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Are Nerds Vegan? (Some Flavors MIGHT Be)

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Strict vegans won’t eat Nerds, but if you’re a little flexible on controversial areas, you might be okay with eating a few flavors still. We’ll go over the problem ingredients in each flavor, and I’ll summarize the potential issues for you. Then, you can decide for yourself whether or not you consider Nerds to be vegan-friendly. Ingredients in Nerds I’ve gathered the ingredients in all...

Which Nuts Are Highest in Iron? [Table]

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Nuts are a fairly good plant-based source of iron, but some are better than others. I’ve compiled data on the amount of iron in each type of common nut per 100 gram serving. How Much Iron Do You Need? In order to make sense of the data just below on this page, you’ll need to have a reference for what a “lot” of iron actually is. For an adult man, the recommended amount from the NIH is...

Pumpkin Seeds vs Sunflower Seeds: (Nutrition Comparison)

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All seeds have a lot of vitamins and minerals and are generally considered healthy foods (at least compared to other foods). Pumpkin and sunflower seeds are the most popular snack seeds, so let’s put them head-to-head to see which is better for your diet. All data on this page is per 100 grams of each seed. Nutritional Value Comparison of Pumpkin Seeds and Sunflower Seeds To start with...

Vitamins in Nuts: (Cashews, Almonds, Etc.) – [Table]

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This page is a straight forward look at the vitamins and minerals in all common nuts. All the data is per 100 gram serving. One other thing to keep in mind is that some nuts have better omega fat ratios than others, which can affect how healthy they are if you eat a lot of nuts regularly. Vitamins and Minerals in Nuts The table below shows the main nutrients that you’ll find in...

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 Lindt Dark Chocolate Vegan? (Ingredients Check)

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Some Lindt Dark Chocolate is vegan, and some is not. Some of Lindt’s Excellence chocolate bars are definitely vegan, while a few may or may not be vegan.  Lindt makes a variety of chocolate, but most of it has milk products that make them not vegan friendly. However, the dark chocolate bars (their “Excellence) line are more promising. Lindt’s New Vegan Chocolate Line Lindt...

3 Vegan Alternatives to Oyster Sauce (That Still Taste Great)

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Oyster sauce is a popular ingredient in a lot of Asian dishes that obviously isn’t vegan. When it comes to substituting oyster sauce, we don’t have a ton of options. But there are some, and some vegan brands are launching vegan versions of products like oyster sauce, so always keep an eye out for them. Is Oyster Sauce Ever Vegan-Friendly? Real oyster sauce is basically never vegan. Most of the...

Is Molasses Vegan? Here’s What You Need to Know…

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The short answer is that yes, molasses is typically vegan, but isn’t always. There’s one aspect of molasses manufacturing that you might not consider vegan. I’ll keep it as brief as possible, but you do need a bit of background information to understand why. How Molasses is Made The sugar products we use today have been made for hundreds of years by boiling and refining...

Is Movie Theater Popcorn Vegan? (AMC, Regal, etc.)

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The fact that most movie theaters cheap out on their ingredients is actually a good thing for us vegans. A lot of the “butter” flavor that’s added to movie theater popcorn is actually made with soy oil and a few other ingredients. It depends on the particular theater, but a decent portion of movie theater popcorn is in fact vegan. I’ll go over the most popular theaters, but you’ll have to...

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...