• grue@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      If my coffee had to be vegan, I would be kinda upset because it means I couldn’t have any dairy cream in it.

      If my coffee couldn’t be vegan (even served black), I would be even more upset because WTF would they be doing to it to make it inherently not-vegan‽

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          2 months ago

          Yeah, they usually contain gelatin, which is extracted from animal skins and bones.

          Vegan gelling agents are available (and in fact, marshmallows originally used marshmallow roots), but I guess, gelatin is just so cheap, because it’s a waste product from animal slaughter.

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              2 months ago

              Bread often contains L-Cysteine, made from hog hair or poultry feathers, as a baking aid. It is labelled as food additive E920.
              Potato chips often contain whey powder, and some aromas contain animal products even if you wouldn’t expect it.