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Gelatine
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Check jellies, yogurt, sweets, ice cream, look for agar agar instead, vegetarian products contain no gelatine. |
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Animal
Fat
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Check biscuits, breads, desserts, look for vegetable fat instead. Fat from animals is not in vegetarian products. |
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Cheeses
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Look for those labelled " suitable for vegetarians" these are made from none animal rennet. |
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E Numbers
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E120 (cochineal) and E542 (edibal bone phosphate) both derived from animals. Further information on e numbers is listed below. |
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Vitamin
D
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Vitamin D is often derived from lanolin in sheeps wool. Check with manufacturer if labelling does not state if it is suitable for vegetarians. Lanolin from living sheep is fine. |
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Worcester
Sauce
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Can be made from anchovies. Check with manufacturer if in doubt. |
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Eggs
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Some lacto-ovo vegetarians only eat free range eggs, eggs used in processed food may be from caged hens unless clearly stated "free range". |
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Miscellanous
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The following ingredients may contain animal products unless stated suitable for vegetarians. Glycerol, Glycerines, Stearates or Stearic acid. Whey or whey products unless a by product of vegetarian cheese protein, amino acids. wine, beer, cider, vinegar, may be clarified with animal ingredients |
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Always non-vegetarian E120 Cochineal E542 Edible Bone Phosphate Produced from both vegetarian and non-vegetarian sources E153 Carbon Black E161(g) Canthaxanthin E252 Potassium Nitrate E270 Lactic Acid E322 Lecithin (may be made from battery eggs) E325 Sodium Lactate E326 Potassium Lactate E327 Calcium Lactate E422 Glycerol/Glycerin E430 Polyoxyethylene (8) stearate E431 Polyoxyethylene (40) stearate E432 Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monolaurate E433 Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan mono-oleate E434 Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monopalmitate E435 Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monostearate E436 Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan tristearate E470(a) Sodium, potassium and calcium salts of fatty acids E470(b) Magnesium salts of fatty acids E471 Mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids E472(a) Acetic acid esters of mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids E472(b) Lactic acid esters of mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids E472(c) Citric acid esters of mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids E472(d) Tartaric acid esters of mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids E472(e) Mono and di-acetyl tartaric acid esters of mono and di-glycerides of fatty acids E472(f) Mixed acetic and tartaric acid esters of mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids E473 Sucrose esters of fatty acids E474 Sucroglycerides E475 Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids E476 Polyglycerol esters of polycondensed fatty acids of caster oil E477 Propane-1,2-diol esters of fatty acids E478 Lactylated fatty acid esters of glycerol and propane-1,2 diol E479(b) Soya bean oil interacted with mono and di-glycerides of fatty acids E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate E482 Calcium stearoyl-2-lactylate E483 Stearyl tartrate E491 Sorbitan monostearate E492 Sorbitan tristearate E493 Sorbitan monolaurate E494 Sorbitan mono-oleate E495 Sorbitan monopalmitate E570 Stearic acid E572 Magnesium salts of fatty acids E585 Ferrous Lactate E631 Sodium 5'-inositate E635 Sodium 5'-ribonucleotides E640 Glycine and its sodium salt E920 L-cysteine and L-cysteine hydrochloride E1518 Glycerol mono-di- and tri-acetate All other E Numbers are to the best of my knowledge vegetarian
