Here is a list of the most common by-products that...

Here is a list of the most common by-products that sneak into the food we eat and cosmetics we use. Since this list is so long. This post will be split up into three parts. Part TWO (L-R)

1⃣ Lactic Acid - Typically derived from plants such as beets. When animal-derived, found in blood and muscle tissue. Also in sour milk, beer, sauerkraut, pickles, and other food products made by bacterial fermentation. Used in skin fresheners, as a preservative, in the formation of plasticizers, etc.

2⃣ Lactose - Milk sugar from milk of mammals. In eye lotions, foods, tablets, cosmetics, baked goods, medicines.

3⃣ Lanolin - Lanolin Acids. Wool Fat. Wool Wax - A product of the oil glands of sheep, extracted from their wool. Used as an emollient in many skin-care products and cosmetics and in medicines. Derivatives: Aliphatic Alcohols, Cholesterin, Isopropyl Lanolate, Laneth, Lanogene, Lanolin Alcohols, Lanosterols, Sterols, Triterpene Alcohols.

4⃣ Oleic Acid - Obtained from various animal and vegetable fats and oils. Usually obtained commercially from inedible tallow. (See Tallow.) In foods, soft soap, bar soap, permanent wave solutions, creams, nail polish, lipsticks, many other skin preparations. Derivatives: Oleyl Oleate, Oleyl Stearate.

5⃣ Pepsin - In hogs’ stomachs. A clotting agent. In some cheeses and vitamins. Parmesan cheese is not vegetarian.

6⃣ Propolis - Tree sap gathered by bees and used as a sealant in beehives. In toothpaste, shampoo, deodorant, supplements, etc.

7⃣ Rennet [Rennin] Enzyme from calves’ stomachs. Used in cheesemaking, rennet custard (junket), and in many coagulated dairy products.

8⃣ Retinol - Animal-derived vitamin A

9⃣ Royal Jelly - Honey bee secretion that is used in the nutrition of larvae and adult queens.

✳ For a full list of animal ingredients download the “Animal-Free” app on iPhone/android.

➡ Part One (A-K)

➡ Part Two (L-R)

➡ Part Three (S-W) #vegansofig

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