{"id":2877,"date":"2015-05-25T01:41:13","date_gmt":"2015-05-25T01:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/siever.ca\/kim\/?p=2877"},"modified":"2015-05-25T01:41:13","modified_gmt":"2015-05-25T01:41:13","slug":"8-vegetarian-foods-that-arent-actually-vegetarian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siever.ca\/kim\/2015\/05\/25\/8-vegetarian-foods-that-arent-actually-vegetarian\/","title":{"rendered":"8 vegetarian foods that aren\u2019t actually vegetarian"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last October, I decided to be a vegetarian. My reasons for doing so are different from most vegetarians in that I chose it because of my opposition to killing animals.<\/p>\n

Over the last 7 months, something I\u2019ve learned is that foods traditionally thought of to be vegetarian friendly, aren\u2019t actually. Especially for someone like me, who avoids foods requiring the killing of animals.<\/p>\n

In case, there\u2019s anyone out there like me, I decided to put together a list of vegetarian foods that aren\u2019t actually vegetarian. Let me know in the comments if you know of any others.<\/p>\n

1. White sugar<\/h2>\n

The production process for white sugar often requires filtration through pure carbon to whiten the sugar. This carbon is typically a result of charring cow bones. Luckily, at least in Canada, Rogers\/Lantic offers sugar that is bone char free<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Bone char is not used at Taber\u2019s sugar beet factory or at Montreal\u2019s cane refinery. Bone char is only used at the Vancouver cane refinery. All products under the Lantic trademark are free of bone char. For the products under the Rogers trademark, all Taber sugar beet products are also free of bone char. In order to differentiate the Rogers Taber beet products from the Vancouver cane products, you can verify the inked-jet code printed on the product. Products with the code starting with the number \u201c22\u201d are from Taber, Alberta, while products with the code starting with the number \u201c10\u201d are from Vancouver, British Columbia.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

2. Refried beans<\/h2>\n

While beans themselves are a popular vegetarian food rich in protein, iron, and B vitamins, commercial refried beans are often made using lard, which is made from pig fat.<\/p>\n

3. Bananas<\/h2>\n

Commercially-produced bananas are often sprayed with\u00a0chitosan, a pesticide derived from crustacean shells.<\/p>\n

4. Caesar salad<\/h2>\n

While most vegetarians recognize that the bacon in Caesar salad isn\u2019t vegetarian, many are surprised to find out the dressing isn\u2019t either. Caesar dressing traditionally contains anchovy paste.<\/p>\n

5. Bagels<\/h2>\n

Commercial bagels are often manufactured with L-cytesine, an amino acid produced from pig hair or bird feathers. Actually, most L-cytesine is produced using human hair because it\u2019s a more efficient raw product.<\/p>\n

This one is a tricky one because, technically, you don\u2019t need to kill pigs or birds to use their hair or feathers, but it would be convenient to use it from dead animals rather than throwing them away. And, again,\u00a0L-cytesine is most often produced using human hair.<\/p>\n

Use your judgement on this one.<\/p>\n

6. Candy<\/h2>\n

Or more specifically, soft candy made with gelatin, which is derived from animal by-products. Same goes for marshmallows.<\/p>\n

Also, some red candies (specifically any with ingredients listed as\u00a0carmine, cochineal extract, or natural red 4) use food colouring derived from insects.<\/p>\n

Finally, candy made with\u00a0confectioner\u2019s glaze is often insect derived. While the shellac used in making\u00a0confectioner\u2019s glaze doesn\u2019t technically require the death of the\u00a0Kerria lacca<\/em>, it\u2019s practically impossible to avoid in commercial production.<\/p>\n

7. Worcestershire sauce<\/h2>\n

This is made using anchovies.<\/p>\n

8. Vegetable soup<\/h2>\n

Commercial canned vegetable soup is often made with animal-based broths.<\/p>\n

Any other foods you can think of? Let me know in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last October, I decided to be a vegetarian. My reasons for doing so are different from most vegetarians in that I chose it because of my opposition to killing animals. Over the last 7 months, something I\u2019ve learned is that foods traditionally thought of to be vegetarian friendly, aren\u2019t actually. Especially for someone like me, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2878,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/siever.ca\/kim\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/05\/Foods_cropped.jpg?fit=1793%2C1932&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4NkW7-Kp","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3145,"url":"https:\/\/siever.ca\/kim\/2017\/08\/22\/why-i-changed-my-mind-about-vegetarianism\/","url_meta":{"origin":2877,"position":0},"title":"Why I changed my mind about vegetarianism","author":"Kim Siever","date":"22 August 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Well, sort of. 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