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Natural Flavors ๐Ÿ˜ก (vegancirclejerk.com)
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[โ€“] 18 points 15 hours ago (5 children)

While I understand the post is mostly about stuff that's not listed at all, the non-obvious stuff is always the grossest possible thing:

  • Carmine: why yes I would like some crushed up bugs in my cranberry juice, why not?

  • Vitamin D3: mmmm, sheep hair oil... delicious! (There are vegan sources)

  • Shellac: why do we love crushing up insects so much???

  • L. Cysteine - fucking feathers or human hair (there are vegan sources)

  • Omega fatty acids - fish oil yum! (there are vegan sources)

Imagine my horror pour a glass of OJ at my parents place and realizing I was drinking ground up fish ๐Ÿคฎ

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 13 hours ago (1 child)

    Gelatin.

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 13 hours ago

    There is definitely a personal/cultural/local factor to this because I am extremely aware gelatin is from dead animals and have known this for as long as I can remember. The other items are things I only realised when I started excluding animal products. Except for maybe carmine?

    spoilerHead cheese was a staple during holiday meals (I have never eaten it, it's fucking rank even if you don't know what it is). Mmmmm yes, let's boil an animals head and make a little cake out of it.

    But there, it's added to the list and so gross it is going behind a spoiler.

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 15 hours ago (2 children)
    • Shellac: why do we love crushing up insects so much???

    Look, it may be made of animals, but in terms of wood finishes, it could be a lot worse. Most of the others are toxic and/or made from petroleum.

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