What are some hidden animal products ingredients in food?
Alcohol – Many alcoholic drinks are fined (ie clarified) using animal ingredients watch out for cochineal in red or brown coloured drinks. All cask conditioned “real” ales will have been fined with isinglass, and some keg, bottled and canned bitters, milds and stouts also. Lagers are generally chill filtered, but some brands may use isinglass on occasion. Wine May have been fined using isinglass, dried blood, egg albumen, gelatine, chitin. Non vintage port is fined with gelatine. Albumen – Derived from eggs. Anchovies – Small fish, found on ingredients list for all sorts of things. Aspic – Savoury jelly derived from meat or fish. Beeswax – Made by bees. Biscuits – Quite likely to contain animal fats. Bone – Used in bone china and cutlery handles also sometimes bonechar is used to bleach sugar. Bread – Milk and or eggs are sometimes used. Most large producers use vegetable based emulsifiers (E471, E472 etc), but local bakers may not. Some bakers may grease the tins with animal fat. Brea
