CategoryPackaged foods

Understanding Why Beyond Burgers May Cause Diarrhea

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No, you’re probably not just imagining it. While it’s far from everyone, a significant portion of people who consume Beyond Burgers experience side effects causing stomach issues, such as gas, bloating, or diarrhea. There are a few ingredients in Beyond Burgers that have well established scientific evidence showing that they can cause these very side effects. Beyond Burger Ingredients...

Is Wrigley’s “5 Gum” Vegan?

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Many common gums aren’t vegan. But what about 5 Gum (or 5Gum)? Well it partly depends on your personal definition of veganism, because there are 2 potential issues in most flavors of 5 Gum. Let’s start by looking at the ingredients of 5 Gum. Ingredients of 5 Gum There are 5 main flavors currently. They all have similar base ingredients, but have slightly different coloring additives. Here are the...

Is Wonder Bread Vegan and Dairy-Free? [Updated]

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Verdict: Wonder Bread is not vegan. Summary: Classic white Wonder bread contains multiple ingredients that may or may not be vegan. Most importantly, it says “contains milk” on the ingredients label. It’s likely dairy-free (but I wouldn’t take a chance if you have an allergy). There’s a fairly high chance that either the sodium stearoyl lactylate, lecithin, or...

Is Smart Balance Butter Vegan and Dairy-Free?

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Verdict: Most Smart Balance Butter is not vegan. Summary: All Smart Balance Butters are dairy-free Most flavors have vitamin D added, which comes from lanolin (sheep’s wool oil) The “Organic” and “Light with flaxseed oil” flavors are both technically vegan, but have palm oil, which many strict vegans avoid All Smart Balance butter spreads are now dairy-free...

Is Emergen-C Vegan? [Updated]

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I have good news and bad news. Some Emergen-C products are vegan, and some are not. Considering all their product lines and flavors, looking through all the ingredients took a while! But now I can confidently break down which Emergen-C products are and aren’t vegan. Ingredients in Emergen-C There are 2 problem ingredients that I ran into: Honey powder – Honey is not vegan...

Dairy-Free and Vegan K Cups? [List]

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This is a good news and bad news situation. Many K cups are vegan, but some are not. To make life more complicated, the ingredients are usually only listed on the box itself, not the individual cup containers. That makes things especially difficult if you’re used to grabbing a K cup at work or from a friend. There are literally hundreds of unique K cups, so I haven’t created a list...

Is Quaker Instant Oatmeal Vegan? [All Types/Flavors]

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Some flavors of Quaker instant oatmeal are vegan, and some are not. Plain oatmeal is vegan. However, most people don’t eat plain oatmeal, and some common flavoring ingredients found in store-bought oatmeal are not vegan friendly. I looked up the ingredients list for each flavor of Quaker Instant oatmeal on Quaker’s website, and we’ll go through which ones are and aren’t vegan. Common...

Is Sriracha Sauce Vegan?

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Long story short, sriracha may or may not be vegan. It depends on how strict of a vegan you are. To understand why, we need to look at the ingredients in the original Huy Fong Sriracha sauce. Sriracha Sauce Ingredients Here are its the ingredients in the “real” Huy Fong sriracha: Chili – Clearly vegan. Sugar – Some sugar is vegan, and some is not. It depends on whether or...

Are Fruit Loops Vegan? Probably Not…

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For most vegans, Fruit (“Froot”) Loops are not considered vegan. However, I’ve seen some argue that it’s reasonable eating them. So who’s right? I’ll break down the arguments for and against them, and then you can decide for yourself. Ingredients in Fruit Loops Here’s the full ingredient list, I’ll bold ingredients that we need to look at (also note...

Is Barbecue Sauce Vegan?: These Brands Are

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Some vegan foods can be a bit bland (same could be said for food in general). One of the best ways to make just about anything taste better is barbecue sauce. There are some really good vegan grilling cookbooks out there. And the good news is that many barbecue (BBQ) sauces are vegan. But not all. Non-Vegan Ingredients in BBQ Sauce to Look Out For The main animal products that you need to check...