Hidden Ingredients
Albumin: a protein component in eggs.
Carmine (carmine cochineal or carminic acid): red coloring from ground up insects.
Casein (caseinate): milk protein.
Gelatin: ground up bones, cartilage, tendons and skin from animals.
Isinglass: enzyme from a fish bladder used in wine and beer to speed up fermenting.
Pepsin: from a pigs stomach, typically found in cheese.
Stearic acid (octadecanoic acid): tallow and other animal fats, found in vanilla flavorings and baked goods and sweets.
Vitamin B12: typically from animals but the synthetic form - cyanocobalamin or cobalamin - is vegan.
Vitamin D3: often sourced from lanolin, an oil excreted from the sebaceous glands of sheep or fish liver oils.  
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A Brief Guide to Vegan Substitutes

All your favorite dishes can be made vegan with some simple substitutes.  
  • Milk: cashew, almond, soy, rice, coconut, and hemp are just a few plant based substitutes for dairy.  When baking, add a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar or lemon juice and let sit for a minute to become a consistency similar to buttermilk.  
  • Butter: Earth Balance makes a variety of butter substitutes.  Oils such as canola, olive and coconut may also be used.  
  • Egg: Follow Your Heart, Neat, Ener-G Egg replacer.  Make your own with 1 tablespoon of flaxseed with 2 tablespoons of warm water, let sit for a minute.  
  • Gelatin: Agar flakes or powder
  • Meat: The number of brands offering vegan meat options is growing rapidly.  A few common brands are Gardein, Uptons Naturals, Beyond Meat and Tofurky.  Make your own with lentils, seitan, tofu, or tempeh.
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Dr Neal Barnard from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine found in a 2015 study that diabetic neuropathy as well as BMI and weight improved on a plant based diet.
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