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ZaZzified wrote:

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Candy ingredients:
Examples of ingredients that are not vegetarian are:

* Gelatin: made from boiled animal bones and tendons, especially used in gummy candies
* Carmine: also known as "Natural Red 4", or shellac, this natural colour is made from crushed insects
* Rennet: scraped from the inside of calf stomachs, often used in cheese making and might be used to produce whey
* Pepsin (digestive enzyme from animals)
* Lard (fat from pigs)
* "E" numbers 904, 120, 542 (see below)
he International Vegetarian Union (IVU) has compiled a list of "E" numbers that definitely contain animal ingredients and should be avoided, including:

* 120 (cochineal/insects/carmine)
* 542 (derived from bone)
* 901 (beeswax)
* 904 (shellac/insects)
* 920 (L-cysteine hydrochloride; derived from hair and feathers)

http://vegetarian-issues.suite101.com/article.cfm/vegetarian_and_vegan_halloween

I don't personally agree with the beeswax thing. Not sure about the process of making E920 either.

OMG, that sounds... delicious.

Kidding, of course. I know what's in Skittles, but having it written there like that is disgusting!