After more than a decade of veganism, bread can still ambush me. Food & Drink is where I work out whether the thing in your basket is vegan, and which brand to grab when it isn’t. Gelatin hides in sweets, whey in crisps, and some wines and beers are cleared with isinglass, which is fish bladder. The front of the pack rarely mentions any of it.
How I check: I read the ingredient list, look for a vegan certification and, where the label leaves room for doubt, go by what the brand itself says. I don’t taste my way to a verdict. Recipes change, so treat every verdict as a snapshot and glance at the label anyway. You’ll also find storage guides here, because “does vegan butter go bad?” turns out to be one of the internet’s most pressing questions.
Start here: Does vegan butter go bad? · How long vegan mayo lasts · Foods you’d never guess aren’t vegan · Is bread vegan? · Alcohol on a plant-based diet
Earth Balance Vegan Buttery Sticks for most baking, Spectrum shortening for crust, Miyoko's unsalted for flavor. 7 compared on fat, and 1 we can't call vegan.
Sweet Loren's, Partake, Spangler and Pepperidge Farm puff pastry are vegan. Three of four Pillsbury pie crusts are made with lard. 10 checked, 4 to skip.
It depends on the bottle, and US labels needn't list what's in it. Fining agents, cream, honey and even sugar can rule one out. 6 brands checked.
Yes, plenty pass. Smarties, YumEarth lollipops, No Whey and Unreal's peanut butter cups are vegan by the maker's word; 6 more list nothing animal. 10 checked.
Our pick is Langer Farms Apple Honey, made from only apples, and Lundberg brown rice syrup for baking. 8 bee-free syrups compared on ingredients and storage.
The basic recipe is. Of 8 store loaves, Dave's Killer Bread and Ezekiel 4:9 are vegan by the maker; 4 have milk, butter, honey or eggs. What to read on the bag.
Tofurky Roast & Gravy is our pick, Field Roast for a centerpiece, Gardein for 8. What the makers publish on ingredients, oven time and the box, plus 2 to skip.
Yes, vegan butter goes bad. Miyoko's gives an opened tub 2 weeks; Earth Balance and Country Crock only say keep refrigerated. 7 products, and how to tell.
Yes, vegan mayo goes bad. What 5 brands, from Vegenaise to Hellmann's, say about an opened jar, what the date means, and how to tell a jar has turned.
