Guest guest Posted July 11, 2003 Report Share Posted July 11, 2003 I was wondering if any of my fellow vegans on here know what particular brands of sugar are not filtered with animal bones. As I understand it, the only way to know whether sugar has been filtered through bones is to ask the company since it is never listed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2003 Report Share Posted July 11, 2003 this article lists several brands: http://www.vrg.org/journal/vj97mar/973sugar.htm what I picked up, just by scanning includes: Jack Frost Sugar Florida Crystal sugar Domino Sugar *turbinado sugar* [only] C & H *Washed Raw Sugar* [only] any brand of Beet sugar There may be some I missed. ~Pixx dave wrote: I was wondering if any of my fellow vegans on here know what particular brands of sugar are not filtered with animal bones. == http://pixxart.com the Art of Living in Health, Peace, & Light Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 Some sugar compaies use bone char filters in the production of refined sugar. " Bone char, made from the bones of cows, is at times used to whiten sugar. Some sugar companies use it in filters to decolorize their sugar. Other types of filters involve granular carbon or an ion exchange system rather than bone char. " We have some links (in the " Links " section) to some information on companies that do and don't use bone char. For the US : http://www.vegfamily.com/articles/sugar.htm For the UK : http://www.ivu.org/faq/food.html I believe the use of bone char filters was discontinued in Australia some time ago. Hope this helps, Kim. , " Tiffany " <cara_ruby wrote: > > What is vegan sugar? I hear the term all the time but what about > refined sugar isn't vegan? As far as I know no animal products are > used in its production. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2006 Report Share Posted February 28, 2006 One other thing I forgat to mention is that some vegans are opposed to sugar is due to the harm done to the wildlife when the cane fields are burnt. Here's some more links: http://www.vegsource.com/jo/qa/qasugar.htm http://www.vrg.org/journal/vj97mar/973sugar.htm http://www.sucrose.com/bonechar.html , " Kim " <bearhouse5 wrote: > > Some sugar compaies use bone char filters in the production of > refined sugar. > > " Bone char, made from the bones of cows, is at times used to whiten > sugar. Some sugar companies use it in filters to decolorize their > sugar. Other types of filters involve granular carbon or an ion > exchange system rather than bone char. " > > > We have some links (in the " Links " section) to some information on > companies that do and don't use bone char. > > For the US : > > http://www.vegfamily.com/articles/sugar.htm > > For the UK : > > http://www.ivu.org/faq/food.html > > I believe the use of bone char filters was discontinued in Australia > some time ago. > > > Hope this helps, > > Kim. > > > > , " Tiffany " > <cara_ruby@> wrote: > > > > What is vegan sugar? I hear the term all the time but what about > > refined sugar isn't vegan? As far as I know no animal products are > > used in its production. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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