RE: Mayonnaise in Burger King's BK Veggie? [s]

[Guest guest]

Am I the only one who wonders why we are even having this discussion?

Regardless of whether this sandwich is vegan, it is still a health and

environmental disaster!

 

Also, this sandwich can absolutely NEVER be vegan, regardless of the

ingredient list. The thing contains salt, and standard commercial salt

(NaCl) is NEVER vegan, it contains animal byproducts to keep it from

clumping.

 

Why not just eat things that actually come directly from plants? Just a

thought...

 

 

Sage, Mike [mike.sage]

Wednesday, March 09, 2005 1:01 PM

 

Re: Mayonnaise in Burger King's BK Veggie?

 

 

 

Here's what I have found out.

 

The BK Veggie does, by default, have reduced-fat mayonnaise of which egg

whites are an ingredient. As Jason Wold suggested, one can order it with no

mayonnaise. I did that at lunchtime today. The words " NO MAYO " were

printed on my receipt, and my BK Veggie was prepared without any mayonnaise.

It tasted good.

 

Here are the ingredients of the patty, the bun, and the mayonnaise of the BK

Veggie (info from http://www.vegparadise.com/news15.html). I see " egg " in

the listing for the mayonnaise, but not in the listings for the patty or the

bun.

 

Ingredient Listing for Patty:

WATER, MUSHROOMS, WATER CHESTNUTS, COOKED BROWN RICE, TEXTURED WHEAT

PROTEIN, ROLLED OATS, VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, FROZEN ONIONS, CORN OIL, FROZEN

CARROTS, POTATO STARCH, FROZEN GREEN PEPPERS, FROZEN RED PEPPERS, 2% OR LESS

OF ONION POWDER, CORN STARCH, BLACK OLIVES, METHYLCELLULOSE, SALT, MODIFIED

TAPIOCA STARCH, RICE FLOUR, YEAST EXTRACT, OAT FIBER, SUGAR, POTATO DEXTRIN,

KONJAC FLOUR, GARLIC POWDER, BLACK PEPPER, MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL FLAVORS

FROM NON-MEAT SOURCES, DEXTROSE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM ACID

PYROPHOSPHATE, HYDROLYZED CORN GLUTEN, MALT EXTRACT, SAGE, GRILL FLAVOR,

BASIL, RAISIN JUICE CONCENTRATE, OREGANO, JALAPENO PEPPER POWDER, SESAME

OIL, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVORING,

CELERY OLEORESIN, WINE, CITRIC ACID, CARAMEL COLOR, AND XANTHAN GUM.

 

Ingredient Listing for 4 " Bun:

ENRICHED FLOUR (NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOBLAVIN, AND FOLIC

ACID), WATER, SUGAR, (SUCROSE OR HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP), VEGETABLE

SHORTENING, YEAST, SALT, WHEAT GLUTEN, SESAME SEEDS, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL

BUTTER FLAVOR, YEAST FOOD (CALCIUM SULFATE, POTASSIUM IODATE, AND/OR

AMMONIUM SULFATE) DOUGH CONDITIONERS (POLYSORBATE 60, CALCIUM PEROXIDE

{OXIDANT}, CALCIUM SALTS, SULFATES, PHOSPHATES, AND AMMONIUM SALTS), DOUGH

STRENGTHENERS (SODIUM AND/OR CALCIUM-2-STEAROYL LACTYLATE OR ETHOXYLATED

MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES), DOUGH SOFTENERS ( MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, AND/OR

PROTEASE ENZYME), MOLD INHIBITOR (CALCIUM PROPIONATE), PRESERVATIVE

(POTASSIUM SORBATE), OXIDATION REDUCTION ADDITIVES (ASCORBIC ACID,

POTASSIUM/CALCIUM IODATE, ALPHA-AMYLASE, AZODICARBONAMIDE), LEAVENING AGENT

(MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE).

 

Ingredient Listing for Reduced-Fat Mayonnaise:

WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, CORN SYRUP, EGG WHITES, DISTILLED VINEGAR, MODIFIED FOOD

STARCH, SALT, SUGAR, SPICE, XANTHAN GUM, MUSTARD FLOUR, SODIUM BENZOATE AND

POTASSIUM SORBATE AS PRESERVATIVES, LEMON JUICE, POLYSORBATE 60, CALCIUM

DISODIUM EDTA TO PROTECT FLAVOR, OLEORESIN PAPRIKA, SODIUM CITRATE, ANNATTO

COLOR, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES.

 

Because of the dairy component of the bun,

http://www.veg.ca/directory/fastfood.html advises " If you are vegan ask for

the 'specialty bun'. "

 

See also:

http://www.vrg.org/vrgnews/2002apr.htm

http://www.erikmarcus.com/pages/article.php?id=839

 

-- Mike