It caters to people who do not eat or use any
products derived from animals, including
meat, fish,
dairy, eggs, honey, silk, wool
and leather.
«At first blush, carrageenan sounds seemingly harmless — it's
derived from red seaweed
and is used as a thickener, stabilizer,
and / or emulsifier in many
dairy (sour cream, yogurt, ice cream, etc),
dairy alternatives (non-
dairy milk, non-
dairy cheese, etc),
and deli
meat products.
According to the Code of Federation Regulations: 21 CFR 501.22 — Animal foods; labeling of spices, flavorings, colorings,
and chemical preservatives, it has the following definition: «The term natural flavor or natural flavoring means the essential oil, oleoresin, essence or extractive, protein hydrolysate, distillate, or any
product of roasting, heating or enzymolysis, which contains the flavoring constituents
derived from a spice, fruit or fruit juice, vegetable or vegetable juice, edible yeast, herb, bark, bud, root, leaf or similar plant material,
meat, seafood, poultry, eggs,
dairy products, or fermentation
products thereof, whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.»