2006-09-22 22:58:12 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
yes, just look around the supermarkets. Elizabeth Shaw and Bendicks do them as do many companies.
Thorntons do, so do Sainsbury, Tesco etc,
Igonore the other answers that say "all chocolate is veggie ". Its not true. Many brands contain animal products - just look at the ingredients.
I think a lot of people assume food is veggie if it doesn't look like a steak - how mistaken they are, I would say 75% of food stuff contains animal stuffs
2006-09-24 22:31:53 · answer #1 · answered by Michael H 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
In spite of appearences, many chocloates are not strictly vegetarian as animal products (other than just 'milk) are used in the process, even if not listed as an ingredient!
Particularly vulnerable are some of the choclate 'confection bars', (Cadbury's 'Wispa' was one example) where animal products are used in the moulding process, but as these are not considered 'ingredients' they are not listed on the wrapper.
Cadbury's have since cleaned up their act a little and put a 'V' for veggie on all suitable products (tho it can be hard to find).
Green & Blacks are a good starting point - their 'Maya Gold' is heavenly - and Fair Trade!
Also 'Geo Organics' have the 'Organica' range of chocolates that are organic, vegan AND Fair Trade!
Try the Vegetarian Society's Web site - and the Vegan Society's too.
2006-09-24 23:26:28 · answer #2 · answered by Colin A 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
plamil do a vegan chocolate, so do green and blacks. and i have reported several of the less well intentioned posters here, ones who for instance say "thats crap". if people cant give a proper answer, go elsewhere.and NOT all chocolate is vegetarian incidentally. categorically not.
Check out the Dr Hadwen Trust online, their shop is full of cruelty free chocolate. And many cheap shops sell Elizabeth Shaw mint chocolates at 2 packs a quid.so be careful of hadwen trust overpricing these. but hadwen do sell some vegan organic chocolates youll never get elsewhere.
2006-09-25 06:10:09 · answer #3 · answered by hello 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Good quality chocolate is vegetarian as it only has milk, and cocoa products. Cheaper chocolate may contain some other types of fats. Could be that sometimes the fillings may contain non vegetarian ingredients like gelatine.
2006-09-27 06:35:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes just make sure it is labelled 'suitable for vegetarians' not all chocolate is suitable so don't listen to people saying chocolate is vegetarian because some of it is not. my daughter is a vegetarian and we have to read all the labels as lots of chocolate has whey or gelatin in which are animal by products. it is better to get advice from viva or the vegetarian society as most people don't know what they are talking about and are getting vegans and veggies mixed up.
2006-09-23 09:48:36 · answer #5 · answered by ♥sandpaper kisses♥ >^..^< 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
All chocolate is vegetarian until eventually you're finding at some style of surprising chocolate meat bar. As for vegan chocolate nevertheless, seek for dark chocolate... yet do not quit there. Even chocolate categorised "dark chocolate" would have dairy in it. you will would desire to examine the label. many times, nevertheless, the better the cacao share, the lots greater possibly it fairly is to be vegan. once you're finding for vegan chocolate, your merely right wager is a organic nutrition save/well-being nutrition save/in spite of you want to call it. Failing that, nevertheless, in a universal food market, seek for top-high quality semisweet baking chocolate. once you're fortunate, you will locate some thing devoid of milk.
2016-12-15 12:52:37 · answer #6 · answered by kleid 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No animal fat is used to make proper chocolate. Only cocoa beans, that contain cocoa butter, cocoa powder and sugar. Sometimes lecitin is added, derived from soy. Other fats used in Chocolate might be palm fat, but then it isn't chocolate anymore. You could eat chocolate in the shape of a cow and still be vegetarian :-D
But there are other concerns about chocolate. For instance whether child or forced labor was used or poor social and health conditions on plantations. This is a different thing all together, but still worth mentioning.
2006-09-22 23:05:13 · answer #7 · answered by Enduringwisdom 4 · 8⤊ 2⤋
I do not know where you would get vegan chocolates... Chocolate is not veg, despite many popular beliefs. There are approx. 8 insect legs per chocolate bar. I would reccomend cutting down, yeah.
2006-09-28 12:44:13 · answer #8 · answered by ilovehedgie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is certainly a difference in some chocolates that means that some are labelled 'suitable for vegetarians' so there must be a difference somewhere.
2006-09-22 23:08:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Vegan chocolate can be found. www.veganessentials.com. Also try the health food stores. It will say milk fat on the label if it has dairy. Some brands of chocolate chips are vegan (some cheap store brands, some ghiradelli, trader joe's)
2006-09-23 16:02:04 · answer #10 · answered by Joyce T 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋