veganism: I decided to convert to veganism and am going to do it right! I know gelatin is from boiled bones and meat, and some red food dyes come from insects, but I'm not sure about any others. What are some ingredients, like gelatin and such, that are derived from animals?|||"A few common ingredients found in lots of "seemingly" vegan food.... to look out for include: * Gelatin (including marshmallows) * Casein (calcium caseinate) (Found in soy cheese sometimes....) * Rennet (Also found even in soy cheese sometimes....) * Whey (a dairy product found in lots of things... breads, margarine... Also look out for : * Mayonnaise鈥ost contain egg * Pasta鈥? Some contain egg" More at source's website.|||Watch out for animal fats in food you wouldn't suspect they'd be in- like pies, cakes, refried beans, etc. Also, look out for anything that contains renet, which is usually used in making cheese. It's an animal enzyme.|||Whey, and lactose is milk.|||gelatin, casein (cheese), rennet (cheese), animal shortening, animal fat.|||websites that tell you which products have hidden animal products you cannot eat; (taken from the peta2 website: http://www.peta2.com/STUFF/s-eat.asp) 1. Gelatin: protein made by boiling cows鈥?and pigs鈥?skin, tendons, ligaments, and bones. Often used in Jell-O. 2. Lard: animal fat. 3. Pepsin: clotting agent from pigs鈥?stomachs, used in some cheeses and vitamins. 4. Rennet: enzyme taken from baby calves鈥?stomach essed in cheese production. 5. Stearic Acid: fatty substance taken from slaughtered pigs鈥?stomachs used in chocolate and vitamins. 6. Cetyl Palmitate: oil derived from whale鈥檚 sperm. 7. Urea: urine from animals, used to brown baked goods like pretzels.|||http://www.happycow.net/health-animal-in鈥?/a> i think this list might help you|||be careful of mock caviar, some of them are made from lobster eye balls.