Sometimes it can be a little difficult to tell whether a product is vegan or not . Here are a few tips to help you feel more confident when checking labels:
A great help right now: allergens are printed in bold . This includes animal-derived ingredients such as milk and eggs.
Does " May contain traces of... " still mean the product is vegan? If animal-derived ingredients are only listed as traces, the product is still vegan. This simply means that the product comes from a factory that also handles the listed trace substances.
Typical animal-based ingredients you should keep in mind:
- Butterfat
- gelatin
- Ghee
- casein
- Carmine
- lanolin
- L-Cysteine
- Lecithin
- Milk powder
- whey
- Rennet/Lab
- Tallow
Now it gets cryptic: Some ingredients are hidden behind mysterious E-numbers . It can be really tricky here. These substances aren't necessarily of animal origin, but they can be. If in doubt, it's best to leave them on the shelf.
- E 101 - Riboflavin
- E 120 – Carmine
- E132 – Indigotin1, indigo carmine
- E163 – Anthocyanins
- E 322 – Lecithin
- E631 – Disodium osinate
- E 901 – Beeswax
- E 904 – Shellac
- E 1105 – Lysozyme
In case of doubt, simple label scanner apps like CodeCheck or the PETA app are also extremely helpful, especially when faced with chemical equations such as those found in some cosmetics.
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