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Alice From The Ashram: Private Press Tapes Released – Jazzwise magazine

Posted: March 8, 2017 at 6:41 pm


Luaka Bop will dial up the divine with a first-ever official anthology of devotional music recorded by Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda at the Sai Anantam Ashram. Culled from four private press cassette tapes Turiya Sings, Divine Songs, Infinite Chants and Glorious Chants recorded between 1982 and 1995 and distributed exclusively inside her spiritual community near Los Angeles, this vital Vedic soul balm of sacred tracks will finally be made available to the wider public on 5 May via cassette, CD, digital and deluxe double-vinyl formats.

Remastered from original tapes located in the Coltrane archive, World Spirituality Classics, Volume 1: The Ecstatic Music Of Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda showcases Alice's first vocal works, solo harp performances, small ensembles and a 24-piece choir, and is accompanied by extensive liner notes on the collection from Grammy-winning music historian Ashley Kahn, as well as a series of exclusive interviews.

World Spirituality Classics, Volume 1: The Ecstatic Music Of Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda constitutes the initial instalment in a planned series of spiritual music from around the globe, to be curated, compiled and distributed by Luaka Bop.

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UP polls LIVE: PM Narendra Modi offers prayers at Gadhwa Ghat Ashram temple in Varanasi, feeds cows – Zee News

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-Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modion Monday vowed to double farmers' income by 2022 and provide gas connection to nearly 5crorefamilies in UP as he addresseda rally in Varanasi's Rohaniya on the last day of campaigning for assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh. PM earlier madea brief stopover at the Gadhwa Ghat Ashram where he offered prayers and fed cows. PMNarendra Modi then proceeded toRamnagarwhere he paid floral tributes to former PMLalBahadurShastri.Considered as BJP's Brahmastra the Prime Minister, who is camping in Varanasi, has campaigned vigorously for his party to make its victory appear inevitable in a tough, triangular contest with SP-Congress combine and Mayawati's BSP.

Forty seats spread across seven districts of Ghazipur, Varanasi, Chandauli, Mirzapur, Bhadohi, Sonbhadra and Jaunpur will go to the polls for the last phase on March 8.

Here are the updates:-

-PM Modi urges people to give absolute majority to BJP in UP, concludes his speech by chanting 'Jai Sri Ram, Bharat Mata ki Jai' thrice.

-It's time to empower women who live in fear in UP: PM

-It's time to think about welfare of our youth so that they can prosper: PM

-It's time to free Uttar Pradesh from misrule of Samajwadi Party, BSP and Congress: PM Modi.

-We want poor households to have access to clean fuel. We aim to provide 5 crore families with LPG connections in 3 years: PM

-55 lakh families have been provided with LPG gas connections in just three years. Wrong people do get the jobs in UP: PM Modi

-Being raised in a poor family, I am aware of the hardships they face. We would take every step that uplifts them: PM

-We have managed to end black marketing of urea. UP government only cares about vote bank and does not care about its farmers: PM

-We have taken big steps for the welfare of farmers. Our aim is to double their income by 2022: PM

-Today, Uttar Pradesh has a government that doesnt care about farmers: PM

-UP government is anti-farmer. Why is it that farmers don't benefit from the Fasal Bima Yojana? Why they don't help farmers in distress: PM

-We have brought the Soil Health Card. We are training our farmers with scientific methods of farming: PM

-I have a dream that everyone gets his own house by 2022: PM Modi in Rhoaniya.

-Inspired by ideals of Gandhiji&SardarPatel, we are working for welfare of people of this country: PM

-Fortunate that I was raised on the land where Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel were born: PM.

-Paid tribute to Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri ji this morning: PM

-PM Modi asks people to make BJP win with absolute majority.

-PM Modi calls for change in UP, says people will teach a lesson to SP, BSP

-PM Modi addresses rally in Rohaniya's Khushipur.

-PM Narendra Modi waves to supporters as he leaves Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial in Varanasi.

-PM Modi leaves for Rohaniya by road, greeted by hundreds of BJP supporters.

-PM Narendra Modi at Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial in Varanasi.

-PM pays floral tributes to former prime ministerLalBahadurShastri.

-PM Narendra Modi waves to supporters in Ramnagar, on his way to Lal Bahadur Shastri memorial.

-PM Modicancels speech, leavesGadhwaGhatAshram forRamnagar.

-PM Narendra Modi at GadhwaGhat Ashram, will speak shortly.

-Spiritual heads of the Gadhwa Ghat Ashram welcoming PM Modi.

-Akhilesh Yadav-Rahul Gandhi's joint press meet cancelled after Congress VP's plane denied permission to land in Varanasi, reports News18.com.

-PM Modi meets sadhus at Gadwa Ghat Ashram in Varanasi.

-PM Narendra Modi meets Mahant Sharananand of Gadhwa Ghat Ashram.

-Here's the video of the PM feeding cows at the Gadhwa Ghat ashram in Varanasi.

-PM Modi feeds cow at Gadhwa Ghat, set to address a rally here.

-PM Narendra Modi offers prayers at Gadhwa Ghat Ashram in Varanasi

-PM Modi arrives at Gadhwa Ghat ashram.

PM Modi's roadshow in Varanasi

During his spectacular roadshow in Varanasi, PM Modi hit out at the Opposition while singing paeans to the historic city of Benaras and promising to turn it around into a modern world class metropolis.

His resumed five-km road show began at Pandeypur Square and wound its way through Chaukaghat, Teliabagh, Maldahiya and Patel Chowk to culminate at the Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, where Modi addressed a huge gathering.

"Earlier governments did only tidbits (of development work) for Benaras (the older name for Varanasi) with an eye on short-term electoral gains. But these tidbits won't help Benaras. The city needs a complete, modern makeover and it is my dream to turn this city into a modern world-class city," he said.

He said that if earlier governments had given proper attention, Kashi (another older name for Varanasi) could have become an attraction for the world.

"People would have yearned to visit Benaras at least once," he said.

Singing paeans to the city, Modi said Benaras is older than history and traditions, proverbs and maxims.

"Benaras is not a city, it is a living heritage. Every Indian considers Benaras as his own," he said.

Targeting political rivals Akhilesh Yadav and Rahul Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday termed the two "galua", which he said in the local dialect meant those born with a silver spoon.

"The (Uttar Pradesh) Chief Minister (Akhilesh Yadav) and his new-found friend (Rahul Gandhi) are galua. They have got everything in inheritance, they are born with a silver spoon," Modi said.

"These people born in affluence are weak... they can't take tough decisions because they can't take pains. Only the one who has come from the grass root can take tough decisions," he said.

Modi, who began his speech by chanting "Bharat Mata ki Jai" and "Har Har Mahadev", cited the surgical strikes and demonetisation to underscore that the government should be capable of taking tough decisions.

He also took a jibe at the opposition, saying their motto is "kuchh ka sath, kuchh ka vikas" (selective association, selective development).

"There is fertile land and hard working people but there is no good government," he said.

The Prime Minister said the central government is ready to provide required funds for development of the region but the state government must be able to properly account for the expenses.

Modi said Uttar Pradesh would become the "number one" state in the country only after Poorvanchal is developed.

He said that electricity is something required by every household in this modern age but the Samajwadi Party government refused to take electricity from the Centre.

Earlier, the Prime Minister first flew from the airport to the Police Lines in a special Indian Air Force chopper. He then made his way in a bullet-proof car in a convoy to the Pandeypur area, from where the road show commenced.

Thousands of supporters thronged the route along which Modi went. Carrying BJP flags and shouting 'Jai Shri Ram' and 'Har Har Modi, Ghar Ghar Modi', they waved at Modi, who acknowledged their greetings and waved back at them.

Polling in Varanasi, which is also Modi's parliamentary constituency, and some surrounding districts will be held in the seventh and last phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections on March 8.

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The vegan diet meatless masterpieces – STLtoday.com

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Some people become vegetarians because they love animals. Some, as comedian A. Whitney Brown put it, because they hate plants.

But vegans are committed. Not only do they not eat food that harms or kills animals, some dont even want food that inconveniences animals.

Like honey. Hardcore vegans will not eat honey because, as Noah Lewis of vegetus.org puts it, the simple fact is that the bees are enslaved. Similarly, some vegans will not eat sugar because, while it comes entirely from a plant, some sugar is whitened by using bone char, which comes from animals.

Although the vegan diet lacks in meat, dairy and egg products or because of it the diet can be better for you than that which the standard American eats. In 2009, the American Dietetic Association took the position that vegetarian and vegan diets reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer and diabetes, and lead to lower cholesterol and blood pressure.

It can be healthy, but there are some things to watch out for when on a vegan diet: You have to make sure to get enough protein and vitamin B-12 and calcium, iodine, vitamin D, iron, zinc and n-3 fatty acids.

Fortunately, a well-balanced vegan diet provides all of these essential nutrients, though you may want to take vitamin B-12 supplements, just in case.

Still, cooking a well-balanced vegan diet can be difficult, at least if you want to stick to what most Americans think of as normal ingredients. Many vegan recipes attempt to re-create meatless versions of familiar meat-based dishes, and to do so they rely on such potentially off-putting ingredients as vegan chicken, egg replacers and nondairy cheese.

Other recipes use soy products such as tofu and tempeh for their protein, and it is one of these that I tried first in cooking a vegan diet for a day.

Mee Goreng, which is a type of stir-fried noodles, is popular street fare in the Philippines. When I have had it before, it always had meat in it, usually chicken or shrimp or both. But then I came upon a vegan recipe for it using tofu, and tofu fans are sure to be instantly hooked.

If they like spicy food, that is. As with a lot of street food, Mee Goreng usually packs a kick. If you want it milder, simply trim down or eliminate the amount you use of sambal oelek, the all-purpose Indonesian and Malaysian ground chili paste.

Also as is the case with much street food, Mee Goreng tends to be a little oily. The recipe calls for 5 tablespoons of oil for four to six servings; I got by with four tablespoons, but that is still a quarter cup of oil.

Do you need it? Yes. The oil brings the dish together, from the spicy sambal to the faintly bitter bok choy to the sweet sauce made from equal parts of soy sauce, brown sugar and molasses.

The tofu, which has the amazing ability to soak up all the flavors in which it is cooked, serves as a protein-rich punctuation to the meal.

For my next dish, I dispensed with the tofu and received my protein in the form of garbanzo beans, which are also known as chickpeas.

Indian-Style Vegetable Curry With Potatoes and Cauliflower (that name seems a little over-descriptive to me) is another spicy dish. I like spices; sue me. If less fiery food is more your style, you can use a mild curry powder (but I wouldnt use much less) and leave out the serrano chile.

This dish benefits greatly from the mutually complementary flavors of potato, cauliflower, garbanzo beans and curry. A bit of tomato paste and a cup of coconut milk make it deeply satisfying, yet it is so healthful that youll practically pat yourself on the back for eating it.

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It is the kind of dish that calls out for basmati rice; if you have it, use it.

Finally, I made a vegan version of one of the least vegan dishes I could think of, pancakes.

Pancakes pretty much need eggs, milk and butter. If you try to make them from just flour, water, sugar, salt, baking powder and a little oil, youll wind up with paste.

Or so I thought. But then a colleague passed me a recipe for Vegan Pancakes that she swore was excellent. And she was right.

I dont know how this works. I dont understand how they hold together without becoming slightly sweetened hardtack. Im guessing the oil has something to do with it, but we are only talking about a single tablespoon for 10 smallish pancakes.

These vegan pancakes are fine the way they are, but I incorporated a couple of additions suggested by my colleague: I added two tablespoons of soy milk (almond milk would also do) and a teaspoon of vanilla, just to make the pancakes even better.

They are a perfect foil for maple syrup. And maple syrup doesnt inconvenience any animal.

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Tom Brady and vegan meal supplier turn his weird eating habits into meal delivery service – Washington Post

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Good news if you hate strawberries but fancy more crispy turnip cakesin your life.

Tom Brady has teamed up with vegan food suppliers Purple Carrot to launch a new meal delivery service designed to help athletes and active individuals stay at their peak. To do so, eaters will adhere to Bradys very strict nutritional plan, and pay $78 per week, which yields a total of three meals for two.

Eating meals like these is what has helped me stay at the top of my game, Brady said in a statement on Purple Carrots website, which is accepting preorders.

[You might be nuts if you pay $50 for Tom Bradys snacks]

Besides the crispy turnip cakes, which are served with a side of tabbouleh, Purple Carrot said subscribers to the service can also expect to see white lentil risotto with roasted veggies, ramen with gingered greens and broccolini, and more in the subscription service that will rotate out seasonal ingredients.

And lest you think this is just a gimmick, Purple Carrot CEO Andy Levitt said Brady himself is going to be eating all the meals, too.

Hes going to be getting boxes of meals to his house just like the rest of us, Levitt said on Tuesday. He jokes with me that he wasnt going to be doing the cooking, though.

The meals dont come precooked. That part is up to subscriber, who along with the box of pre-measured and sorted ingredients will also get a recipe card along with notes, sometimes written by Brady, who might drop a line about a favorite dish or ingredient now and again.

Brady also plans to keep his fans updated on his thoughts on the product on social media, where he announced the launch of the new partnership with Purple Carrot on Tuesday morning.

While some of the dishescome directlyfrom plant-based meals Tom and his family have personally enjoyed, according Purple Carrots website, others are simply inspired by Bradys strict and sometimes odd nutritional guidelines as outlined in his $200 cookbook that sold out last year.

Among the obvious rules of Bradys diet and, ergo, what you can expect to each week from Purple Carrot are no refined sugar, gluten or dairy. Bradys diet also forbids mushrooms (for fear of mycotoxins) and advocates for a very limited consumption of nightshade fruits and vegetables, such as tomatoes. (Theyre inflammatory.)

[The Tom Brady cookbook works great if youre Tom Brady]

While the Brady-branded meals are higher in protein than most other Purple Carrot products, theyre not just for athletes, according to the player wholl turn 40 later this year.

The TB12 Performance Meals are designed for anyone whos looking to achieve or sustain their own peak performance, Brady told CNBC in an email. Whether thats in the gym, on the field, or at work. We want to inspire everyone not just athletes to be their best, and I think these meals will be a big step in that direction.

Purple Carrots CEO Levitt said the company is very happy with the response so far. While he declined to give specific numbers about orders, Levitt said there is a possibility the company will sell out despite having expanded our capacity quite a bit to accommodate for this launch.

Its a good problem to have, Levitt added.

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6 Vegan Alternatives to Honey – Care2.com

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Honey is not vegan, but luckily there are delicious alternatives to replace it in any recipe. Try these vegan alternatives to honey!

The honey question is surprisingly contentious in the vegan world, but honey is an animal product and definitely not vegan. Bees do not create honey for humans to eatthey create it as their own, sole food source.

As Piper Hoffman explained here at Care2, bees have a central nervous system. They experience pain, just like larger animals do. Im going to speculate here that starving causes pain, Hoffman says, and thanks to beekeepers, some entire hives starve to death during the winter.

There are some vegans whoargue that local honey is ethical, because the methods used to take the honey are less harsh than in commercial honey operations. The local honey debate is a hot topic, and Im not here to argue about it. You do you.The resources below are for anyone lookingfor vegan alternatives to honey.

1.Agave Nectar- Agave nectar is a little bit controversialfrom a health perspective, but there is no question that when it comes to taste and how it behaves in recipes, it mimics honey like a dream. I think ofagave nectar as a sometimes food, because its not terribly healthy.

2.Bee Free Honee-This apple-based vegan honey alternative is truly amazing. Creator Katie Sanchez discovered this recipe in 1999 when an apple jelly experiment went awry. The result of her testing wasnt jelly, but it was a shockingly spot-on vegan alternative to honey.

3. Maple Syrup Maple syrupgives recipes a different flavor than honey does, but it works well in baking, sauces and most other recipes that call for honey. I even use maple syrup in place of honey in beauty recipes, like this sugar scrub.

4. Brown Rice Syrup Brown rice syrup isavailable at most grocery stores. Its slightly less sweet than honey, but that can be a good thing, especially if youre trying to cut down on your sugar intake. Use it just like honey, adding a bit more to recipes, if you find the results not sweet enough for your tastes.

5. Barley Malt Syrup Barley malt syrup has a distinct, malty taste, and, like brown rice syrup, its a bit less sweet than honey. Its a fun one to play with, though, if you can find it at the store! I especially like barley malt syrup in place of honey for things like granola, cookies or cereal bars.

6. Sorghum Syrup Sorghum is an interesting crop. Some energy companies are looking at this heat- and drought-tolerant crop as an alternativefor the corn used to make biofuels, and its also versatile in the kitchen. Sorghum syrup is available at most grocery stores and is about as sweet as honey, so you can sub it in at a one-to-one ratio.

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The 19-Year-Old Vegan Baker You Need to Know – Observer

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At 19 years old, Clara Polito counts skateboarding, punk music, and Gossip Girl nostalgia as just a few of her hobbies, but none are more dear to her than bakingand its with good reason. The teenager is also the one-woman force behind Clara Cakes, the in-demand bakery operated out of her family home in Los Angeles, where she dreams up gluttonous desserts that also happen to be entirely vegan.

While shes been a vegetarian since the age of 5, she didnt start pedaling her wares until the age of 14 when she became a full-fledged vegan and set up shop at The Smell, an all-ages music venue in Downtown L.A. where young, likeminded guys and gals have partied sans adult substances since 1998. Since then, shes built a local roster of private clients who crave her unassumingly vegan confections.

Now on the edge of turning 20, Polito is taking a post-graduation step toward building an empire not unlike steadfast vegan chef Chloe Coascarelli, whose byChloe fast casual concept has grown rapidly since it opened its doors in August 2015. To kick it off, shes releasing a book entitled Clara Cakes: Delicious & Simply Vegan Desserts for Everyone, due out today from PowerHouse Books.

Inside, readers and wannabe bakers alike find recipes for waistline expanding Butterfinger pie, sweet andsalty potato chip blondies, and corn flake-topped Breakfast Cakeall made without any eggs, dairy, or other animal product contraband in sight.

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Vengeful Vegan Gets Into Hit-and-Run With Chicken Truck – 96.3 KKLZ

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03/07/2017 at 8:00 | Tyler Miller // Freelance Writer

Photo Credit: Photo by David McNew/Getty Images

This strange story has us saying, What the cluck?

Atlantas Channel 11 Alive reported that a Georgia woman was recently involved in a hit-and-run with a truck hauling chickens while on Hwy. 72 in Hull, Ga.

The truck driver initially called police after the woman slammed into the side of his truck, twice, before speeding off. Luckily, debris was left in the wake, including the drivers license plate which eventually led police to the her home .

The driver, later identified as Judith Moriah Armstrong, 26, admitted to fleeing the scene of the accident. She later revealed to police, through multiple windows of her home and behind a locked front door, that she hit the truck because it was a filled with chickens and she was a vegan.

She proceeded to tell the authorities that she had taken a couple shots when she arrived home and later blew a .089 which is above the legal limit.

Armstrong now faces several charges including hit-and-run, obstruction, aggressive driving, and driving under the influence.

Unfortunately, authorities did not book Armstrong for charges of being an aggressive vegan.

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Denver Shuts Down Handy Diner, an Unlicensed Vegan Restaurant … – Westword

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Monday, March 6, 2017 at 1 p.m.

Inside the Handy Diner.

Mark Antonation

The DIY community has come under scrutiny in recent months, ever since a fire at the Ghost Ship in Oakland, California, killed 36 people. Since then, Denver's own Rhinoceropolis has been shut down, and a wave of inspections has caused tension between city agencies and the DIY community. But so far, that same spotlight hasn't been turned on the food-service industry, primarily because opening a restaurant in Denver requires permits and licenses from multiple departments. That makes flying under the radar extremely unlikely.

Just over a year ago, though, chef Teri Font attached some reflective mailbox letters spelling out "Handy Diner" on the door at 2958 Downing Street and opened a new vegan eatery in the former home of a Middle Eastern joint called the D-Line Restaurant. She didn't have any permits, but she soon had a following of young counterculture customers looking for cheap and comforting plant-based eats in a non-corporate setting.

But on Thursday, March 2, the Handy Diner was closed by the Department of Environmental Health for several critical violations after an inspection discovered that the restaurant had been operating without the knowledge, much less approval, of the Denver Department of Excise and Licenses. Last week's inspection was the first the diner had undergone, because nobody at the city even knew of the eatery's existence until an inspector spotted the tiny Handy Diner sign while paying a routine visit to a corner market next door.

This was the only sign indicating that a restaurant was operating inside.

Mark Antonation

The primary violations, according to the DEH, were that the restaurant's kitchen did not have a hand sink for employees and did not have a dedicated food-prep sink for washing produce (so all dish washing, hand washing and food prep was taking place in a single sink). Operating without a license would not be enough to shut a restaurant down, the department noted, but it's definitely a red flag because it means that the kitchen equipment and setup had not been initially approved in terms of overall health and safety.

Dan Roland, spokesman for the Department of Excise and Licenses, says he hasn't seen much in the way of DIY food vendors attempting to operate in the city; when they do, they're generally street hawkers or other temporary setups. "In terms of brick-and-mortar, that's rare really, really rare," he notes.

Even so, he says, when the city find eateries that have gone under the radar, both departments generally attempt to work with owners to come into compliance, unless the situation presents an immediate public health or safety threat.

Font, who told Westword last week that the Handy Diner would not reopen, did not return our calls for a follow-up interview.

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Veganism an option for young families, but make sure kids take their vitamins – Miami Herald

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The number of vegans in the United States has tripled in the last decade and is expected to continue to rise. While the term vegan was officially coined in 1944, there are references by an Arab poet of vegan practices dating back to the 10th century.
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Pepsi won’t say what it is that makes Diet Pepsi non-vegan – Metro

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What is in it? (Picture: PepsiCo/Metro)

Diet Pepsi is, for some reason, not vegan but PepsiCo wont say whats actually in it.

Rather disturbingly, the soft drink giant is refusing to reveal what animal ingredient is used in their diet version that makes it unsuitable for those following a vegan diet.

This is despite repeated requests to PepsiCo to reveal what the offending ingredient is, in case people have religious concerns or allergies.

A spokeswoman told Metro.co.uk that they would not reveal any part of their recipe because its considered commercially sensitive information.

However when we asked them to only clarify what the non-vegan ingredient or ingredients are, they doubled down.

In a pre-prepared statement later sent to Metro.co.uk, the company said: We can confirm that regular Pepsi and Pepsi MAX are suitable for vegetarians and vegans. Diet Pepsi is only suitable for vegetarians as it contain traces of ingredients that are not suitable for people following a vegan diet.

A spokesperson for Britvic which produces and distributes Pepsi in the UK also told Metro.co.uk that Diet Pepsi was not suitable for vegans, but said they didnt actually know what the ingredient is because its commercially sensitive.

Also included in a list of non-vegan Britvic drinks were 7Up Free, Robinsons Fruit Shoot My Five Apple and Blackcurrant, and Pepsi Diet Caffeine Free.

Previous investigations by vegan bloggers such as Fat Gay Veganhave found that a number of soft drinks and flavoured ciders contain fish gelatine, which is non-vegetarian; beef gelatine, which is non-vegetarian and prohibited by Hindus; and pork gelatine, which is non-vegetarian and forbidden for Muslims and Jewish people.

This includes some drinks made by Coca Cola (not including Coke or Diet Coke, phew), which are therefore not even vegetarian.

According to the Coca Cola site: If youre a vegan or vegetarian, you should know that a few of our drinks do contain small traces of fish gelatine (which is used as a stabiliser for the beta-carotene colour).

These drinks are Lilt, Lilt Zero, Kia-Ora Orange Squash No Added Sugar, and Schweppes Orange Squash.

And some fruit juices, including those served at Wagamama, are classified as non-vegan because the fruit used is waxed with shellac a resin gathered from the lac beetle.

So if youd rather unspecified animal parts were left out of your fizzy drinks, you should probably avoid Diet Pepsi. And 7Up Free. And Lilt

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