Comments on: Is Sugar Vegan? A Comprehensive Guide

By: Loretta Reust

Loretta Reust — Sun, 22 Aug 2021 20:19:49 +0000

Why do vegans avoid honey? I know honey comes from bees, but bee keepers take care of bees. (My brother-in-law is a bee keeper.) It seems like there are several reasons to eat vegan, 1. to avoid harm to animals, 2. for personal health 3. for planet health. Honey has many benefits for health, such as natural antibiotic properties, and some studies seem to indicate that local honey is good for seasonal allergies. We want to encourage the growth of our honey bee population, and bee keepers do that. Bees are necessary for the health of our crops and our environment. It seems like we can do a good thing by promoting vegan diet with honey as a natural sweetener.

By: Rohan Forbes

Rohan Forbes — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 01:06:54 +0000

I appreciate your information didn't know so much i am a vegan for 23 years now

By: Sarah McMinn

Sarah McMinn — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 16:32:59 +0000

In reply to Timothy Kelleher. That's a tough one! The only way to know for sure that it's vegan sugar in those foods is if the sugar is labeled as organic. Or you can contact the brand and ask if their product is vegan. I hope this helps!

By: Timothy Kelleher

Timothy Kelleher — Sat, 07 Nov 2020 17:06:39 +0000

Hello!

Thank you for your terrific website!

This summary of sugar is very helpful. I have a question though, and wonder if you might know the answer: when it comes to commercial products - from cereals to cookies; bread to beer, etc - is there any way to know if the sugar listed among the ingredients is filtered with bone char? (ie, other than it being listed as organic or raw).

Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you again for your wonderful site!
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tim

By: Yalda amiri

Yalda amiri — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 03:49:27 +0000

Hi there ,

I'm vegan and i want to know which sugar is vegan and which one is not and also some of the food like one of the Kimchi Noodle soup that i love the ingredient say sugar and i would love to hear from you.

By: François

François — Tue, 25 Aug 2020 23:58:13 +0000

In reply to Mitchell. The problem is the cow have to be kill to be able to use the bone . Vegan don’t believe in killing animal to eat or to use their products

By: Tricia Berkow

Tricia Berkow — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 20:00:03 +0000

Hi! Regarding your Monk Fruit substitution for the refined sugar....Is it really 1 teaspoon of Monk Fruit for 1 cup of sugar? Wow...that’s a huge difference. I guess I’ve putting in way too much. I was doing a 1:1 ratio?

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sun, 03 Nov 2019 20:13:23 +0000

In reply to Mitchell. Yes, I know you aren't eating any of the bone char, as stated in the article. However, anything that uses animal products or byproducts in the food as an ingredient OR in the process of creating the food is NOT considered vegan. While some vegans choose not to worry about this, the definition of veganism would exclude these types of foods from one's diet.

By: Mitchell

Mitchell — Sun, 03 Nov 2019 05:11:25 +0000

Hi, I think you are confused about what makes things vegan/not vegan. Bone Char is used as a filter to remove impurities from the sugar. It’s basically the same as rubbing an apple on a cow and then saying the apple is no longer vegan. You are not actually consuming an animal product, yet actually the opposite, the Bone Char is REMOVING Things from the sugar. You aren’t actually eating any of the Bone Char.

By: Detravious Brinkley

Detravious Brinkley — Thu, 13 Dec 2018 00:20:28 +0000

Thank you so much for this article. You have clarified my confusions of sugar for vegans!