Questions tagged [dairy-products]
for questions about the production or use animal-derived milk and products made from such milk
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Are these fairtrade chocolates vegetable-product or do they contain non-veg elements?
We eat vegetables and milk.
And we do NOT eat eggs, fish, meat or any animal product.
Are these two chocolates made up of milk + vegetables or do they contain any non-veg elements as stated above?
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Can pescetarians eat butter?
Can I eat butter? I can use olive oil in some dishes, but sometimes I need butter. I'm new to pescetarianism, so I still don't know all the rules.
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How are cows harmed in dairy farming?
In what way are cows harmed by the production of cows milk? It's obvious that meat comes from an animal that had to die, but you don't need to kill a cow to get her milk.
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Does buying whey increase demand for dairy?
Is whey (the liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained) a byproduct that does not increase demand for dairy? Is whey powder just a handy use for a food product that would otherwise go ...
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Animal milk, is it healthy?
I have a vegan friend who is claiming that animal milk is not healthy since, to digest it or decompose it, your body needs a lot of resources (minerals, etc) and therefore it becomes a non healthy ...
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Why do some people have a bad reaction to dairy products? [closed]
I have a few friends who avoid most dairy products (liquid milk especially) because they have a bad reaction after eating those foods, even in small quantities. Some of them avoid all dairy products, ...
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Are there any dairy farms that don't kill cows or calves?
Young calves and old cows on dairy farms are typically sent to slaughter because they are no longer useful for milk production.
Are there any farms (past or present) that operate as a business and ...
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What's the difference between lactose-free and dairy-free?
Various products in the supermarket, such as skim milk, whole milk, ice cream, butter, and whipping cream are labelled as "lactose-free". Are these products appropriate to serve to a vegan? What is ...
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How non-vegetarian is non-vegetarian cheese?
Most cheeses, at least from e.g France, seem to use animals rennet to make the cheese. This comes from a killed animal, so it's not vegetarian. My question is, how much actually goes into cheese? Is ...
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How do you identify cheese made with animal rennet?
The process of turning milk into cheese involves using an enzyme called chymosin. Traditionally in the West, chymosin was obtained from rennet, a substance extracted from the stomachs of dead baby ...
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Is the cheese used in PizzaHut and at Dominos in Malaysia vegetarian?
Both of these big food chains provide vegetarian pizzas in most of the country, but is the cheese used in their pizza free from animal enzyme?
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Are probiotics added to soy milk of vegan origin?
I have been looking for probiotics in vegan foods and I have found couple of references (1, 2) saying that although soy milk contains some probiotics naturally, these are added to it as well.
I ...
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Is "starter" in yogurt vegetarian?
закваска which is an ingredient in Bulgarian yogurt is translated as starter in English. Is this ingredient vegetarian?
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How does the cost of production of soya milk compare to cow's milk?
Raising a large animal seems, at first glance, like a much less efficient way to produce some kind of 'milk' than merely growing plants and processing them with machines. Yet somehow, where I live at ...
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If vegans don't drink milk, why are they okay with breastfeeding?
Why is it that some vegans don't use dairy products, but still breast-feed their babies? Isn't this same idea of a mother cow breastfeeding their babies?
Is it about animal cruelty, animal product (...
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What cheese is considered vegetarian?
Most cheeses aren't vegetarian. Are there any types of cheeses which are?
I'm not asking for specific products, but general information on when cheese is not considered vegetarian (e.g. removing some ...
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Do vegan diets contain enough calcium?
With lack of dairy products which comes from a cow, is it still possible to have enough calcium in your diet?
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