{"id":73511,"date":"2022-04-15T18:51:20","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T18:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sweetvegan.net\/?p=73511"},"modified":"2022-04-15T18:51:25","modified_gmt":"2022-04-15T18:51:25","slug":"non-vegan-friendly-ingredients-in-vitamins-supplements-and-medications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sweetvegan.net\/non-vegan-friendly-ingredients-in-vitamins-supplements-and-medications\/","title":{"rendered":"Non-vegan-friendly ingredients in vitamins, supplements and medications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As I talked about on the Sweet Vegan Spills the Tea podcast, episode 14  there are many ingredients that are not vegan-friendly in vitamins, supplements, probiotics, prebiotics and certain medications. Here is a list, as promised, of as many as I could dig up for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Bone Meal:<\/strong> Derived from animal bones and can be found in calcium supplements.<\/li><li><strong>Carotene (Provitamin A, Beta Carotene):<\/strong> Can come from animal tissue.<\/li><li><strong>Collagen:<\/strong> A fibrous protein in vertebrates.<\/li><li><strong>Cysteine (L-Form, Cystine):<\/strong> can be found in duck and chicken feathers and cow horns, but most that are used in food comes from human hair.<\/li><li><strong>D3:<\/strong> Most vitamin D3 forms come from fish oil or lanolin (the oil found in sheep&#8217;s wool).<\/li><li><strong>Estrogen ( Estrone, Estradiol):<\/strong> From cow ovaries and pregnant mares\u2019 urine. Used in birth control pills.<\/li><li><strong> Fatty Acids:<\/strong> Can be one or any mixture of liquid and solid acids, caprylic, myristic, oleic, palmitic, stearic, or behenic. Can be used in vitamins and supplements.<\/li><li><strong>Fish Liver Oil:<\/strong> Cod-liver oil and fish liver are used in vitamins and supplements.<\/li><li><strong>Fish Oil:<\/strong> Marine oil from marine mammals.<\/li><li><strong>Gelatin:<\/strong>  Obtained by boiling skin, tendons, ligaments or bones with water, from cattle and pigs.<\/li><li><strong>Glutamic Acid:<\/strong> An amino acid found widely in animal tissue and used as an antioxidant.<\/li><li><strong>Glycerides\/Glycerine:<\/strong> From animal fat and used in some supplements.<\/li><li>Lactobacillus probiotics<\/li><li><strong>Lactose:<\/strong> A milk sugar that comes from the milk of mammals.<\/li><li><strong>Lethicin (Choline, Bitartrate):<\/strong> Present in all living organisms and obtained for commercial purposes from eggs, nerve tissue, blood, and milk. If it is made from \u201csoy\u201d it will be stated.<\/li><li><strong>Linoleic Acid:<\/strong> An essential fatty acid used in vitamins.<\/li><li><strong>Lipase:<\/strong> An enzyme from the stomachs and tongue glands of calves and lambs.<\/li><li><strong>Probiotics<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Propolis:<\/strong> A resinous substance collected from bees.<\/li><li><strong>Progesterone:<\/strong> A steroid hormone that is often derived from animals.<\/li><li><strong>Steroids (Sterol): <\/strong>From various animal glands.<\/li><li><strong>Tyrosine:<\/strong> Sourced from chicken feathers.<\/li><li><strong>Vitamin A:<\/strong> Can come from fish-liver oil (e.g., shark-liver oil), egg yolks or other animal sources.<\/li><li><strong>Vitamin B12:<\/strong> Usually from an animal source.<\/li><li><strong>Hyaluronic Acid:<\/strong> Sourced from rooster combs.<\/li><li><strong>Glucosamine:<\/strong> Made from shellfish.<\/li><li><strong>Chondroitin:<\/strong> Manufactured with the cartilage of sharks.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I talked about on the Sweet Vegan Spills the Tea podcast, episode 14 there are many ingredients that are not vegan-friendly in vitamins, supplements, probiotics, prebiotics and certain medications. Here is a list, as promised, of as many as I could dig up for you. Bone Meal: Derived from animal bones and can be found in calcium supplements. Carotene (Provitamin A, Beta Carotene): Can come from animal tissue. Collagen: A fibrous protein in vertebrates. Cysteine (L-Form, Cystine): can be found in duck and chicken feathers and cow horns, but most that are used in food comes from human hair. D3: Most vitamin D3 forms come from fish oil or lanolin (the oil found in sheep&#8217;s wool). Estrogen ( Estrone, Estradiol): From cow ovaries and pregnant mares\u2019 urine. Used in birth control pills. Fatty Acids: Can be one or any mixture of liquid and solid acids, caprylic, myristic, oleic, palmitic, stearic, or behenic. Can be used in vitamins and supplements. Fish Liver Oil: Cod-liver oil and fish liver are used in vitamins and supplements. Fish Oil: Marine oil from marine mammals. Gelatin: Obtained by boiling skin, tendons, ligaments or bones with water, from cattle and pigs. Glutamic Acid: An amino acid found widely in animal tissue and used as an antioxidant. Glycerides\/Glycerine: From animal fat and used in some supplements. Lactobacillus probiotics Lactose: A milk sugar that comes from the milk of mammals. Lethicin (Choline, Bitartrate): Present in all living organisms and obtained for commercial purposes from eggs, nerve tissue, blood, and milk. If it is made from \u201csoy\u201d it will be stated. Linoleic Acid: An essential fatty acid used in vitamins. Lipase: An enzyme from the stomachs and tongue glands of calves and lambs. Probiotics Propolis: A resinous substance collected from bees. Progesterone: A steroid hormone that is often derived from animals. Steroids (Sterol): From various animal glands. Tyrosine: Sourced from chicken feathers. Vitamin A: Can come from fish-liver oil (e.g., shark-liver oil), egg yolks or other animal sources. Vitamin B12: Usually from an animal source. Hyaluronic Acid: Sourced from rooster combs. Glucosamine: Made from shellfish. 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