Beaver [she/her]@lemmy.ca to Vegan@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 months agoShoppers prefer 'vegan' food labels to 'confusing' plant-based terms, according to new surveywww.veganfoodandliving.comexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1149arrow-down19
arrow-up1140arrow-down1external-linkShoppers prefer 'vegan' food labels to 'confusing' plant-based terms, according to new surveywww.veganfoodandliving.comBeaver [she/her]@lemmy.ca to Vegan@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-squareCruxifux@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up15·7 months agoMy dumb ass be like “how do I know this broccoli is vegan”
minus-squareDerisionConsulting@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·7 months agoI mean, there are a lot of fruit and veg that are not vegan because they are covered in beeswax or shellac to make them prettier. https://www.dmshellac.com/fruit-coatings-shellac/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/04/why-fruit-has-a-fake-wax-coating/524619/ https://cpma.ca/industry/regulations-and-policy/protective-coatings-for-fruits-and-vegetables
My dumb ass be like “how do I know this broccoli is vegan”
I mean, there are a lot of fruit and veg that are not vegan because they are covered in beeswax or shellac to make them prettier.
https://www.dmshellac.com/fruit-coatings-shellac/
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/04/why-fruit-has-a-fake-wax-coating/524619/
https://cpma.ca/industry/regulations-and-policy/protective-coatings-for-fruits-and-vegetables