food labelling

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lenny QLD • Posts: 3

1 1 Jul 2009

okay so this is kinda a long winded question, but here goes

as far as i understand jewish food rules (and very very very sorry if anyone is jewish and i am wrong about this or what i am saying sounds disrespectful), kosher food (food that it is okay for jews to eat) is grouped into three categories; meat, dairy and parve. meat and dairy are fairly self explanatory, and parve is basically anything kosher that doesn't contain meat or dairy.

so, my question is: if something is labelled as parve, does that mean that it's vegan as well?

does this make sense?

ashamed

Charlotte Rae VIC • Posts: 44

2 1 Jul 2009

Not necessarily.
Although parve cancels out any ingredients derived from meat and dairy, egg and fish may still be present as these are considered parve foods.

jack VIC • Posts: 1463

3 1 Jul 2009

I have an ALV card that says all food ingredients derived from animal products
maybe contact ALV and ask if they have any left happy

Nathanael VIC • Posts: 211

4 1 Jul 2009

Quite a lot of food you'll find in kosher shops will have egg (generally egg whites, and near the end of the ingredients list so I always get excited first). But also a decent chunk doesn't have egg etc., and it will generally be imported stuff you're not going to find at an everyday health food shop/supermarket. But no as previously stated parve does not equal vegan.