Monday, March 4, 2013

What? These Contain Animal Products!?

Here are some things I was surprised to find out that contain and don't contain animal products:

Candies Commonly Containing Gelatin
(Made by boiling skin, tendons, ligaments, and/or bones with water)
Peeps
Starburst
Candy Corn
Junior Mints
Mentos
Most Marshmallows
Most Jello
Pop Tarts (the frosting)
And many other gummy candies so read your labels!

Common Candies NOT Containing Animal Products-
Airheads Taffy 
Swedish Fish
Sweet Tarts
Twizzlers

Jolly Ranchers (lollipops and hard candy)
Laffy Taffy (some varieties)
Lemon heads
Mambas
Mike and Ike
Now and Later

Sour Patch Kids


Other Random Products Usually Containing Animal Products-
Worcestershire sauce (anchovy)
Some Tortillas (lard)
Most Cesear Dressings (anchovy)
Ding Dongs (beef fat)
BBQ Baked Lays(chicken fat)
Old El Paso Re-fried Beans (lard)
Velveeta Cheese (gelatin)
Many Cambells and Progresso Vegetable Soups

Surprising Products NOT Containing Animal Products-
BacO's Bacon Bits
Oreo's
Jello Instant Pudding (not the gelatin kind)

Feel free to add to the list...just make sure to check your labels!! :)

2 comments:

  1. I believe that all Hostess products (Twinkies, Ho-Ho's, chocolate cupcakes, pies, etc.) all contain "animal shortening". You also have to be careful with pre-packaged dinners like microwavable meals, boxed pasta/rice, canned soup and soup mix, and more. They'll often put chicken or beef broth into products like vegetable soup, refried beans, rice, and more. Always read the ingredients! Another nasty trick is the fact that miniscule amounts of animal product (even broth) can be hidden under the umbrella term "natural flavors". Many medicines and vitamins (mostly capsules) contain gelatin as well, but it should be listed under "inactive ingredients".

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  2. Rancher told my son's class yesterday during a field trip that jolly ranchers have beef product.

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