When you go vegetarian or vegan, you pay extreme attention to everything you eat, wear, and basically everything you buy. It may be that the bread you eat is not completely vegan and you think so; Therefore, it is important that you know what your food is made of so that you avoid any bad taste in your mouth.
In theory, bread in general should be vegan, because it’s supposed to be made up of only four ingredients: flour, water, yeast, and salt. However, today many breads already have more ingredients and preservatives than you might imagine.
How to be sure that your bread is vegan?
Basically if you read the ingredient list you can tell if it is vegan or not. It sounds logical, but many times you don’t pay attention to these kinds of details or you don’t know that some ingredients that you consider healthy are actually not.
Any bread that contains honey, eggs, gelatin, milk, butter or casein is not vegan. Likewise, if you read that it contains lecithin or mono and diglycerides, it is not vegan either. It may be that nothing will happen if your bread contains these two ingredients only if it is certified vegan, but if not, you better not risk it, because these ingredients can come from animals.
Choose this type of bread if you are vegan
sourdough bread. This type of bread is basically made with the four ingredients mentioned above. However, sometimes milk is used instead of water, so you have to check the label carefully before consuming it.
ezekiel. This type of bread is obtained from sprouts, it is vegan and very rich in protein and other nutrients.
ciabatta. This long, flat bread is recognizable by its hard crust and soft, airy crumb. Most versions are vegan, though for the latte ciabatta the water is replaced with milk.
baguette. If you like to enjoy this bread and you are vegan, you do not have to worry, because it does not have any type of ingredient from animals.
Kosher certified bread. Jewish food laws forbid mixing dairy with meat, so much of the kosher-certified bread is vegan.
Focaccia. This is another vegan bread option, since olive oil is usually used as the main fat in its preparation. The Focaccia Originally it is produced like this, but over time some changes have emerged and currently, sometimes egg and butter are used.
In summary, the less processed the bread is, the more likely it is to be vegan and not cause you any problems if you eat it.
With information from EcoWatch