Hidden Dairy

[domenowtrent]

I'd like to start this off by saying I'm not vegan, but rather a very strict vegetarian. I don't eat meat, eggs, gelatin, and I have severly cut back on my dairy (no milk, cheese, yogurt, ice cream, etc). Recently I read a Viva pamphlet describing all the pus that goes into one gallon of milk, and it was enough to make me reconsider having any

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[underthethrow]

More often than not it is plant derived though, so that's good to know :)

[mungoclockfeet]

I read somewhere that "sterol lactate" is the one that is from dairy.

[zebrallama]

Good point. SOME ghee is vegan, but I guess it's usually hard to find out when ghee is vegan and when it isn't.

[complexzeta]

Really? Can you reference this?

[zebrallama]

Wikipedia, for a start. And I often see vegetable ghee for sale in supermarkets.

[moonlitdorian]

I can't think of anything that hasn't been listed. If you're buying food in a grocery store in the US though, it always helps to check the allergy warnings in addition to the ingredients list. I've missed tiny stuff way down the list before and been saved by "WARNING: CONTAINS MILK"

[ahitsgabby]

yes, this. First thing I check on labels to save time is Cholesterol. If there's any cholesterol, I put it back because it's not vegan. If there's no cholesterol, I check the allergy warning at the bottom and if it says "contains milk" I put it back. If there's no milk warning, THEN I read the ingredients list. Saves a lot of time.

[rebirthoxide]

Mono/and diglycerides sometimes contains dairy.

[industrialvixen]

mono and di-glycerides may also just be animal fat, from what I've researched.

[shannon]

And this wasn't common-sense to me when I first started, but "Dairy Free" in big letters does not mean dairy free. Most likely it still contains casein or whey. :(

[domenowtrent]

So likely non-dairy creamer is a milk product? Guess I'll start drinking my coffee black.

[shannon]

Most non-dairy creamers probably still contain milk in some form. Always check the ingredients to be sure. That's what I learned from my mistakes :(

[dopejess]

Silk makes a ton of different kind of coffee creamers. Just using soymilk or almond milk is really good too.