thatjennybee I'm often finding it hard to believe that it really is the most efficient way to create those things. Like meat in general is very inefficient anyway.
@@freddieivana6331 no? Vegetarians don't eat meat but still can consume dairy and eggs, vegans don't eat any animal products at all. Rennet is made by killing a baby cow and stripping out its stomach. This is then used to curdle the milk for cheese making in a fair amount of cheeses.
Megan B. I wish I knew these when I started out! I didn't know about gelatin for the first six months of me being vegetarian, but I've learned to forgive myself as I'm starting out. I hope you're enjoying being vegetarian! :)
A friend who worked at starbucks told me that she had once a "vegan" customer who did not know that milk wasnt vegan. Obviously after my friend told her she cried out loud, because she had been telling everyone for 3 years about her strict vegan diet. I cried.
Although I'm not a vegetarian, I do have a problem with companies using animal products when they aren't necessary. So after this video, RIGHT AFTER EATING A BOWL OF FROSTED MINI WHEATS, I am honestly a bit upset. Thanks for making this video!
+ChasetheLizard I'm sorry to have upset you! But I felt the same when I discovered that one - I was eating a bowl of frosted wheats too and I just started crying because it made me feel so sick, haha x
Only the frosting in Pop Tarts has gelatin, so you can actually get the ones without frosting and be fine. I usually do this and spread peanut butter, nutella, or fruit preserves on the top depending on the flavor
Nina M um, no. Wrong. It's just milk. In North America anyway. May not be in Europe. So yes, in North America, Nutella is vegetarian. Google it if you don't believe me.
PLEASE READ: I get a lot of comments on this video trying to tell me the difference between vegetarianism and veganism or saying I don't seem to know what I'm talking about. I WOULD LIKE TO CLARIFY, I was vegetarian for 15 years and have now been vegan for almost 2 years - I know the difference. Things like gelatine and rennet are part of the animal (ie. made from their flesh, bones, etc) so are not suitable for vegetarians. Things like milk and eggs come from the animal but are not part of it (like flesh, bones, etc) so are suitable for vegetarians but not vegans. I get the impression a lot of people are not actually listening to what I'm saying in the video and/or don't understand the definitions of vegetarianism and veganism themselves. To help, here is the Vegetarian Society's definition of vegetarianism: "A vegetarian is someone who lives on a diet of grains, pulses, legumes, nuts, seeds, vegetables, fruits, fungi, algae, yeast and/or some other non-animal-based foods (e.g. salt) with, or without, dairy products, honey and/or eggs. A vegetarian does not eat foods that consist of, or have been produced with the aid of products consisting of or created from, any part of the body of a living or dead animal. This includes meat, poultry, fish, shellfish, insects, by-products of slaughter or any food made with processing aids created from these." And the Vegan Society's definition of veganism: "A philosophy and way of living which seeks to exclude-as far as is possible and practicable-all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose; and by extension, promotes the development and use of animal-free alternatives for the benefit of humans, animals and the environment. In dietary terms it denotes the practice of dispensing with all products derived wholly or partly from animals."
how about using standard dictionary definitions (aka the facts) rather than subjective definitions by people? the official definitions of vegetarian: •a person who does not eat meat, and sometimes other animal products, especially for moral, religious, or health reasons. •relating to the exclusion of meat or other animal products from the diet. the key word is “sometimes” and “may” meaning it’s up to the individual and not by vegetarianism
Cochineal/Carmine/E120 is another non-vegetarian ingredient which is in a lot of foods. It is a dye made from crushed insects. Mr. Kipling cakes use this ingredient, so it's quite frustrating that I can't have most of their cakes which have red/pink in them (such as french fancies, angel slices and battenburg). Lots of other products use it too.
+Ruudiluca I knew about Cochineal but I didn't realise it was such a commonly used thing these days. I was under the impression it was used a lot less now.. But thanks for this, I'll make sure to keep my eye out for it!
The most shocking thing I have had which contained E120 was a tin of strawberries. I found it kinda crazy, seeing as they just put it into the juice to make it more red, but it completely grossed me out. Thankfully, lots of things are starting to use alternatives like beetroot for colouring.
You can eat animal products and still be vegetarian. Some vegetarians do choose to eliminate some animal products but it's not a requirement to be vegetarian. Vegans don't eat any animal products but most vegetarians only eliminate meat.
vegetarian- a person who does not eat meat, and sometimes other animal products, especially for moral, religious, or health reasons. so it depends on how strict you are with it
Sorry - but not entirely correct and kind of dangerous advice There are several kinds of vegetarians, true - but the variants are all based on not eating any part of an animal you'd have to kill the animal to obtain. Thus gelatin is a no no. The three main types of vegetarians are lacto (milk and milk products are ok), ovo (unfertilized eggs - which are all industrial eggs like you'll get in any grocery store) and lacto-ovo (both). If you're neither of them - then you're vegan. People who are vegetarian+fish are actually pescatarians, not vegetarians. If you eat any kind of mammal or bird flesh, you're not a vegetarian either. Period. Then there are people like myself who have animal-protein specific allergies including lactose (milk), albumin (egg whites) and alpha-gal (pretty much all mammal meat). Some people are also allergic to various seafoods including fish. Still others have allergies to birds.
i’ve only been vegetarian for 1 month and i’ve been watching a lot of videos similar to this. and this video has been by far the most informative and funny! ❤️
1. there are some fruit yoghurts which contain insect blood as food coloring. 2. I've once eaten a whole pot of cream cheese, then checked the ingridientlist and there it was: gelatine! (not all cream cheeses have gelatine in it) 3. I think that m&ms, some chocolatey sweets and some chocolate bars have something non-vegetarian on top to make it look more glossy
hey, poptart fyi, all the flavours with icing on are non vegitarian, all the flavors without the icing are fine, dont know why you need gelatin in icing :/
There is actually vegan rennet - it's made from plants and it's becoming more commonly used in cheese making (because it's cheaper, mainly). So the good news is that more and more of the hard cheeses are becoming safer to eat. If you're eating out, one thing to watch for is the restaurant cooking their vegetarian foods (or foods you'd never think of as not being vegetarian - like fries) in the same oil as they fry meat based foods. Worse, they'll do this and then claim it's vegetarian. I have alpha-gal and this is a killer for me. Also keep on guard for the 'chicken isn't meat' or 'fish isn't meat' crowd. You can order mushroom soup and find out that it's made with chicken stock. Same with couscous and risotto.
Wow, I started to be vegetarian a few months ago and I didn't think about gelatine (even that I was aware before about hoy it is produced). So thank you so much Jenny! I'll stop eating some food that I eat and I found out they have gelatine. Thank you again!
Ugh I had a chocolate pop tart just last night! I had no idea😩 I've slipped up with Carmine and Gelatine a few times since being a vegetarian for over a year now, if anyone's the same as me don't beat yourself up over it if you had no idea!
Im horrified!!!!!!!! My parents told me they WILL NOT tell me if the food i eat is vegetarian or not (they're anti-vegetarians) and i found out somethings... some things i DIDNT want to hear... i eat parmesan on alot..
It's only frosted pop tarts that have gelatine in, as far as I'm aware. Not seen them in the UK for about 6 years though. Also that's why the cereal has gelatine in, for the Frosted part of it
I'm a vegetarian trys to cut down on milk and eggs. I know frosted Pop tarts on vegetarian due to the frosting but I'm trying to find no frosting ones because they're fine.
gelatin is what helps to solidify the icing on products like pop tarts and frosted mini wheats. most products that are labeled as "frosted" will have gelatin
im personally a meat eater and i know you might allready know this. allready but ive met alot of people that so not know worcester sauce contains anchovies. alao normal table sugar (the stuff you have in your tea) is refined by running the sugar though carbon which is made from burnt animal bones there is also the enzyme L. cysteine which is found in many products but mostly breads and bagels is made from bird feathers mainly chicken and duck. and finaly most non organc fruit is sprayed with a preservative which is made using crushed crab shells.
Gelatin is made in the icing and for flavouring as well as structure in food products. As for non-vegetarian foods some soy sauce(s) and condiments aren't as some contain fish, especially those related to Chinese cuisine x
If you are missing parmesan, lots of shops sell a vegetarian alternative. In Tesco, they say "Everyday Value Italian Style Hard Cheese" which is pretty similar to parmesan, but it is vegetarian. I believe that some other shops may sell similar vegetarian hard cheese too (Sainsbury's, Morrisons (grated), ASDA (grated)). I've tried it a few times, it is pretty good.
On the poptart note, good news! The gelatin is in the frosting, so unfrosted poptarts are all good! Also, for those curious about rennet and it's use: Rennet is an enzyme found in calves' stomachs and harvested during the slaughtering process; rennet is a coagulant that solidifies calves' mothers' milk, which makes it easier to digest. It's what separates the curds from whey when you make cheese. Tons of brands use vegetable or microbial rennet (which if I recall is cheaper to use, so why not just use it in more cheeses anyway??); in my experience you can usually find out on the company's website if it doesn't say which it is on the packaging (they often don't). Some cheeses that are never made with rennet: cream cheese, ricotta, cottage cheese!
I like you. You're funny and informative. Thank you. I have also been a vegetarian, for more than 45 years, so I definitely sympathize with your feelings about finding gelatin in a lot of products and rennet in a lot of cheeses.
Great video!! It's so easy to cut these products out but also so easy to make mistakes if you don't know which to! Personally I don't understand how original flavour pringles are vegan but salt and vinegar ones are only vegetarian. Am I missing something about the simplicity of that one?!
Another perfectly fine product lost to the stupidity that is milk powder >.> That damn ingredient ends up in so many things... Is the only thing stopping ASDA Smart Price Garlic Bread from being vegan :'(
A fairly specific but pretty odd one....Mini party rings. Just the mini ones though, not the full sized ones. I think it's something to do with the "frosting", as that is where the gelatin comes in on Pop Tarts and presumably on Frosted Wheats too.
The gelatin is what causes the frosting on the mini-wheats to stay on them instead of dissolving in the milk. Yucky, don't eat any 'frosted' foods unless dithering the package states vegan or all of the ingredients are known to you. (Animal derived gelatin has another name, I will try to find it)
most cheeses made in the usa use microbial and vegetable enzymes. Kraft 100% graded parmesan cheese is actually vegetarian. It's mainly cheeses from Europe to look out for
Honestly, those helps a lot. While it wasn't until recently I found the right word what I do (I only have dairy, I don't actually eat eggs themselves. I have them in stuff like cakes but still) even though I've been a vegetarian my whole life. While I can't get rid of those by products, as I have a health problem, I haven't ever eaten gelatin or dyes, more so now because it irritates my disease. Though, would it wrong if I have to have a by product because of a medication? I can't exchange it, it's a biologic.
In India we have a system in which all the vegetarian foods have a green circle and non vegetarian foods (plus anything containing eggs) a red circle. Makes life easier for vegetarians....
Long comment, but I enjoyed your video and it prompted a lot of reaction and thought. The gelatin in the Frosted Mini Wheats (as they're called here in America) is in the glaze that holds the sugar not in the wheat biscuit themselves. Shredded Wheat, for instance, is vegan. Ingredients: wheat. Chex are another option but less hearty than Shredded Wheat. I used to LOVE Shredded Wheat. Such good flavor! But about six years ago due to digestive ills I went off gluten so there went a whole lot of the foods I enjoyed. (I've long since adapted.) Gelatin and I parted ways 24 years ago when I gave up eating meat and embraced vegetarianism. Beef actually went away 25 years ago. I'm always interested in what brought people to ridding their diet of meat. What brought you? I take it, from your video (this is my first of your channel) that it was the cruelty aspect? For me--someone who did then and still does enjoy dairy and eggs (though eggs sometime are gross to me)--I began finding meat to simply be grotesque. Flesh, BLECH! Utterly disgusted me. Still does. I hadn't stopped eating meat purely on philosophical reasons, though, so it wasn't as if gelatin grossed me out. It was simply made from animals and I didn't like that idea. Then, hm, somewhere in the 90s, I needed either a medication or a supplement I forget, and it was capsule form. As you may have discovered, most capsules are gelatin-based. Some are agar but at that time most were gelatin. Don't know about now. Well I did find some vegetarian capsules at Rainbow Market--a FABulous co-op in San Francisco-- but really couldn't afford them and quite frankly was unwilling to painstakingly empty each of the gelatin capsules and fill the veg ones. So I girded myself and took the gelatin ones. I can't recall if I was grossed out by the idea or not. I simply remember that as the point when I re-introduced gelatin into my diet. Yes, I'm one of those vegetarians who does consume gelatin even though it is an animal product. I simply can't tolerate the flesh of an animal. Okay geez I've typed much for these boxes. I am subscribing though and look forward to more of your videos. If I comment again, I shall endeavor to not be so wordy!
I'm a Vegetarian from the USA so I know products are different in every country but I have a few "heads up(s)". Some companies like to change their ingredients or they vary their ingredients depending on flavors. So I agree, always check the ingredients! One day a product might be Veggie people safe and the next it's not. Also like Gelatin, Animal based Glycerin is found in a lot of products. There are also a lot of (American) chip companies (I believe they're called crisps in other places) that don't specifically mention an animal product being in their food but will list it under "natural flavor". For example, Nacho cheese and Ranch Doritos both have the same animal source that some cheeses do. I always suggest doing some research on products you aren't sure about or just every product in general.
Most cheese aren't vegetarian, because most rely on rennet for basically turning warm milk to cheese. It is basically a mixture of Enzymes that is produced in the Stomachs of Cows (and possibly other mammals) But considering how little Cow Stomach it needs, you could produce quite a lot of cheese from the stomach of a calf that has naturally died.
Rennet for the intestine. But you left out a lot including castrotum (i probably spelt it wrong). Also certain red dye are from beetles and fig aint 100% vegitarian. Also some product containing fat may be animal fat. E number some are animal body parts and finally drinks wine fillterd throw stomach of a cow, beer mix with fish bladder and some energy drink contain byil, tissue and organs from a cow
I'd imagine the frosted wheats have the gelatine mixed with the sugar so it doesn't dissolve as quickly as it would if it were just sugar. But why they don't use agar or caragheen I don't know
There are actually plenty of brands of cheeses that don't use rennet or use other means of producing, so there are still decent vegetarian options out there.
+Bud052 Oh definitely, most cheeses tend to be vegetarian. But I think it can be easy to get caught out sometimes due to the ones like Parmesan, especially if you're eating out for example :)
Uhm Regular cheese is vegetarian, the cows are milked, not killed (like how would you get the milk even if the cow was dead? Empty the boob (idk what it's called in English)? xD) But parmesan for instance isn't vegetarian, because they put stuff of a cow baby's stomach in it - therefore the young cow has to be killed :(
I'll never understand why they put gelatin in Pop-Tarts and Shredded Wheat... I just don't get it. I grew up Adventist and had an entire list of things that have gelatin and lard in them. (It's a long list...)
Red M&M's (and a lot of red sweets) arnt veggie. The red dye is made of crushed up bugs it'll be labelled as carmine, cochineal extract or natural red 4.
Hi every one Firstly thank you for making this video. I'm vegetarian since more than 2 years ago. One of things that you can eat (drink actually) is Basil seeds (Ocimum basilicum). If you you put half a glass ful of them, in 1 glass of warm water, after 5 mins they'll form jellies around them. This jellies are totally veggies since they'll get it naturally. This jelly is very effective for bones and Articular system. You can drink it cold as a drink with a little bit sugar or honey(if you're not vegan). Also, you can add lemon juice in it.
Also red food often gets its colour from a dye made from crushed insects called cochineals or could say carmine on the ingredients list, sometimes they say - natural colour carmine. So wrong
There are some orange juices that aren't vegetarian because they've got added omega oils from fish in them. Tropicana do a healthy heart juice which has it in it
+Izzy Turner Yeah, I remember when there was that big 'omega is so healthy for you' hype several years back and they started putting it in everything! Me and my parents got rather annoyed, haha x
Oh, yep, one other thing to be on the lookout for. Hostess treats. Dunno if the UK sells 'em but they're popular here in the States. Hostess products contain lard. Okay the ingredients say MAY contain lard (beef fat) but not worth taking the chance. Lard is also common in refried beans and corn bread. Sometimes pie crusts and biscuits. (American biscuits, not UK biscuits which, here, are cookies.) Ingredients lists! Our friends.
Just a tip for my veg friends; the unfrosted pop tarts don't have gelatine. The stuff is in the frosting. I looked it up because I was worried. :D I don't see why they put gelatine in frosting, I make frosting at home all the time and have never thought to use anything like that, not even agar agar. How strange.
A lot of Red velvet cupcakes/ cake/ cake mix isn’t vegetarian. It contains the red dye that is derived from insects. You can of course find the odd pre made red velvet cake that’s vegetarian (or even vegan) but most will say Not suitable for vegetarians on the back of the packet.
For all you vegatarian/pescatarian/vegan people out there that have accidently ate something against your diet, don't give up! Just keep going and learn from your mistakes.
Hi from 2020, have any of these products become veggie/vegan friendly? Or have more become non-friendly. Asking for an update video if you'd like too @JennyBee. 😊 ps Hope everyone is safe during the current world crisies.
When she said stuff with gelatin I was like oh crap because I wanted to start being vegetarian today and I just had a birthday party and my friend got me a GIANT bag of gummy bears and it’s 3lbs and now I have to finish it, and it contains gelatin ☹️
I was really surprised years ago when i found out that party rings and oreos weren't vegetarian because party rings used to have gelatine and oreos used to have whey powder that wasn't suitable however this has now changed and both things are now vegan in the UK :D Also lilt - I was really surprised when I learned that lilt has fish in it. Plus various kinds of alcohol due to the filtering process. Fanta also used to not be vegetarian but they made it vegetarian a few years ago and when I found out I was so excited I drank it constantly for weeks. You should for sure make a part two of this, there's so much more stuff! Or even a "surprising things that are/nt vegan!" video because there's so much stuff out there that should be vegan but has honey or something stupid in it (basically every cereal brand in the UK with their added vitamin D!!! why????) but there's also stuff that people would never suspect as being vegan like oreos and party rings that I mentioned earlier but also smokey bacon pringles, for instance (which Im eating right now actually).
+Karina Wilson I didn't know Fanta is now veggie!! I just assumed it still had the fish oil in it so I haven't drunk it for years! I'll add Lilt to the list for the next of these videos though - I already have several things for it, haha. I'm also planning to make a video about veg/non-veg alcohol as it's something I started really looking into recently, so once I feel more educated on the subject I want to make a video about it :)
A lot of people are talking about smoking Cannabis these days but did you know that the Cannabis seed (hemp seed) is probably the most nutirtional food you can eat. Most importantly the protein levels are higher than some meats and the protein DNA is almost a perfect match to Human's. It is the most balanced source of Omega 3 6 9 too. Google and seed for yourself 8)
Also because when it says natural flavors. That wide range of 300 different natural flavor and majority is animal by products like beaver butt and some type of bug and so on
You can still eat Pop tarts😆😆; you just have to get the defrosted ones.Its the frosting that contains the gelatin! 😑 It's the same with the Kellogs Frosted wheat cereal or something. just get the unfrosted ones🙂😇.
+Richard Ellis I honestly don't really get pescetarianism . If you say 'I don't eat meat, I don't eat animals' then you shouldn't eat animals, including fish. And it really bothers me when they say 'I'm a vegetarian but I eat fish' - you're not a vegetarian then, you eat animals. Haha :)
+thatjennybee fish do not have the Nero-physiological capacity for conscious awareness of pain, if they don't feel pain how how can it be cruel to kill and eat them!
Do people just put gelatin in food to bully vegetarians?
+PauLtus B I'm pretty sure they do
thatjennybee
I'm often finding it hard to believe that it really is the most efficient way to create those things.
Like meat in general is very inefficient anyway.
Yes we do - they don't deserve joy.
@@bartoszlabuc2351 Wtf
Bartosz Labuc tf? If anything it’s the other way around, if the whole world went vegetarian then we would reverse climate change
I'm vegetarian and I'm pretty sure I've eaten all of these
kalylascope same here...
Same, It's so sad. I just had Parmesan cheese + regular cheese like 2 hours ago
:((((
I think she has vegetarian and vegan mixed up
@@freddieivana6331 no? Vegetarians don't eat meat but still can consume dairy and eggs, vegans don't eat any animal products at all. Rennet is made by killing a baby cow and stripping out its stomach. This is then used to curdle the milk for cheese making in a fair amount of cheeses.
As a baby vegetarian (3 weeks!) this was really great to know, thanks! 👍
Megan B. I wish I knew these when I started out! I didn't know about gelatin for the first six months of me being vegetarian, but I've learned to forgive myself as I'm starting out. I hope you're enjoying being vegetarian! :)
Megan B. You posted that comment 2 years ago but welcome!
3 Week old vegetarian I want to kill my self
Megan Bee update please😇
Megan Bee vegetarians don’t eat meat vegans don’t eat anything from animals.
A friend who worked at starbucks told me that she had once a "vegan" customer who did not know that milk wasnt vegan. Obviously after my friend told her she cried out loud, because she had been telling everyone for 3 years about her strict vegan diet.
I cried.
Oh my God.
Caffeine is terrible for vegtarians and vegans because it speeds up your metabilism. It's a drug to be avoided.
That poor girl jesus christ
That is bizarre. Where did she think milk comes from?!
HOW DO YOU NOT KNOW MILK ISNT VEGAN!
Although I'm not a vegetarian, I do have a problem with companies using animal products when they aren't necessary. So after this video, RIGHT AFTER EATING A BOWL OF FROSTED MINI WHEATS, I am honestly a bit upset. Thanks for making this video!
+ChasetheLizard I'm sorry to have upset you! But I felt the same when I discovered that one - I was eating a bowl of frosted wheats too and I just started crying because it made me feel so sick, haha x
thatjennybee hi I am Michael scuderi I am ovo lacto vegatarian I don,t eat meat
Only the frosting in Pop Tarts has gelatin, so you can actually get the ones without frosting and be fine. I usually do this and spread peanut butter, nutella, or fruit preserves on the top depending on the flavor
OMG I love you! Great idea! xx
Nutella isn't vegeterian because it contains whey extracted from veal stomach.
Nina M um, no. Wrong. It's just milk. In North America anyway. May not be in Europe.
So yes, in North America, Nutella is vegetarian. Google it if you don't believe me.
"Chicken isn't vegan?"
"No vegan diet, NO VEGAN POWERS"
"You once were a vegon, now you will be gone."
"what?"
Deveganiser-ray. HIT HIM!!
"its milk and eggs bitch !"😂
PLEASE READ: I get a lot of comments on this video trying to tell me the difference between vegetarianism and veganism or saying I don't seem to know what I'm talking about. I WOULD LIKE TO CLARIFY, I was vegetarian for 15 years and have now been vegan for almost 2 years - I know the difference. Things like gelatine and rennet are part of the animal (ie. made from their flesh, bones, etc) so are not suitable for vegetarians. Things like milk and eggs come from the animal but are not part of it (like flesh, bones, etc) so are suitable for vegetarians but not vegans.
I get the impression a lot of people are not actually listening to what I'm saying in the video and/or don't understand the definitions of vegetarianism and veganism themselves. To help, here is the Vegetarian Society's definition of vegetarianism:
"A vegetarian is someone who lives on a diet of grains, pulses, legumes, nuts, seeds, vegetables, fruits, fungi, algae, yeast and/or some other non-animal-based foods (e.g. salt) with, or without, dairy products, honey and/or eggs. A vegetarian does not eat foods that consist of, or have been produced with the aid of products consisting of or created from, any part of the body of a living or dead animal. This includes meat, poultry, fish, shellfish, insects, by-products of slaughter or any food made with processing aids created from these."
And the Vegan Society's definition of veganism:
"A philosophy and way of living which seeks to exclude-as far as is possible and practicable-all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose; and by extension, promotes the development and use of animal-free alternatives for the benefit of humans, animals and the environment. In dietary terms it denotes the practice of dispensing with all products derived wholly or partly from animals."
thatjennybee Yep! I’m vegetarian and I’d like to take this opportunity to personally thank you for this video!
how about using standard dictionary definitions (aka the facts) rather than subjective definitions by people?
the official definitions of vegetarian:
•a person who does not eat meat, and sometimes other animal products, especially for moral, religious, or health reasons.
•relating to the exclusion of meat or other animal products from the diet.
the key word is “sometimes” and “may” meaning it’s up to the individual and not by vegetarianism
I just ate a gelatin sweet like 10 minutes ago and I've been a vegetarian for 2 months now, but thank you so much for your help !
Cochineal/Carmine/E120 is another non-vegetarian ingredient which is in a lot of foods. It is a dye made from crushed insects. Mr. Kipling cakes use this ingredient, so it's quite frustrating that I can't have most of their cakes which have red/pink in them (such as french fancies, angel slices and battenburg). Lots of other products use it too.
+Ruudiluca I knew about Cochineal but I didn't realise it was such a commonly used thing these days. I was under the impression it was used a lot less now.. But thanks for this, I'll make sure to keep my eye out for it!
The most shocking thing I have had which contained E120 was a tin of strawberries. I found it kinda crazy, seeing as they just put it into the juice to make it more red, but it completely grossed me out. Thankfully, lots of things are starting to use alternatives like beetroot for colouring.
thatjennybee Yes, it’s used SO SO SO much here in scotland!!
You can eat animal products and still be vegetarian. Some vegetarians do choose to eliminate some animal products but it's not a requirement to be vegetarian. Vegans don't eat any animal products but most vegetarians only eliminate meat.
I assume that you were talking about the gelatine issue
vegetarian- a person who does not eat meat, and sometimes other animal products, especially for moral, religious, or health reasons. so it depends on how strict you are with it
Sorry - but not entirely correct and kind of dangerous advice
There are several kinds of vegetarians, true - but the variants are all based on not eating any part of an animal you'd have to kill the animal to obtain. Thus gelatin is a no no. The three main types of vegetarians are lacto (milk and milk products are ok), ovo (unfertilized eggs - which are all industrial eggs like you'll get in any grocery store) and lacto-ovo (both). If you're neither of them - then you're vegan.
People who are vegetarian+fish are actually pescatarians, not vegetarians.
If you eat any kind of mammal or bird flesh, you're not a vegetarian either. Period.
Then there are people like myself who have animal-protein specific allergies including lactose (milk), albumin (egg whites) and alpha-gal (pretty much all mammal meat). Some people are also allergic to various seafoods including fish. Still others have allergies to birds.
Oh, Worm? Yeah I never even knew that you couldn’t eat things that like weren’t actual mest
Personally if ya have to kill an animal to get the ingredient then i don’t think it’s vegetarian friendly.
i’ve only been vegetarian for 1 month and i’ve been watching a lot of videos similar to this. and this video has been by far the most informative and funny! ❤️
Could you do a video of surprising foods that are vegan 💖
Eden's Scene oreos are vegan
vegetables are a safe bet
takis are vegan, peanut butter too
Ashley wicka if you go to her RUclips channel she is a vegan and she will tell you everything!
Unfrosted (plain) pop tarts don't have gelatin in them. According to some sources.
1. there are some fruit yoghurts which contain insect blood as food coloring.
2. I've once eaten a whole pot of cream cheese, then checked the ingridientlist and there it was: gelatine! (not all cream cheeses have gelatine in it)
3. I think that m&ms, some chocolatey sweets and some chocolate bars have something non-vegetarian on top to make it look more glossy
hey, poptart fyi, all the flavours with icing on are non vegitarian, all the flavors without the icing are fine, dont know why you need gelatin in icing :/
It's the frosting on the pop tarts and cereal that contains gelatin. If you are willing to search, they make unfrosted pop tarts that are quite good!
There is actually vegan rennet - it's made from plants and it's becoming more commonly used in cheese making (because it's cheaper, mainly). So the good news is that more and more of the hard cheeses are becoming safer to eat.
If you're eating out, one thing to watch for is the restaurant cooking their vegetarian foods (or foods you'd never think of as not being vegetarian - like fries) in the same oil as they fry meat based foods. Worse, they'll do this and then claim it's vegetarian. I have alpha-gal and this is a killer for me.
Also keep on guard for the 'chicken isn't meat' or 'fish isn't meat' crowd. You can order mushroom soup and find out that it's made with chicken stock. Same with couscous and risotto.
Wow, I started to be vegetarian a few months ago and I didn't think about gelatine (even that I was aware before about hoy it is produced). So thank you so much Jenny! I'll stop eating some food that I eat and I found out they have gelatine.
Thank you again!
Ugh I had a chocolate pop tart just last night! I had no idea😩 I've slipped up with Carmine and Gelatine a few times since being a vegetarian for over a year now, if anyone's the same as me don't beat yourself up over it if you had no idea!
It's the icing sugar that has gelatine in it :(
Im horrified!!!!!!!! My parents told me they WILL NOT tell me if the food i eat is vegetarian or not (they're anti-vegetarians) and i found out somethings... some things i DIDNT want to hear... i eat parmesan on alot..
My exact reaction, it's a terrible day
It's only frosted pop tarts that have gelatine in, as far as I'm aware. Not seen them in the UK for about 6 years though. Also that's why the cereal has gelatine in, for the Frosted part of it
Oriental flavor top Roman. Some brands of it are veggie some have beef filler
I only eat soy flavor top ramen. I find it extremely hard to find noodles which are vegetarian.
I'm a vegetarian trys to cut down on milk and eggs. I know frosted Pop tarts on vegetarian due to the frosting but I'm trying to find no frosting ones because they're fine.
I recently became a vegetarian (as in, a week ago), so this is a big help. Thank you so much. MUCH!
+Alternate Good for you! Stick to it, it's so easy to be veggie when you know how :)
Fun Tip: I'm vegetarian and I LOVE pesto. However, I substitute cheese for nutritional yeast :) tastes just as good and has no animal products 🤗
Is this cheese on its own a good alterantive to parmesan? qwq
Thank you so much! I’ve been vegetarian for about 3 months ( the only meat I used to eat when I was younger was pepperoni) and this is very helpful
gelatin is what helps to solidify the icing on products like pop tarts and frosted mini wheats. most products that are labeled as "frosted" will have gelatin
+drpeppergirl1217 I didn't know this, so thanks! I'm still very sure they don't have to use gelatine but oh well!
im personally a meat eater and i know you might allready know this. allready but ive met alot of people that so not know worcester sauce contains anchovies. alao normal table sugar (the stuff you have in your tea) is refined by running the sugar though carbon which is made from burnt animal bones there is also the enzyme L. cysteine which is found in many products but mostly breads and bagels is made from bird feathers mainly chicken and duck. and finaly most non organc fruit is sprayed with a preservative which is made using crushed crab shells.
Gelatin is made in the icing and for flavouring as well as structure in food products. As for non-vegetarian foods some soy sauce(s) and condiments aren't as some contain fish, especially those related to Chinese cuisine x
If you are missing parmesan, lots of shops sell a vegetarian alternative. In Tesco, they say "Everyday Value Italian Style Hard Cheese" which is pretty similar to parmesan, but it is vegetarian. I believe that some other shops may sell similar vegetarian hard cheese too (Sainsbury's, Morrisons (grated), ASDA (grated)). I've tried it a few times, it is pretty good.
I was never really a fan of parmesan when I could eat it, so I don't miss it. But the above info is good to know, thanks :)
omg thank the lord I'm checking this in 2017 I'm on a strict vegetarian diet
why are you so strict about a vegetarian diet. it's not like you're minimising cruelty to animals if you still choose to eat eggs and dairy products.
On the poptart note, good news! The gelatin is in the frosting, so unfrosted poptarts are all good!
Also, for those curious about rennet and it's use: Rennet is an enzyme found in calves' stomachs and harvested during the slaughtering process; rennet is a coagulant that solidifies calves' mothers' milk, which makes it easier to digest. It's what separates the curds from whey when you make cheese. Tons of brands use vegetable or microbial rennet (which if I recall is cheaper to use, so why not just use it in more cheeses anyway??); in my experience you can usually find out on the company's website if it doesn't say which it is on the packaging (they often don't). Some cheeses that are never made with rennet: cream cheese, ricotta, cottage cheese!
I like you. You're funny and informative. Thank you. I have also been a vegetarian, for more than 45 years, so I definitely sympathize with your feelings about finding gelatin in a lot of products and rennet in a lot of cheeses.
Great video!! It's so easy to cut these products out but also so easy to make mistakes if you don't know which to! Personally I don't understand how original flavour pringles are vegan but salt and vinegar ones are only vegetarian. Am I missing something about the simplicity of that one?!
Another perfectly fine product lost to the stupidity that is milk powder >.>
That damn ingredient ends up in so many things... Is the only thing stopping ASDA Smart Price Garlic Bread from being vegan :'(
Oh my goodness, I had no idea frosted wheats weren't vegetarian! Gah! Thanks for sharing.
A fairly specific but pretty odd one....Mini party rings. Just the mini ones though, not the full sized ones.
I think it's something to do with the "frosting", as that is where the gelatin comes in on Pop Tarts and presumably on Frosted Wheats too.
The gelatin is what causes the frosting on the mini-wheats to stay on them instead of dissolving in the milk. Yucky, don't eat any 'frosted' foods unless dithering the package states vegan or all of the ingredients are known to you. (Animal derived gelatin has another name, I will try to find it)
My mum said that frosted wheats might need to have a gelatinous sugar syrup so it sticks properly
This video was both informative and bittersweet. I was quite shocked to learn that pop tarts contain gelatin, but happy to be aware of it now. Thanks!
The gelatin is in the icing for the mini wheats. Also, try Reese's peanut butter cereal. They're vegan.
most cheeses made in the usa use microbial and vegetable enzymes. Kraft 100% graded parmesan cheese is actually vegetarian. It's mainly cheeses from Europe to look out for
I just started being vegetarian a month ago and I have been trying to gain more knowledge. This was so helpful Thank you!
Honestly, those helps a lot. While it wasn't until recently I found the right word what I do (I only have dairy, I don't actually eat eggs themselves. I have them in stuff like cakes but still) even though I've been a vegetarian my whole life. While I can't get rid of those by products, as I have a health problem, I haven't ever eaten gelatin or dyes, more so now because it irritates my disease.
Though, would it wrong if I have to have a by product because of a medication? I can't exchange it, it's a biologic.
In India we have a system in which all the vegetarian foods have a green circle and non vegetarian foods (plus anything containing eggs) a red circle. Makes life easier for vegetarians....
Ive never had pesto that contained cheese, is that a common thing?
Unfortunately very, just about all of them contain parmesan. Home made ones tend not to though, because home made n all.
***** I guess because I've never bought pre made pesto I've never come across that problem. Good to know.
cheese is usually the most important ingredient of pesto but mild cheeses are used so the "cheesy" flavour isnt overwhelming.
izzie winter I always just used walnuts or cashews. I feel like basil is the most important part.
Jasperi I use pine nuts or pumpkins seeds :) try it !!
Long comment, but I enjoyed your video and it prompted a lot of reaction and thought.
The gelatin in the Frosted Mini Wheats (as they're called here in America) is in the glaze that holds the sugar not in the wheat biscuit themselves. Shredded Wheat, for instance, is vegan. Ingredients: wheat. Chex are another option but less hearty than Shredded Wheat. I used to LOVE Shredded Wheat. Such good flavor! But about six years ago due to digestive ills I went off gluten so there went a whole lot of the foods I enjoyed.
(I've long since adapted.)
Gelatin and I parted ways 24 years ago when I gave up eating meat and embraced vegetarianism. Beef actually went away 25 years ago. I'm always interested in what brought people to ridding their diet of meat. What brought you? I take it, from your video (this is my first of your channel) that it was the cruelty aspect? For me--someone who did then and still does enjoy dairy and eggs (though eggs sometime are gross to me)--I began finding meat to simply be grotesque. Flesh, BLECH! Utterly disgusted me. Still does.
I hadn't stopped eating meat purely on philosophical reasons, though, so it wasn't as if gelatin grossed me out. It was simply made from animals and I didn't like that idea. Then, hm, somewhere in the 90s, I needed either a medication or a supplement I forget, and it was capsule form. As you may have discovered, most capsules are gelatin-based. Some are agar but at that time most were gelatin. Don't know about now.
Well I did find some vegetarian capsules at Rainbow Market--a FABulous co-op in San Francisco-- but really couldn't afford them and quite frankly was unwilling to painstakingly empty each of the gelatin capsules and fill the veg ones. So I girded myself and took the gelatin ones. I can't recall if I was grossed out by the idea or not. I simply remember that as the point when I re-introduced gelatin into my diet.
Yes, I'm one of those vegetarians who does consume gelatin even though it is an animal product. I simply can't tolerate the flesh of an animal. Okay geez I've typed much for these boxes. I am subscribing though and look forward to more of your videos. If I comment again, I shall endeavor to not be so wordy!
I'm a Vegetarian from the USA so I know products are different in every country but I have a few "heads up(s)". Some companies like to change their ingredients or they vary their ingredients depending on flavors. So I agree, always check the ingredients! One day a product might be Veggie people safe and the next it's not. Also like Gelatin, Animal based Glycerin is found in a lot of products. There are also a lot of (American) chip companies (I believe they're called crisps in other places) that don't specifically mention an animal product being in their food but will list it under "natural flavor". For example, Nacho cheese and Ranch Doritos both have the same animal source that some cheeses do. I always suggest doing some research on products you aren't sure about or just every product in general.
Most cheese aren't vegetarian, because most rely on rennet for basically turning warm milk to cheese. It is basically a mixture of Enzymes that is produced in the Stomachs of Cows (and possibly other mammals) But considering how little Cow Stomach it needs, you could produce quite a lot of cheese from the stomach of a calf that has naturally died.
mini wheats is legit my favorite cereal :c wtfWAIT AND CHEESE?! IM SHOOK FML
Can someone tell me from the UK where you get on frosted Pop tarts because I vegetarian
Rennet for the intestine. But you left out a lot including castrotum (i probably spelt it wrong). Also certain red dye are from beetles and fig aint 100% vegitarian. Also some product containing fat may be animal fat. E number some are animal body parts and finally drinks wine fillterd throw stomach of a cow, beer mix with fish bladder and some energy drink contain byil, tissue and organs from a cow
Frosted mini wheats...the gelatin is in the frosting of the cereal to make it a bit shiny
How unnecassary
I'd imagine the frosted wheats have the gelatine mixed with the sugar so it doesn't dissolve as quickly as it would if it were just sugar. But why they don't use agar or caragheen I don't know
+Phil Richards Exactly! There are so many alternative options these days, it really does baffle me that we still have this issue..
There are actually plenty of brands of cheeses that don't use rennet or use other means of producing, so there are still decent vegetarian options out there.
+Bud052 Oh definitely, most cheeses tend to be vegetarian. But I think it can be easy to get caught out sometimes due to the ones like Parmesan, especially if you're eating out for example :)
So with the cheese, does it come out with the milk or do they kill the cow?
Uhm
Regular cheese is vegetarian, the cows are milked, not killed (like how would you get the milk even if the cow was dead? Empty the boob (idk what it's called in English)? xD)
But parmesan for instance isn't vegetarian, because they put stuff of a cow baby's stomach in it - therefore the young cow has to be killed :(
I'll never understand why they put gelatin in Pop-Tarts and Shredded Wheat... I just don't get it. I grew up Adventist and had an entire list of things that have gelatin and lard in them. (It's a long list...)
Red M&M's (and a lot of red sweets) arnt veggie. The red dye is made of crushed up bugs it'll be labelled as carmine, cochineal extract or natural red 4.
Some brands say gelatin free but they have different forms of meat in
Hi every one
Firstly thank you for making this video. I'm vegetarian since more than 2 years ago. One of things that you can eat (drink actually) is Basil seeds (Ocimum basilicum). If you you put half a glass ful of them, in 1 glass of warm water, after 5 mins they'll form jellies around them. This jellies are totally veggies since they'll get it naturally. This jelly is very effective for bones and Articular system. You can drink it cold as a drink with a little bit sugar or honey(if you're not vegan). Also, you can add lemon juice in it.
Also red food often gets its colour from a dye made from crushed insects called cochineals or could say carmine on the ingredients list, sometimes they say - natural colour carmine. So wrong
There are some orange juices that aren't vegetarian because they've got added omega oils from fish in them. Tropicana do a healthy heart juice which has it in it
+Izzy Turner Yeah, I remember when there was that big 'omega is so healthy for you' hype several years back and they started putting it in everything! Me and my parents got rather annoyed, haha x
Gelatin is put in the frosting. That’s why you can eat un frosted pop tarts
Oh, yep, one other thing to be on the lookout for. Hostess treats. Dunno if the UK sells 'em but they're popular here in the States. Hostess products contain lard. Okay the ingredients say MAY contain lard (beef fat) but not worth taking the chance. Lard is also common in refried beans and corn bread. Sometimes pie crusts and biscuits. (American biscuits, not UK biscuits which, here, are cookies.) Ingredients lists! Our friends.
How is reddit spelled so I know what to look for in ingredients list and are all parmigiana cheese not veg friendly
I think sour patch kids and Swedish fish are vegetarian I'm not sure though I read the labels and they did not contain gelatin again not sure
they're vegan!
But not healthy
Just a tip for my veg friends; the unfrosted pop tarts don't have gelatine. The stuff is in the frosting. I looked it up because I was worried. :D I don't see why they put gelatine in frosting, I make frosting at home all the time and have never thought to use anything like that, not even agar agar. How strange.
I never thought there would be gelatin in cereal! Thanks for the video!
A lot of Red velvet cupcakes/ cake/ cake mix isn’t vegetarian. It contains the red dye that is derived from insects. You can of course find the odd pre made red velvet cake that’s vegetarian (or even vegan) but most will say Not suitable for vegetarians on the back of the packet.
For all you vegatarian/pescatarian/vegan people out there that have accidently ate something against your diet, don't give up! Just keep going and learn from your mistakes.
Do you know any Parmesan alternatives? I would die to have one, Parmesan is just too irresistable qwq
Hi from 2020, have any of these products become veggie/vegan friendly? Or have more become non-friendly.
Asking for an update video if you'd like too @JennyBee. 😊
ps Hope everyone is safe during the current world crisies.
Im in canada atm and Alpro here looks the same, same logo style etc, but their name is belsoy!
you could always make your own pop tarts it would be healthier and you would know exactly whats in it
When she said stuff with gelatin I was like oh crap because I wanted to start being vegetarian today and I just had a birthday party and my friend got me a GIANT bag of gummy bears and it’s 3lbs and now I have to finish it, and it contains gelatin ☹️
Well it's bought, it would be a waste to throw it away :/ (2yo lmao)
I bought mini wheats yesterday 🥺
Just subbed! You're my spirit animal
not a veggie myself but still find this rather interesting and insightful
Omg I knew there were a lot of cheeses that contain that enzyme but not parmesan! That's so sad
Isn't cheese dairy? Isn't all cheese inherently off limits in a diet where gelatin is off limits?
this was so so helpful :D
Might wanna down the pause humour. Got a bit cringey near the end
I actually found it really funny. Her facial expressions were epic lol
I love the chocolate alpro yogurts ! Plant based and delicious
I was really surprised years ago when i found out that party rings and oreos weren't vegetarian because party rings used to have gelatine and oreos used to have whey powder that wasn't suitable however this has now changed and both things are now vegan in the UK :D Also lilt - I was really surprised when I learned that lilt has fish in it. Plus various kinds of alcohol due to the filtering process. Fanta also used to not be vegetarian but they made it vegetarian a few years ago and when I found out I was so excited I drank it constantly for weeks.
You should for sure make a part two of this, there's so much more stuff! Or even a "surprising things that are/nt vegan!" video because there's so much stuff out there that should be vegan but has honey or something stupid in it (basically every cereal brand in the UK with their added vitamin D!!! why????) but there's also stuff that people would never suspect as being vegan like oreos and party rings that I mentioned earlier but also smokey bacon pringles, for instance (which Im eating right now actually).
+Karina Wilson I didn't know Fanta is now veggie!! I just assumed it still had the fish oil in it so I haven't drunk it for years! I'll add Lilt to the list for the next of these videos though - I already have several things for it, haha. I'm also planning to make a video about veg/non-veg alcohol as it's something I started really looking into recently, so once I feel more educated on the subject I want to make a video about it :)
A lot of people are talking about smoking Cannabis these days but did you know that the Cannabis seed (hemp seed) is probably the most nutirtional food you can eat. Most importantly the protein levels are higher than some meats and the protein DNA is almost a perfect match to Human's. It is the most balanced source of Omega 3 6 9 too. Google and seed for yourself 8)
Are cakes and bread vegan? They do contain eggs tho
Most contain milk, eggs and butter. All of those are animal products. :)
If they contain egg/milk, then no. :( But lots of shops have a "free from" section, so you might find some vegan alternatives.
Most standard sliced bread brands are vegan. Cakes are usually not.
I've literally was eating pesto pasta watching this :( now I'm sad
They use gelatin in the frosting on the frosted wheat :(
Co-op good for saying if the sweets are vegetarian or vegan sweets.
Also because when it says natural flavors. That wide range of 300 different natural flavor and majority is animal by products like beaver butt and some type of bug and so on
cool, I learned some things today! thanks Jenny!
Great video! I love your message of being kind.
You can still eat Pop tarts😆😆; you just have to get the defrosted ones.Its the frosting that contains the gelatin! 😑 It's the same with the Kellogs Frosted wheat cereal or something. just get the unfrosted ones🙂😇.
Are Haribos vegetarian?
Good to know, as a vegetarian, I've been sprinkling baby cow stomach on my pasta for 3 years! (Oh, and using it as a sauce)
One awesome thing that's surprisingly vegan is Sainsburys own garlic bread! Just thought I'd turn it around 😊
The geletain is in the frosting
No mention of foods coloured with cochineal. Interesting.
Thank you so much I have just recently became vegetarian and is very hesitive on what I can eat
Yeah when I became vegetarian I thought it would the obvious but over time I realised that so many things aren't suitable
What do you think about the pescetarian diet? Mediterranean diet is the most healthy in the world.
+Richard Ellis I honestly don't really get pescetarianism . If you say 'I don't eat meat, I don't eat animals' then you shouldn't eat animals, including fish. And it really bothers me when they say 'I'm a vegetarian but I eat fish' - you're not a vegetarian then, you eat animals. Haha :)
+thatjennybee fish do not have the Nero-physiological capacity for conscious awareness of pain, if they don't feel pain how how can it be cruel to kill and eat them!