Milk and egg are considered as animal-based. What about honey?

Question

If one is observing (christian) lent would he or she consume honey.

Answer 1

First off: There is some debate about honey. Honey is not "Animal-Based" in that no part of the bee goes in to the honey, like leather or meat. But honey can be considered an animal product because it comes from an animal, like milk.
However, for religious purposes honey is not considered animal-based.

Second: Christian Lent does not restrict the consumption of honey. Although it would be considered a violation of a strict Lenten fast, if you've never done an all day fast, or live an active lifestyle, it is often encouraged by the church to eat some honey throughout the day to keep you going.

Lastly: Bees are animals, as they are classified under the Kingdom Animalia. Also, there not all life can be classified as "Plant" or "Animal," protozoa and kelp are fine examples of this.

Answer 2

Bees, like all insects, belong to the Animal Kingdom. Honey is made by the bees using the nectars (sugars and liquids) from plants. It undergoes a chemical change to become the various sugars in honey and a physical change by loss of some of the water. This is done by the bee,therefore, it IS animal based.

Answer 3

I wouldn't use the term animal-"based". I think it's more accurate to say these things are animal products. They come from animals. And YES, honey is a product from an animal because bees are insects and insects are animals.

Answer 4

Honey is Plant based, and the plant type is based on the clongomeration of the pollen in the area that the bees live in.

If you look on the jars of honey, they will usually say things like "clover honey" or somthing similar. In this particular instance, the honey falls under the "clover" plant line for allergens.

Answer 5

Honey is not considered as animal-based food after all a bee is not an animal, it's an insect!

Answer 6

A bee is not an animal? To those that suggest it, all forms of life are either animal or vegetable. So what type of plant is a bee?

In answer to your question, Vegans consider honey to be animal based.

-Dio

Answer 7

Honey is obviously collected by bees. Although the bees do the carrying, honey is the nectar exuded from flowers. So honey is plant based.

And for the record, bees are animals and its nectar, not pollen that goes into honey.

Answer 8

Technically, honey is vegan. Some people don't eat it because it is animal produced, but since honey dosen't actually come from the bee, its okay.

Answer 9

I would say it is Animal Based or insect based at least, although it doesn't originate from bee's the substance is severely altered and there would be no other way to gain those properties artificially.

Answer 10

it too considered as animal product
its the vomitted fluid of the flies which they store for future reserve