Practical Vegan

Animal Milk Derivatives

- casein, caseinates, lactates, lactic acid, lactose

Bee Products

- bee pollen, bee venom, beeswax, honey, propolis, royal jelly

Dairy Products And By-Products

- butter, cheese, whey, yoghurt

Eggs

Human-Derived Substances

- eg keratin, placenta

Items obtained directly from the slaughter of animals

- fish (including anchovies), game and their derivatives (eg meat/fish extracts and stocks), poultry, meat

Slaughter By-Products

- animal fats (eg dripping, lard, suet, tallow), amino acids, aspic, bone, bone charcoal, bone-meal, bristles, collagen, down, dried blood, fatty acid derivatives, feathers, fur, gelatin(e), glycerin(e)/glycerol, hair, hides (leather, suede etc), hoof & horn meal, oleic acid, oleoic oil, oleostearin, pepsin, proteins (eg elastin, keratin, reticulin), rennet, skins, stearates, stearic acid, stearin(e)

Marine Animal Products

- ambergris, capiz, caviar(e), chitin, coral, fish scales, fishmeal, isinglass, marine oils and extracts (eg fish oils, shark oil (squalene or squalane), seal oil, whale oil), natural sponge, pearl, roe, seal meat, shellfish, sperm oil, spermaceti wax, whale meat 

Note

Animal products are sometimes used in instances that are not immediately obvious, for example as:

• carriers - gelatine may be used to carry beta-carotene and D2
• processing aids - lactose is often used to fix flavour in crisps
• release agents - may be used to prevent confectionery and baked goods adhering to manufacturing equipment