Pregelatinized Corn is vegan

Pregelatinized Corn according to http://www.didionmilling.com/productscorn.aspx


Pregelatinized corn flour is a cooked corn flour that hydrates readily in cold, aqueous mediums to form a stable fluid paste.

Pregelatinized Corn Flour - Made from selected streams and cooked at a high temperature to provide a constant viscosity. May be used in fig and fruit paste as a moisture-retaining agent and/or extender. It can also be used as a binding agent in extruded products such as cereals, snack foods or pastas. Widely used as a meat extender, dough conditioner or thickening agent.

Yellow Corn Kibble - Corn meal and corn flour combined and cooked at a high temperature under pressure, then ground to produce a high fat and easily digestible food. Easily hydrates in cold water, forming a viscosity paste. Also called pregelatinized corn meal.

Pregelatinized Corn Grits - A granular precooked lightweight corn grit that is an excellent carrier for flavors and color used in a wide variety of food applications

However, a pregelatinized corn flour might have the following quality and cost limitations: high cost, lack of flavor/aroma, and poor texture. http://www.freshpatents.com/Continuous-production-of-masa-flour-and-whole-corn-flour-for-grain-based-foods-using-a-novel-precooking-dt20070628ptan20070148318.php

Is the ingredient known as pre-gelatinized wheat starch vegetarian?

According to A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives: " When starch and water are heated the starch molecules burst and form a gelatin."

According to The Dictionary of Food Ingredients it is a starch that has been created by swelling wheat in cold water. It is also known as gelatinized wheat starch.

According to Food Chemistry: "Pregelatinized flour is made from ground cereals....and is sometimes blended with guar flour or alginates." http://www.vrg.org/nutshell/faqingredients.htm


There is no gelatin in it. Fine for vegans and vegetarians.

Is swine flu vaccine ok for vegans?

Probably not as eggs are used for the production. Anything else in the production you know about?
Selected strains of the influenza A (H1N1) virus are grown in chicken eggs.

How do you view the vaccination for swine flue if you are a vegan?

How about egg allergy?

One A Day multi-vitamin suitable for vegans?

Is this product suitable for vegans? If not, what ingredient is from animal source?
http://www.oneadaymonthyear.ca/
The vitamins are for men and women with vitamins and minerals. 

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In response to your inquiry, in all One A Day formulations marketed in
Canada, gelatin is derived from an animal source.

Kind regards,
Medical Information Associate
Bayer Consumer Care

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I did not check how it is with the D vitamin.

Salus Floradix tablets not ok for vegans

Flora Floradix Iron + Herb Tablets contains Shellac.
Shellac is usually suitable for vegetarians but not for vegans.
Shellac is an all-natural resin secreted by the female lac bug to form a cocoon, on trees in the forests of India and Thailand.

Active Ingredients:
Per 550mg tablet – yeast 120mg, Ferrous Gluconate (BPC 1973) 60mg, Ascorbic Acid (Ph.Eur. I) 10mg, Nicotinamide (Ph.Eur II) 10mg, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Ph. Eur. I) 2.0mg, Riboflavine (BPC 1973) 1.5mg, Thiamine Hydrochloride (Ph. Eur.I) 0.5mg

Aqueous Extract from:
32mg Spinach Leaves, 20mg Rose Hip, 16mg Ocean Kelp, 12mg Fennel Fruit, 8mg Angelica Roots, 8mg Carrots.

Other Ingredients: Yeast, ascorbic acid, corn starch, carmellose sodium, cellulose, polyvinylpyrrolidon, lactose, silica, calcium stearate, gum arabic, with an outer shell made of shellac, talc, sucrose, calcium carbonate, titanium dioxide, bolus alba, polyethyleneglycol, genapol, iron oxide (for coloring).

Berocca effervescent tablets ok for vegans

"I can confirm that Berocca effervescent tablets are free of any ingredients of animal origin.  The film-coated tablets contain lactose which is derived from cow’s milk, so are not suitable for vegans. Please note that this information refers to the UK only." - Bayer Consumer Care

Berocca Performance is a high dose combination of B-vitamins, vitamin C and other important essential minerals such as calcium, magnesium and zinc.

Berocca effervescent tablets ok for vegans

"I can confirm that Berocca effervescent tablets are free of any ingredients of animal origin.  The film-coated tablets contain lactose which is derived from cow’s milk, so are not suitable for vegans. Please note that this information refers to the UK only." - Bayer Consumer Care

Berocca Performance is a high dose combination of B-vitamins, vitamin C and other important essential minerals such as calcium, magnesium and zinc.

Hidden water consumption

Visit http://www.waterfootprint.org/ for more about Virtual Water and Water Footprint. You can also calculate your water consumption or water footprint. It makes a big difference if you're a vegan or not.

1 apple - 70 litres water
1kg barley or wheat - 1300 litres water
1kg beef- 15500 litres water

La Roche­ Posay Anthelios sunblock

Q. I’m wondering about the sunscreen products from La Roche Posay. The Anthelios sunblock products like ANTHELIOS L SPF 60 are suitable for vegans and are fragrance free.

A. All the ingredients we use in a product are listed on the package or the label of the product itself.  Since some ingredients are known by more than one name, we use the standard industry names for ingredients as found in the International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary.  This dictionary lists FDA-recognized names.

These products do not contain animal derived ingredients. In our manufacturing process we take precautions to prevent cross contamination.  Our equipment is thoroughly cleaned and sanitized to conform to our cleansing validation standards.  The possibility of contamination from prior product manufacture is almost impossible.

We hope this information is helpful.

Sincerely,
Consumer Affairs Coordinator

 

Notice that L’Oréal does have products with honey, bees wax, lanolin from sheep, fish based ingredients, keratin from feathers, ingredients from eggs.

Quest Folic Acid doesn’t contain any ingredient from animal source

I got this reply from Quest.

I received confirmation from our supplier that Quest Folic Acid doesn’t contain any ingredient from animal source.

In health and harmony,

Consumer Response

Purity Life Health Products