I’m about to take my girlfriend (vegetarian) to the train station and wanted to give her a snack for the train. I have these cakes i really enjoy but can’t find anywhere confirming if they are veggie or not. I tried the mr kipling website and they are not listed as veggie safe however i am wondering if it is because they are a seasonal product that they might not be listed there. It’s mr kipling christmas slices.
by Kris_RD01
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Looks vegetarian to me, don’t see anything with meat products or byproducts.
The one thing you need to look out for in desserts and sweet snacks the most is gelatin. You’re usually good looking for gelatin and literal meat ingredients, although there are some rare sneaky ingredients out there.
It may be the carmine. It’s a dye derived from crushed insects.
Mono diglyerides can go either way
Carmine is not vegetarian. Its a bright red dye. Carmine comes from grinding up Cochineal insects. It’s used in a lot of red colored foods as it’s considered a natural ingredient. The name carmine is used because most people are unaware it means insects are intentionally added, as most of the non-vegetarian population would be unhappy about what it actually is.
While synthetic carmine exist, it’s extremely expensive to produce so virtually all Carmine you find in products will be from Cochineal.
With baked goods the most common non-vegetarian ingredients are gelatin, l-cysteine, and “confectioners glaze” aka shellac. (some consider shellac vegetarian but the harvesting process directly causes the death of the insects unlike honey)
I mean theres dried egg so if she eats eggs it should be fine.