Is it vegan?

Cheat sheet
Use this list of common ingredients to
determine if your meal is really vegan

Animal Foods to Avoid

Meat: Beef, lamb, pork, veal, organ meat, wild meat,
ect.
Poultry: Chicken, turkey, duck, goose, ect.
These foods should be
Fish and seafood: All fish, anchovies, shrimp, scallops,
eliminated altogether. They
squid, calamari, mussels, crab, lobster, fish sauce
are those directly derived
Dairy: Milk, yogurt, cheese, butter, margarine, cream,
from animals.
ice cream, ect.
Eggs: all eggs, mayo, whipped egg whites, ect.
Bee Products: Honey, bee pollen, beeswax, royal jelly,
ect.

Ingredients to avoid
Additives: Those derived from animals
Cochineal or carmine
Gelatin: thickening agent derived from skin and
These are derived from animals and bones
are easy to miss. There are vegan Isinglass: derived from fish bladders
alternatives to these ingredients Natural flavorings
Omega 3 fatty acids
Shellac
Vitamin D3
Dairy ingredients: whey, casein, lactose

Foods to watch out for

Pasta
Breads
chips
Not all of these foods will always Beer and wine
refined sugar
contain animal products. read the Sweets and candy
Roasted peanuts
labels to determine if they are safe for French fries
Dark Chocolate
vegans or if you should avoid them. Deep fried foods
Worcestershire
Pesto
sauce
Ingredients to avoid on
a vegan diet
Check your labels for these common animal
derived ingredients

Adrenaline Cystine Musk oil

Albumen Dexpanthenol Nucleic acids
Allantoin diglycerides Oleic acids
Ambergris Down Palmitic acid
Alcloxa Elastin Panthenol
Aspartic acid Emu oil Pepsis
Animal fats and oils Ergocalciferol Placenta
Archidonic acid Estrogen Polyglycerol
Biotin Fatty acids Polysorbates
Boar bristles Feathers Pristane
Bone char Fur Progesterone
Calciferol Glycerin Propolis
Caprylic acid Guanine Resinous glaze
Carbamide Horse gair Retinol
Carmine Isopropyl myristate RNA
Cashmere Keratin Royal jelly
Castor Lactic acid Sable
Catgut Lactose Shellac
Cerebrosides Lanolin Silk
Cetyl alcohol Lard Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate
Chitosan Leather, suede, calf skin Spermaceti
Cholesterin Lecithin Stearates
Cholesterol Linoleic acid Steric acid
Choline bitartrate Lipase Sterol
Civet Lipids Triterpene alcohols
Cod liver oil Methionine Tyrosine
Collagen Mink oil Wool
Cortisone Monoglycerides
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Substitutions
Use this list of vegan substitutes to make
your favorite meals vegan

Milk: Almond, cashew, coconut, rice, soy, oat, or hemp milk

Cheese: Nut cheese, cashew cream, tofu, soy based cheese
Eggs: flax eggs, tofu, banana or apple sauce for baking
Butter: vegan butters, sunflower or olive oil
Yogurt: almond, cashew, soy, coconut yogurt
Sour cream: cashew cream, soy based sour cream
Mayonnaise: Vegan mayo, avocado
Gelatin: agar flakes or powder
Honey: Brown rice syrup, agave syrup
Sugar: unbleached beet, fate, or cane sugar, maple syrup crystals
Chocolate: most dark chocolate, vegan chocolate
Meat: seiten, tofu, TVP, beans, tempeh
Ice Cream: coconut, almond, cashew, soy ice cream
The Vegan Shopping List
Stock your vegan kitchen with this shopping guide

Fresh Veggies Leafy Greens

Broccoli Avocado
Kale
Carrots Zucchini
Spinach
Celery Mushrooms
Romaine
Cauliflower Squashes
Butter lettuce
Cucumbers Asparagus
Leaf lettuce
Snap peas Kale
Swiss chard
Tomatoes Garlic
Salad mix
Bell Peppers Onions

Dairy
Fresh Fruit
Apples Raspberries
Alternatives
Pears Strawberries
Almond Milk
Bananas Blueberries
Cashew Milk
Peaches Blackberries
Coconut milk
Kiwi Watermelon
Non dairy yogurt
Orange Cantaloupe
(almond, coconut)
Grapefruit Honey Dew
Nut cheese
Lemons Apricots
Non dairy sour cream
Lime Grapes
Vegan butter
Plums Mangoes
Nectarines Cherries

Frozen Frozen Frozen Meat

Veggies Fruit Alternatives
Broccoli Strawberries Veggie burgers
Asparagus Raspberries Tofu
Peas Blueberries Seiten
Corn Cherries Tempeh
Edamame Mango Veggie meat
Stir fry mix Pineapple products (hotdogs,
Mixed veggies Fruit blends deli meat, ect)
The Vegan Shopping List
Nuts and Baking and Grains and
seeds Cooking starches
Walnuts Flour (Wheat, Oatmeal
Cashews chickpea, almond, Brown rice
Almonds coconut) Bulgar
Peanuts Baking Powder Quinoa
Peanut butter Baking soda Wild Rice
Almond butter Corn starch Millet
Sunflower butter Coconut oil Spelt
Flax seeds Olive oil Amaranth
Chia seeds Cocoa Bean pastas
Sunflower seeds Yeast Rice pasta
Tahini Vegetable
stock/broth

Breads Sugars Beans and Legumes

Whole grain bread Organic vegan sugar Chickpeas
Tortillas Agave syrup Black beans
English muffins Maple syrup Kidney beans
Bagels Coconut sugar Pinto beans
Pita Dates Northern beans
Pasta Dried fruit Lentils
Vegan Chocolate Split peas
chips

Condiments Spices and Herbs

Hummus Basil
Soy Sauce Oregano
Mustard Thyme
Salsa Cumin
Vegan mayo Turmeric
Vegetable bouillon Chili Powder
Lime and lemon juice Cinnamon
Vinegar (white, apple Garlic powder
cider, balsamic) Salt
Pepper