Guest guest Report post Posted April 25, 2002 i just saw the information leaflet that came with a packet of nurofen on someone's desk... it contains shellac... (i don't personally touch it... but might be of interest to know that...) z Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted April 25, 2002 Whats Shellac? Does anyone know where I can find a list of which E numbers are vegan, cos I know most of them are ok but there are some that aren't Jules , Oliver Slay <oliver@l...> wrote: > i just saw the information leaflet that came with a packet of nurofen on > someone's desk... > > it contains shellac... > > (i don't personally touch it... but might be of interest to know that...) > > z Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted April 25, 2002 On Thu Apr 25, 2002, djules_75 wrote: > Whats Shellac? > > Does anyone know where I can find a list of which E numbers are > vegan, cos I know most of them are ok but there are some that aren't " Lac are scale insects living on lac trees, where the female secretes a protective resin over herself. It is this resin, along with encrusted live insects, which is scraped from the trees and manufactured into shellac. 100000 lac insects are killed for 333g of shellac. India is the world's main producer of shallac at around 20000 tonnes. Shellac is used as a glaze for fruit such as those surprisingly shiny supermarket apples, nuts, coffee beans; in paint, varnish, tablets, cosmetics, confectionary, floor polish; and in hats as a stiffener. Whilst synthetic resin could replace shellac entirely, public demand for 'natural' products may be encouraging greater production. " - The Vegan Shopper I'd forgotten about it being used as a glaze on fruit - does anyone know if the Coop supermarkets use it on their fruit? The Vegan Shopper has a good section on E numbers and additives, but the main part of the book lists brand name and shops' own products that are vegan, including things like cosmetics as well as food. It's well worth having - you can get it from the UK Vegan Society (http://www.sumgai.co.uk/vegansociety/shop/) for 4 pounds (free postage to the UK). Joel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
