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Can food of purely mineral origin be considered vegan?
Natural salt is of mineral origin, thus does not involve animals thus is vegan.
But how about a chemical of purely mineral origin? E.g. Can synthetically produced L-Ascorbic acid from ingredients that are purely mineral be considered vegan?
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Which crops involve the least collateral harm when grown/harvested?
Some crops can harm animals indirectly while grown/harvested.
Researcher Brian Tomasik has tried to do some rough estimates: for example, legumes appears to inflict less accidental suffering than cereals. Sunflower seeds may sometimes be protected…
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Can a modern diet be vegan, organic and sustainable?
Assuming a vegan diet, where the food is not altered or produced by the exploitation of animals. To be sustainable nutrients that are removed from the soil by growing plants need to be replaced. Organic fertilizers are fertilizers derived from…
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If the US source of protein changed from animal to vegetable tomorrow, how much of what types of plants would need to be planted?
Humans need specific things in their diets, in the US much of that is met through meat and dairy products. If everyone in the US went vegan tomorrow, how much of what new crops would need to be farmed to meet the same needs now filled by meat and…
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Alternatives to leather for shoes/boots?
Unfortunately I have found leather a good material for some uses. About 10 years ago (before I was vegetarian) I was given a leather belt and leather wallet which I use daily. So far the wear on them indicates they'll have another couple of decades…
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Getting protein from nuts and seeds implies consuming a lot of fat. Is that a bad thing?
I am considering various ways of obtaining sufficient protein from plant-based sources, particularly nuts and seeds. I am using an estimate of about 0.75g of protein per kg of body weight - for me, that's about 55g of protein per day. If I were to…
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Why don't medical doctors recommend a (mostly) vegetarian diet?
I have recently been asked by a friend this question. This was a loaded question, because I know he does not like the idea of being a vegetarian. He also mentioned that all MDs suggest a "balanced diet" that should include "everything".
Since the…
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Strategy for Veganism and Intermittent (18:6) Fasting?
I have followed a vegan diet for 12 years and I am more than happy with this choice, both the effects on my own well-being and the implications of this choice for the well-being of both animals and the environment.
For the last 2 months I have also…
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Why do restaurants consider fish vegetarian?
I am in the United States, and I have walked into multiple vegetarian restaurants in the last year that have had fish in their menu. When asked they simply say that they consider it a "sea-vegetable". I don't find that to make any sense, but this…
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What is a flexitarian?
I've heard the term used now and then in various contexts. What exactly is a flexitarian, and should it be classed as a dietary requirement?
To my understanding, it really just means a person is aiming to eat a lower quantity of meat, which isn't…
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What is the nutritional profile of A&W plant-based nuggets?
I know that nutrition and fast food are usually opposite concepts, but I'm still curious...
A&W Canada recently added plant-based chicken nuggets to their menu (again!). I'm curious about their nutritional profile, especially as compared to regular…
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Boiling rice and split red lentils together
Usually I let the pressure cooker whistle 1 or 2 times when I cook rice alone and 3 to 4 times for lentils.
I am not a complete vegan or even a complete vegetarian yet. I have been trying to eat vegan food 6 out of 14 times a week. So, I eat rice,…
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Vitamin B12 and recommended daily amount
Some vitamin B12 supplements provide unusually large dosages. For instance, one product suggests one tablet a day and it provides 16,667% of the daily amount. If I'm not mistaken, that's 160x what you need each day and that number varies a lot with…
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Can pescetarians eat butter?
Can I eat butter? I can use olive oil in some dishes, but sometimes I need butter. I'm new to pescetarianism, so I still don't know all the rules.
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Is it bad for your health to consume less than the recommended 0.8 g of protein per kg of body weight per day?
The official recommendations for daily protein intake for a person with moderate activity is about 0,8-0,9 g per kg of body weight, which comes to around 55-60 g per day for 70kg of corporal mass.
I found it quite difficult to get to that level with…
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