Hostess Light Cupcakes are veg-friendly

[James and Chris]

Hello! I just wanted to update folks on a bit of trivia, as I noticed a
recent thread on whether Hostess products contained animal fats. The
Hostess *light* cupcakes (not regular), at least here in Oregon,
contained only vegetable oils. I'm not sure, though, if they are vegan.
But, we all know better than to eat such junk so it's a moot point,
right? (Wink)
Christine :)
(Munch, munch ;)
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[AWVacaBrew]

Animal fat aside, I've heard that some part of the sugar refining process uses
some type of bone meal or extract. I wish I could remember where this article
is. I'm looking for it now. Don't forget: when you think VEG, it's not just the
ingredients, it's the process you need to understand.

>Hello! I just wanted to update folks on a bit of trivia, as I noticed a<BR>
>recent thread on whether Hostess products contained animal fats. The<BR>
>Hostess *light* cupcakes (not regular), at least here in Oregon,<BR>
>contained only vegetable oils. I'm not sure, though, if they are vegan.<BR>
>But, we all know better than to eat such junk so it's a moot point,<BR>
>right? (Wink)<BR>
>Christine :)<BR>
>(Munch, munch ;)<BR>

[James and Chris]

Ptooie! ;)
(Sigh)
Good point, AW!
Christine :)

[Luluwhite]

Ariel wrote

> So I thought it was only cane sugar that was
>processed and whitened using bones...can anyone confirm this? I read it
>on the internet...so who knows if it's true or not. :)
>

Yeah- its sifted through charred beef bones- try to cut refined sugar from your
diet entirely and your in for a whole new headache-

Mare

who fell off the vegan bandwagon three years ago-

[David Samuel Barr]

AWVacaBrew wrote:
>
> Animal fat aside, I've heard that some part of the sugar refining
> process uses some type of bone meal or extract. I wish I could
> remember where this article is. I'm looking for it now. Don't forget:
> when you think VEG, it's not just the ingredients, it's the process
> you need to understand.
>
> >Hello! I just wanted to update folks on a bit of trivia, as I noticed

> >a recent thread on whether Hostess products contained animal fats.
> >The Hostess *light* cupcakes (not regular), at least here in
> >Oregon, contained only vegetable oils. I'm not sure, though, if they
> >are vegan. But, we all know better than to eat such junk so it's a
> >moot point, right? (Wink)

> >Christine :)
> >(Munch, munch ;)

Um.....not to mention that you can't be sure that they are *only*
vegetable oils. US labeling standards allow "vegetable shortening" to
have a certain percentage of animal fat as well; this is why shortening
is the biggest issue in kosher certification of baked goods. Unless
the ingredients clearly state 100% vegetable shortening (which still is
no guarantee, although if it's not true it's legally actionable), you
need to be wary. Also, even if the shortening is OK, vegans will of
course note that dairy and/or egg products are standard ingredients in
most pastries.

[Luluwhite]

James and Chris wrote

>s. The
>Hostess *light* cupcakes (not regular), at least here in Oregon,
>contained only vegetable oils.

Am I the only person who runs and hides any time a package says "light"??For
one thing- if you cared, ya wouldn't be eating cupcakes, and for another- the
stuff they put in light food is quite nasty- usually a bunch of gums and
fillers and hydrogenated oils-

and cupcakes are so easy to make!

Mare,
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[tkin...@crocus.kingsway.ac.uk]

> Can you help?
>
>I am looking for somebody who is willing to collaborate on a visual
>e-mail project over the next four weeks.
>
>I would require someone with a Power Macintosh that has a compatible
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>would be prepared to commit to regular correspondance (approx 3 times a
>week). Lastly I would ideally like to hear from someone who could reply
>to my e-mails visually.
>
>If this projects sounds of interest to you and you would like to discuss
>further please contact me at the above e-mail asap.

PS: The project is not necessarily about vegetarianism however as it is
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to start.

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