not listed on a label. Refined flour and other refined grain products are enriched with additives that could be of animal origin. If the label doesn't state "100%" whole wheat flour, it has additives unlisted on the label. If it says flour, unbleached flour, wheat flour or whole wheat flour, it has been enriched with additives. Grape juice could have been clarified with gelatin, not listed on the label. You simply cannot make any assumptions. Fortunately, some products state "vegan" on the label. Otherwise, contact the manufacturer. Amy's brand always says vegan on those of their products which are vegan. Earth Balance makes vegan margarine. Vegenaise and Nayonaise are two vegan mayo substitutes. Never trust restaurant or store personnel to know whether products they sell are vegan. All Tofutti products EXCEPT blintzes are vegan. All Silk brand products are vegan. Hormel vegetarian chili is vegan; Bush vegetarian baked beans ars NOT. Modified food starch usually contains animal enzymes. Glycerin is usually animal-based. Szechuan tofu contains pork. It's a minefield, it really is.