I have been to the tofutti website many times and just took their word for it when it stated that their icecream is vegan:
9. Are all Tofutti products vegan?
No, not all of our products are totally vegan. Although all of our frozen dessert and cheese (except smoked salmon Better Than Cream Cheese) products are completely vegan, all of our frozen food entrees (except our Pizza Pizzaz) and all four of our cookies do contain egg whites. Of course, every product that uses egg whites will have it clearly listed in the ingredients. We never use whole eggs, as we are always cholesterol free.
yesterday i just happened to search a bit more beacuse i bought some cuties and was wondering what kind of sugar they used and found this:
26. Does Tofutti use sugar that has been refined with animal bone char?
Most of our frozen dessert products use cane sugar. We assume that the sugar is refined with animal bone char since this is a fairly common procedure in the sugar refining industry. Please keep in mind that all sugar refining in this country is done by a handful of companies, who establish their own procedures for refining sugar. It is our understanding that if this process is used in bleaching the sugar, the bone char is actually extracted at the end of the procedure and no bone char remains within the finished sugar product. Our products are certified kosher parve, which means no animal parts could remain in the sugar. Also, I would like to bring to your attention that not all of our products use cane sugar. We also use corn syrup sweeteners and NutraSweet. We also have two stick novelties, Totally Fudge Pops and chocolate coated Marry Me Bars, which are sweetened with organic sugar.
These products are already available in most health food stores and in select supermarkets around the country. Please bear in mind that we sell products that appeal to the lactose/dairy intolerant consumer. We would like to satisfy consumers' other health concerns as well, and so we will continue to work to the best of our ability to accomplish that goal.
http://www.tofutti.com/faq.asp#117
how in the world can they say their stinkin' ice cream is vegan and then say that????? beet sugar is everywhere around here and i assumed that is what they used.
is organic cane sugar (which they only use in 2 of their products) still refined with bone char?
i would image that some vegans still eat refined cane sugar, but i don't- or at least i thought.....
does anyone eat refined cane sugar around here? and if so how do you defend your choice?
i hate ice cream
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