"Alessandro Sojack" wrote in message
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I notice that a lot of bread seems to have stearoyl and mono- and di-
glycerides in it. What are these derived from? Are there any sites
that list vegetarian-safe breads?

from what i understand, mono- and di-glycerides could be synthetic, animal,
or vegetable in origin, so the only way to really tell is to phone up the
manufacturer. i called dempsters once, and they told me that all of their
stuff is vegetable. so that was good to know. also, if you go to
www.vegsource.com, and go on the grassroots veganism board, there's an
option on the upper right pulldown menu called 'animal substances,' where
you can see a whole list of stuff that is definitely & maybe of animal
origin. plus, on that board, people ask about stuff like this all the time,
or when they call up a company, they post the results, so that not everyone
has to call. so that's cool.