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The Untold Story - Wine & Beers
contain animal additives
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The Untold Story - Wine & Beers
contain animal additives
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derived ingredients find their way into everyday products such as foods,
drinks, toiletries and cosmetics. "E numbers" are food
additives, many of which are extracted from animals and are therefore
not vegetarian. There are more than 3,600 food additives. Not all are
fully mentioned in our
FOOD Acts (Mauritian Foods Act 1998). For
example: Rennet
which is an enzyme and food additive is obtained from the
stomach of slaughtered cattle animals is not mentioned/listed in the Food
Act. However, it needs be mentioned that paragraph O of the
(Mauritian) Food Act stipulates that: the list of ingredients should contain: " a statement as to the presence of beef or pork, or its derivatives or lard, in the food that contain beef or pork, or its derivatives or lard". Same for E120: which is obtained from crushed Beetles- an insect (Cochineal) which is bred in Peru and this is not listed in the Food Act 1998.... though Carmine (its scientific name is listed). Unless, otherwise stated, it is difficult to be absolutely certain, (and there may be vegetarian alternatives just like E471 (gelatine of animal origin) its vegetarian sources are obtained from Soya. The following 'E' numbers in BOLD are ALWAYS ANIMAL-DERIVED.
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Albumen/albumin- egg white Anchovy-small fish of the herring family Bristle –
stiff animal hair, usually from pigs Casein* - main protein of milk Cholecalciferol (D3) - vitamin derived from lanolin or fish oil Cochineal (E120) - dye consisting of dried bodies of scale insects Gelatine (e) - jelly obtained by boiling animal skin, tendons, ligament, bones isinglass – very pure form of gelatin obtained from freshwater fish Lanolin (e) – fat extracted from sheep’s wool Lecithin (E322)* - fatty substance found in nerve/other tissues, egg yolk, blood Rennet- extract of calf stomach Shellac (904) – insect secretion Tallow – hard animal fat * denotes the substance may be non-animal derived
Whilst the main ingredients of a product appear on its label, ingredients used in very small quantities and those used as a processing aid do not have to be declared. Vitamin D (found in supplements, cereals or margarine) is usually D3 rather than the vegan D2. Fruit may be coated with shellac or beeswax Beers- are commonly fined (cleared) using isinglass Wines-
may be refined using blood, bone marrow, chitin, egg albumen, fish oil,
gelatine, Matches- contain gelatine which is used as a binder in the head Plasticine- contains tallow |
