Chocolate no longer suitable for vegetarians ??

Question

what do u think or don't u care

i mean the bit about insect's being used for the colouring is just eeeuugh

does anybody knw which products have insect colouring in them ???

http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/food/story/0,,2079045,00.html

ketchup ketchup ur joking rght and no more smarties yuck

Answer 1

Read the ingredients and look for Cochineal-this is the insect source of the red dye used.

Also Mars bars and other chocolate made by the same company (masterfoods) are not going to be suitable for vegetarians as they are switching to using animal rennet instead of plant rennet.Any dated best before October the 1st or later are not vegetarian.

Cadbury's chocolate will still be vegetarian though.

Answer 2

I'm willing to bet that the mousse is made with gelatin. Gelatin is animal collagen. It's made by rendering (basically boiling) the bones, skin, and connective tissues of animals (usually pigs and cows, but Kosher gelatin is made from fish). You can see this yourself with a chicken carcass if you want to. The next time you make roasted chicken, don't toss it when you've eaten most of the meat. Pick off what you can, then throw the skeleton and tendons into a pot with some carrots, onions, and celery. Cover it with water, then bring to a boil. Let it simmer for an hour or so, then strain into a bowl. Pop it in the fridge. It will turn into chicken Jello. Scrape off the coagulated fat on top and use the rest as any other chicken broth. It will melt when you heat it up.

Answer 3

Plain chocolate does not contain ground up insects - at least not on purpose nor does it contain butter. Cocoa butter is the name for the fat from the cocoa bean and has nothing to do with dairy butter.
Whey powder in some chocolate products may be made using animal rennet.
Chocolate bars with fillings could contain all sorts of things but I think cochineal is quite rare and has been replaced with other dyes.

Answer 4

I care and am damn annoyed by the capitalist attitude of the manufacturers who have been perfectly happy using non-animal alternatives until now. This doesn't just affect vegetarians but muslims too who avoid non-halal foods. I'm trying to be a vegetarian but will soon find there's nothing I can eat unless I go all green and grow my own stuff.
Oh well needed to go on a diet anyway. But I will miss Maltesers and Minstrels - weep, weep farewell my sweet (pun intended).

Answer 5

Did you know a lot of fruit juices contain shellac , a mucus secretion from a beetle, it is on the fruit skin . I only found this out when I looked at orange & mango juice from co op. it was ok for veggys but not vegan because of this. Co op is very honest with its labelling, not that this has anything to do with sweets , but interesting to know!

Answer 6

I heard on the radio the snickers, mars and twix's are unsuitable for vegetarians.

Unfortunatly i think its the same in alot of products.

My mum ios a veggy and therefor we dont eat any meat at home but i do eat meat when out so it wont affect me too much

Answer 7

insect colouring has been used for centuries and was one of the main industries on the Canary Islands.

Cochineal is the name for the colour (red) so just look for that name under ingredients.

Answer 8

It is not just insect colouring (cochineal) but they are now using animal rennet (boiled down bones) as a thickener in a great number of Nestle's items such as Mars bars and Twixs.

Answer 9

They must have done this to add profit to the business and stuff the customer. I have heard this to on radio and think it is disgusting. Check out the vegetarian society for more info.

Answer 10

Cochineal is very rarely used in modern food production. To be on the safe side eat Kosher. There is no cochineal in kosher foods.