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Veganissimo A to Z: A Comprehensive Guide to Identifying and Avoiding Ingredients of Animal Origin in Everyday Products Kindle Edition

by Reuben Proctor (Author), Lars Thomsen (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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veganissimo \ve-gan-iss-i-mo\

1. n : one who is vegan to the highest possible standard

2. adj : the most vegan

An Essential New Resource for Those Who Want to Reduce Their “Animal Footprint”

Substances obtained from animals are used everywhere—in food and other goods, in the production of food and goods, and (due to advances in biotech and genetic engineering) even in places they’ve never appeared before.

Whether you already strive for a 100 percent vegan lifestyle or just want to know what exactly is in the products you buy, this peerless, portable guide puts the power of knowledge at your fingertips. The product of years of exhaustive research by vegan authors Reuben Proctor and Lars Thomsen, Veganissimo A to Z cuts through the vague and often misleading language on labels to reveal the sources, production and uses of over 2,500 ingredients, with:

• Detailed A-to-Z entries on animal, vegetable, mineral, synthetic and microbiological substances—and color-coded icons that distinguish them at a glance

• Information on animal-derived ingredients that lurk in food and other products—such as diet supplements, medicine, cosmetics, cleaning products, clothes, sporting goods, art supplies and electronics

• And guidance on how to interpret label claims and seek more information.

With this accessible reference, you’ll have all the information you need to make conscious decisions about a wide range of products and their ingredients.

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“Since voting with our dollars is indeed the easiest way we can each directly impact suppliers, I see Veganissimo A to Z as a way to further arm each of us with the knowledge we need to live our lives in harmony with our ethical beliefs. And for the new vegan, or heck, even the not-yet-vegan who is well on their path and calls themselves an “animal lover,” this book could be a real eye-opener, and an accessible way to begin to eliminate cruelty from their lifestyle for good.”
—Our Hen House

“Takes knowing what animal products are in your food, supplements, cosmetics and even electronics to a new, transparent level, helping you navigate confusing labels.”
—Delicious Living

“Those new to a plant-based diet (and the Vegan Police) will be pleased with Veganissimo A to Z, a new guidebook with more than 2,500 detailed descriptions of animal, mineral, chemical and plant-based ingredients, along with their uses and alternative names to help readers quickly identify whether or not the long, confusing words on food packages indicate “vegan" or not. Veganissimo, which means 'as vegan as possible,' also includes extensive references, the best of which is a guide to the various 'certification' logos that appear on products and packaging.”
—VegNews

“If you believe you are what you eat, this book can be a big help.”
—The Providence Journal

About the Author

Lars Thomsen is a pioneering animal rights activist and vegan advocate. He has been vegan since the age of 21, in 1990, and lives in Germany.

Reuben Proctor has been vegan since 2000 and has done translation, consulting, and administrative work for vegan companies and animal rights organizations since 2004. He was born in New Zealand and now lives and works in Germany.

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00CJL56Q6
Publisher ‏ : ‎ The Experiment (February 26, 2013)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 26, 2013
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1293 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 313 pages

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RN

Great reference book

Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2019

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Very good reference book for those who want to know what all those long names on your food products mean.

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MaineGirl

Vital Guide To Veganissim

Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2013

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This guide has it all. All kinds of ingredients to avoid if you are trying to lead a vegan lifestyle or even to those only trying to avoid certain animal products/allergens. Animal products are often labeled ubiquitously so this book lists them all to make it easier to recognize such avoidance.

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Shelley a York

Very helpful little book

Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2014

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This book is very helpful in determining whether there are animal products in certain foods which makes it much easier to stick to my vegan diet

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Deborah L. Fahey

Veganissimo A to Z

Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2013

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This book was very helpful to me in my conversion from being a vegetarian to becoming a vegan. I would recommend to anyone.

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Karentracy M. Urda

Great as a reference guide for those that are extremely ...

Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2014

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Great as a reference guide for those that are extremely technically minded, but I'm not; so gave it away as a gift.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2015

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Great resource for the vegan lifestyle.

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DarrenIngram_dot_com

Interesting reference resource

Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2013

The idea behind this book is interesting, even to a dedicated meat eater. Essentially it helps decode many ingredients found in foodstuffs and household products to ascertain if they derive from animals. Sometimes the name is deliberately misleading or somewhat prone to cause confusion (if you are less confrontational).

Of course, there are degrees of veganism and it is down to each and every person just how "pure" they will hold their diet, similarly for those who are vegetarian. The book's publicity material says that it caters particularly for those who practice "veganissimo" - a relatively new word meaning one who is vegan to the highest possible standard, or as an adjective the most vegan. For this review no position is taken on veganism or similar diets.

The first 234 pages of the book list various ingredients from A to Z, before a series of product labelling decoding advice is given, enabling you to decipher some of the sometimes baffling squiggles that can appear on products. After that a series of various reference resources and further reading is given.

To be clear, this reviewer personally could not think of anything worse than having to decipher each and every product label due to a diet. Whether it is due to a personal choice, such as veganism, or due to a medical issue or allergy, yet there are many who have chosen this path or have no choice in the matter if they want to live. A book of this nature could make a difference. Even as a meat eater, for whom there is no real difference either way, this book was still a fascinating look. Written from a U.S. perspective, it is possible that its currency is less valid in some countries but nonetheless it is a great, comprehensive work that has the capacity to inform and educate.

It is beyond the scope of this review to state whether the information is accurate or not, but certainly the authors appear to act in good faith, provide links for external validation and the like. One does not feel hectored by reading through the text to conform to a given dietary regime. To take one entry at random, the ingredient "cetearyl isononanoate" - there is no way that a non-expert could reasonably know that this could be derived from an animal source or whether it is a synthetic/vegetable product. You can be fairly sure though that unless the product, as a whole, was entirely marked as being acceptable for vegans, there is a damn good chance it could also be unacceptable to them.

So out of curiosity value alone, this book is interesting and worthy of a look. It is not horrendously expensive either so it can be one of those things you keep on your reference shelf. If you NEED this degree of information it would be literally worth its weight in gold. Yet you can still be curious and enjoy this book, as this reviewer did, even though there is still no personal intention to give up eating meat.

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Jim,S

Great Condition

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 11, 2020

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Veganissimo book Arrived slightly before start of predicted date window >>happy, condition of book was superb>> Very Happy.
On my experience, glad to recommend.