Traditionally, bagels were made by adding egg whites to the standard bread formula.1 But, for whatever reason, in recent times manufacturers tend not to use egg white in making bagels. There are a...
Category: Is It Vegan?
I think this question comes from folks who are not yet familiar with the differences between the various plant-based diets—vegans vs. vegetarians vs. flexitarians, etc. Is it vegan? No, eggs...
I think this question comes from folks who’ve been influenced by authors like Peter Singer who at one point or another (I’m not sure what his thoughts are these days) condoned eating certain...
Guar gum is a very common additive so I get this question a lot. Guar gum, aka guaran, is a certain type of polysaccharide (complex carb) extracted from guar beans that has...
This is a question I get a lot from new vegans. When most people think of hummus, chickpeas come to mind. Chickpeas or garbanzo beans are, of course, plants and thus vegan. For this reason, it...