Why is white sugar not vegan?!
Why is white sugar not vegan?
I was reading the reviews for some vegan recipes on allrecipes.com and someone said this in their review?
What is it that makes it not vegan?
Answers:
Its not vegan because during the final purification process, cane sugar is filtered through activated carbon (charcoal) which may be of animal, vegetable, or mineral origin. Over half of the cane refineries in the United States use charcoal made from animal bones as their activated carbon source.
that's a good question, considering white sugar coms from a plant. sorry I really don't know. I thought it was vegan
white sugar is made from animal bones. beet sugar on the other hand is vegan.
---to reword my answer what I meant to say is that the process that is maintained to make white sugar goes through another process that uses animal bones.
because it's made from a plant which is fertilized with poop from animals with heads, therefore, it's not vegan.
White sugar is a close call. It is normally considered vegan, but actually it is often whitened in a process that uses animal bones.
Beet sugar is vegan, cane sugar is not. This is because cane sugar must be processed through an activated charcoal filter and many of the refineries in the U.S. use bone char (charcoal made from animal bones) in this final step of the process. This is the step that makes the cane sugar white.
You can substitute unrefined sugar, refined beet sugar, or other sweeteners like fructose (fruit sugar) or stevia, etc. On the other hand, processed sugar is considered kosher pareve (meaning it contains no meat or dairy), so you can decide for yourself what standard to adhere to.
'Cause my mommy says so?
White sugar is filtered through "char", which is ground animal bones. Its also what is used in aquarium filters. You can buy organic sugar which is not filtered through char.
Other people have explained the filtering process that makes most white sugar not vegan, but I wanted to add that I used evaporated cane juice organic sugar and it tastes, feels, and bakes just like regular white sugar. You can find it at any health food store. I use sugars from this company: http://www.wholesomesweeteners.com/... (although, for the record, that zero calorie stuff makes me suspicious)
Alternatively you can use raw ground sugar cane or berries (much healthier) or tree sugars or beet sugar. You can also research the company and ensure that you chose one that use AC made from plant material.
Try Demerara or the Organic Cane Juice, even Palm sugar from Asia, I use the one from Thailand or India, made from the sugar palm.
I think all of you are off base about the bone char, charcoal is from wood, not bones, beside if they did this would they not be require to put it on the label for vegans and religous issues, bone cahr, I think some people has smoked some bad weed???
Some sugar (white) is processed through animal bone char.
Processing it this way removes the color.
Here is a link with a good definition and alternatives to white sugar.
http://www.vegan.org/faqs/index.html#6...
Hope that helps.