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I have been doing research into margarines to see if they are vegetarian.

Just found out that flora light contains pork http://www.florahear...Living/FAQ/Home:

"The lower fat content of Flora Extra Light (18% fat) makes this “slow melt” more difficult to achieve – but we've found that using a small amount of pork gelatine allows us to get that result."

Does the box say "suitable for vegetarians"?

I guess the only way to stay clear of meat in our food is to maintain dietary bibek. It is a difficult and frustrating process to find which products contains meat and which are vegetarian.

Does the logo "suitable for vegetarians" guarantee the product is meat free?

Also doing research on cheddar cheese which may contains Rennet which is a form of meat although there is a Rennet that is apparentely vegetarian and sold by Tesco: http://realfood.tesc...egan-Diets.html

It would be great if we could do some research on certain products that we eat daily to ascertain whether they are meat free. This would greatly help those Gursikhs who maintain a meat free diet.

(please no arguments on whether maas is allowed or not in Sikhi, just suggestions and advice for those who don't consume maas)

Daas

Onkar Singh

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Another problem I have found is that the E numbers used in margarine and other foods could also contain meat. Does the "suitable for vegetarians" sign guarantee that the the E numbers used in the food have not been derived from animal sources? So many foods seem to contain E numbers.

http://www.vegsoc.org/page.aspx?pid=728

e471 is used in margarine although the box says "suitable for vegetarians"?

Again the best way to ensure that we have a meat free diet is to cook our own food. Cooking our food is much healthier because we do not have to add preservatives, E numbers, additives e.t.c. Also I think it would be good if some Gursikhs could contact food companies to find out if the E numbers are derived from animal sources or not.

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