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Hollandaise Sauce Might have been made from battery eggs.
For an alternative: Hollandaise sauce is so easy to make why not make your own with free range eggs?

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Ice Cream - Look out for the non dairy fats, E numbers, eggs and whey. There are vegan ice creams available - Swedish Glace is the most well known.

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Jelly - Usually contains gelatin.
For an alternative: try using vegegel or agar agar.

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Lard  Is from animal fat and is sometimes used in pastries.
For an alternative: use butter or vegetable based margarines.

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Marshmallows Contain gelatin.

Margarines - Could contain animal fats, vitamin D3, E numbers, whey, gelatin. Vitamin A (Retinol) can be via fish oil or non free-range egg yolk and Omega 3 from fish oils.
For an alternative: try vegetable margarines like Tomor for pastry

Mayonnaise Could contain non-free range eggs. Vegan mayo is also available from health food suppliers.
 
Milk Can contain added omega 3 from fish. Most milk producers however do not add this to their produce. Some vegetarians also prefer to drink only organic milk for ethical reasons.

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Noodles  Could contain battery egg.

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Pasta - Fresh pasta is often made using battery eggs. Nero pasta is died with squid ink and is not acceptable to vegetarians.
For an alternative: dried pasta is usually suitable because no egg is used meaning it can be cooking in advance and reheated when required.

Pastry - May contain animal fat.
For an alternative: try using Jusrol ready made pastry or make your own.

Pesto  Could contain animal rennet cheese (i.e. parmasano).
For an alternative: Meridian, Suma and Zest all make vegetarian pesto or try your own recipe.

Pizza Look out for non-vegetarian cheese and bread base.

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Sauces May contain fish oils, colours, shrimp and crustacea.

Soft Drinks  - Some canned orange drinks use gelatin as a carrier for added beta carotene.

Soup  - May contain meat/fish stocks.
For an alternative: try using Marigold Vegetable Boullion or make your own stocks from surplus veg.

Stock - Cubes, powder and prepared products may contain animal fat. See above for alternatives.
 
Suet - Usually made from animal fat.
For an alternative: Atora is the most widely available non-animal suet available.
 
Sweets - Look out for gelatin and E120 (cochineal) in boiled sweets and mints.
For an alternative: you can use artifical cochineal to colour your own boiled sweets.

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Vinegars Wine vinegars can be fined using isinglass and cider vinegars with isinglass or gelatin.

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Wine - May have been fined using isinglass, dried blood, egg albumen, gelatin and chitin.  Most port, except crusted port, is fined with gelatin.
For an alternative: Vegsoc Approved website features many suitable wine merchants. Vinceremos and Vintage Roots can supply organic wines.
 
Worcestershire Sauce - Most major brands such as Lea & Perrins contain anchovies (fish).
For an alternative: Try Henderson's Relish or Biona Worcester Sauce.

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Yoghurts - Including yoghurt type desserts, which may contain gelatin, others may contain E120.

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