Fig Newmans have dairy?!?

[amazing_angela]

Maybe I've misread the label before, but I've been buying organic Fig Newmans because Fig Newtons have whey. But today for some reason, I re-read the ingredients when I grabbed them from the pantry, and noticed they contain nonfat dry milk. What's up with that?

Are there vegan "fig newtons" anywhere?

Comments

[polyphonicvegan]

I think they do make at least one dairy-free kind. The low-fat ones definitely have dairy in them and I'm not sure about the other kinds. It's a similar story with the Newman version of oreos. There is a vegan one, and lots of non-vegan ones.

I always double check the labels any time I buy Newman's products(or pretty much anything) because I know there's always the chance that some buttface might throw some animal products into my snacks at some point or another.

[ushitomo]

whoa. Which Newman-O's are not vegan?

[polyphonicvegan]

I just got home from the grocery store a few minutes ago...

I checked the Fat Free Newman's and they do indeed have milk in them. The Newman's with the purple and white packaging that has DAIRY FREE smack on the front are DAIRY FREE. Go figure. :-P

[ugly_fruit]

yeah, but i know there is one type of Newman's Own cookie, i think it's dairy free chocolate chip, that says DAIRY FREE on the front, but contains egg whites. so it's always good to read ingredients, just in case.

[savagefreedom]

Barbara's brand WHEAT fig bars are vegan, plus they don't have any cane sugar or unnatural sweeteners. I don't think any other variety is vegan, just the wheat ones. But they're mighty good.

[__inches]

they are SO good. i suggest the raspberry ones. i could eat a whole package in a sitting. i think they taste better than regular fig newtons, anyways.

[amazing_angela]

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll check 'em out.

[ams16]

I'm pretty sure that the store brand "fig newtons" of CVS are vegan. But you should double-check.

[criticalcupcake]

do they have partially hydrogenated oils, though? that's one problem I always run into when generic brands are accidentally vegan. I know this isn't an issue for everyone, but I like to avoid them and am now craving fig newtons!

[ams16]

I'm not sure. I haven't had them for a while.

[amazing_angela]

I'll have to take a look. Thanks for the suggestion!

[blueheron]

Technically, it is a cheese by-product.

If you think of the nursery rime "Little Miss Muffet", she was sitting and eating her "curds and whey". That is what happens when you start the cheese making process with milk. The milk separates as it curdles. The curds turn into cheese, the left over is whey.

[underthethrow]

isn't that cottage cheese?

[amazing_angela]

Yes, that's why I don't buy Fig Newtons.

[disturbedme]

I've gotten them before and they were vegan... maybe they're changing them?

I didn't really like them, so I haven't gotten them since.