Why isn't butter vegetarian?

Question

I just have to wonder... some kinds of butter are, and some aren't... some have the 'V' symbol, some don't. Do they put animal fat directly into the butter? What's the story?

I mean... I'll eat milk and milk products, are they actually putting in parts of animals that have been slaughtered?

Answer 1

Butter is ok for a lacto-vegetarian but not for vegans as many people have already pointed out.

The "V" symbol doesn't have anything to do with vegetarianism! It's used for Jewish dietary laws along with the kosher "K" and the parve "U" symbol. Basically it just means the manufacturer paid to have a Rabbi insure that Jewish law is followed in the manufacture of the butter.

Answer 2

Vegetarian Butter

Answer 3

Butter is from the fat of cow's milk- cream. Haven't you ever heard "don't whip the cream too much or you'll make butter?" Anyway, you can be a vegetarian and eat butter- but you wouldn't be considered a VEGAN- eating NO animal products.

Answer 4

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Why isn't butter vegetarian?
I just have to wonder... some kinds of butter are, and some aren't... some have the 'V' symbol, some don't. Do they put animal fat directly into the butter? What's the story?

Answer 5

It is vegetarian friendly. To be classed as a vegetarian then you don't eat meat but still consume diary products as the animal is not actually harmed or killed whilst the product is extracted from the animal.
If you didn't want to have diary products as it were against your ethics or for whatever reason aswell as not eating meat, you would not be classed a vegetarin but a VEGAN.

Vegetarians do have dairy products it is VEGANS who do not.

Answer 6

Because it comes from cow's milk which isn't classed a vegetarian. There are awful alternatives which may be V - don't do it!

Answer 7

Ok, as already explained by some of the yahooers here, most butters and margarines use animal fats. However, they are some great alternatives available, for example soya spread or a spread made with sunflower oil only (both sold in sainsburys). The reason they use the animal fats though is simple- cost. Its a lot cheaper than using the good stuff!

Answer 8

Much of the lard you eat never came from an animal. They transpose the gene for arachadonic acid into a soy plant then harvest lard from soy. Current food labeling laws don't require this to be put on the package. Although roughly half of lard comes from soy, not a single package has this on it.

So, what do you think? Is lard vegetarian? Is it vegan?

Answer 9

Well, just like humans...cows have to have babies to produce milk and some think it supports the veal industry. Some vegetarians chose not to eat it, while some do. It's a person choice.

Answer 10

Is Butter Vegan