Animal Ingredients A to Z: Third Edition

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• ISBN13: 9781902593814
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From the Editors

<P><I>Animal Ingredients A to Z</I> is the bible for vegetarians, vegans, and caring consumers. More and more, we find our everyday foods containing peculiar -ingredients—many of which are animal derived. As well as a comprehensive listing of animal ingredients, this easy-to-navigate guide contains supplemental information on vegan nutrition, food alternatives, and contact information for animal advocacy groups. Carol Adams, author of <I>The Sexual Politics of Meat</I> and Bruce Friedrich, director of Vegan Outreach at PETA, offer introductions to this newly expanded edition. Finally, consumers can brave the labels at their local market with confidence.</P><P>"Every vegan should own a copy of <I>Animal Ingredients A to Z</I>."—Erik Marcus, author off <I>Vegan: The New Ethics of Eating</I>.</P>
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Customer Response

Lots of Bang for the Buck!
This book packs a TON of information into a small, slim manual, the perfect size to slip in your eco-friendly shopping tote when you head to the supermarket. Not only does this guide list all possible animal ingredients, but it describes the sources, and debunks myths about animal products used in various items (ex. is cow blood used in ketchup? Thankfully, it's not!) It also lists sources of vegan alcohol (wine is often filtered with gelatin or isinglass,) outlines the basics of vegan nutrition, and briefly tells of the origins of the word "vegetarian." This book packs plenty of bang for the buck!

Great little handbook..
This is the perfect size to take to the grocery store with you if you're like me and you don't mind people staring at you as you hold a box of something in one hand while using the other to flip the pages. I don't really take this to the store with me anymore as I've been vegan for a little while now and have become familiar with animal derived ingredients, but this definitely saved me when I was first starting out. Outside of the lists, this book gives details on some ingredients that are fun to share with people who ask why you eat the way that you do.

Informative
This book was very informative and helped me through my transition a lot. But there were some parts in the book that were vague but overall it's great!

Eh..
Guess I didn't look over this book enough before I purchased it. I expected much more....than just a list of ingredients. This book has a list of ALL animal products...but for vegetarians who still allow certain things in their diets it doesn't decipher where the ingredient is actually derived from... and even if you are against all of the ingredients....... for my buck, I'd still like to be able to explain why a certain ingredient is not acceptable...other than "uhh b/c its animal derived"

Very helpful in my transition to veganism
Handy guide and small enough to carry in my purse or laptop bag. This was very useful as I made the transition to a vegan lifestyle.

I am completley blown away at how many animal derived ingredients are in everything from toothpaste to shampoo to lotion. I shudder to think that while I have not eaten meat for years, I was rubbing something that came from a sheeps stomach on my body every day.

Probably the most surprising thing was learning that wine and beer are also something I need to consider carefully.

If you want to know what is in the products you are buying, this is a very handy reference. I highly recommend for beginning vegans.

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