Possible Meat Ingredients in Common Foods

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India's Animal Welfare Board Publishes List of Possible Meat Ingredients in

Common Foods

http://www.awbi.org/pamp24.htm

 

DELHI, INDIA, April 8, 2004: The Animal Welfare Board of India publishes a

long list of ingredients of animal origin that may be contained in food,

cosmetics, clothing, etc., at "source" above. Note that this is

specifically dealing with products available in India. Here's just a few

samples.

 

Food:

Aspic: jelly derived from meat & fish

Ajinomoto: Japanese product made from fish hydrolysate. Similar to mono

sodium glutamate, which is made from sugar beet pulp and Wheat gluten.

Chewing Gum: usually made of vegetable gum may contain glycerin, gelatin,

stearic acid and emulsifiers of animal origin.

Chocolate: Commonly used animals ingredients in chocolates are egg white or

albumen, eggs lecithin, shellac and gelatin. Toblerone contains egg and

honey, as does notmost nougat chocolates. Nestle's Kit Kat made in London

contains calf rennet. Turkish Delight contains gelatin.

Cola: may contain ester gums as emulsifier. Ester gum uses glycerol, which

can be of animal origin. Coca Cola admits that glycerin (could be either

animal or vegetarian) is an ingredient.

 

Cosmetics:

Moisturisers: may contain serum albumen, udder and umbilical extract.

Vaseline is vegetarian.

Soap: Most likely contains tallow from the slaughterhouse. Shikakai & Neha

sandal soaps utilize tallow. Pampa liquid soap and liquid disinfectant are

vegetarian. So is Naulakha washing soap, Marvel, Shikakai, Cinthol

international, Scent Fresh, Lime Fresh, Ganga Blue, Crowning Glory and A1

from Godrej, Gulabsingh Johrimal's Amber, Jasmine, Khus, Musk Patchouli

Ratrani, Rose Sandal, Mysore Sandal, Mysore Lavender, Carbolic, jasmine and

Rose Nirma Lime and Bath soap, Chandrika, and Shahnaz Husain's range of

soaps.

Suntan lotions: usually contain turtle oil.

 

Medicines:

Pancreatin: Pancreas of hog.

Pepsin: Glandular layer of hog stomach.

Posterior pituitary injection: Dried lobe of pituitary glands of domestic

animals.

Riboflavin Injection: liver, eggs

Sodium glycocholate: Ox bile

 

Household Items:

Agarbattis: The adhesive used is usually of animal origin. The perfume

could also contain a fixative of animal origin e.g. a fixative called

Nakhla (made of mussels) is commonly used. Some manufacturers utilizes

casein in place of gelatin during the monsoon. Some agarbattis contain

honey.

Bath Sponge: This is a living organism taken from the sea, Killed, dried

and sold as scrubber.

Bone China and China: Contains 50% ash of ox bones. Melamine and glass

crockery are animal-free. La Opala crockery is animal-free.

 

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