Guest guest Posted November 2, 2003 Report Share Posted November 2, 2003 Hi everyone, I have heard of vegan marg before....this may be a stupid question but what is in " normal " margarine(like Becel), besides loads of chemicals, that makes it " unvegan " ? What are some Vegan marg brandnames that i could look for,and/or stores to look in? I am located in Canada...Calgary to be specific... Thanks Jessica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2003 Report Share Posted November 2, 2003 Casein/caseinate or whey often appear in margarine from what I've noticed. Both of those being a product from milk making the margarine not vegan if they are present. I'm not sure what kind of products you have, as I'm not located in Canada, but they have what should be labeled as Soy Margarine. Some major brands that you might be able to find are Shedd's Willow Run, Smart Balance, Soy Garden, or Spectrum Naturals. Those are the couple that I know of. Some supermarkets might carry at least one of those, otherwise try a health food store that has some refrigerated items. Paul >Hi everyone, > >I have heard of vegan marg before....this may be a stupid question >but what is in " normal " margarine(like Becel), besides loads of >chemicals, that makes it " unvegan " ? > >What are some Vegan marg brandnames that i could look for,and/or >stores to look in? I am located in Canada...Calgary to be >specific... > >Thanks >Jessica > > > > >To send an email to - > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2003 Report Share Posted November 2, 2003 Hi Jessica I'm afraid I can't help with the brands of margarine in Canada, but over here in the UK some brands of non-vegan margarine contain casein, and some contain fish oil. It seems silly for the companies to use these items, when it is so easy to make vegan margarine. Jo I have heard of vegan marg before....this may be a stupid question but what is in "normal" margarine(like Becel), besides loads of chemicals, that makes it "unvegan"? ---Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).Version: 6.0.530 / Virus Database: 325 - Release 22/10/03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2003 Report Share Posted November 2, 2003 Thank you very much for the info! JessicaHeartwork <Heartwork wrote: Hi Jessica I'm afraid I can't help with the brands of margarine in Canada, but over here in the UK some brands of non-vegan margarine contain casein, and some contain fish oil. It seems silly for the companies to use these items, when it is so easy to make vegan margarine. Jo I have heard of vegan marg before....this may be a stupid question but what is in "normal" margarine(like Becel), besides loads of chemicals, that makes it "unvegan"? ---Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).Version: 6.0.530 / Virus Database: 325 - Release 22/10/03To send an email to - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2003 Report Share Posted November 2, 2003 I'm also in Canada - sw ontario - and I buy Earth Balance, available from one healthfood shop and from one organic food shop. Others, including soy maragarine, that I found available had either casein/caseinate in it or whey - ie milk products ;=) Good luck! Best, Pat/Canada -- SANTBROWN townhounds/ http://www.angelfire.com/art/pendragon/ ---------- * " I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet " - Gandhi * " The time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals as they now look upon the murder of men " - Leonardo da Vinci ---------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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