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A nice list posted on:

http://justthefood.blogspot.com/2009/10/truth-is.html

Secret Ingredients to Avoid
Albumin, Anchovies (duh), Shortening (can be animal or plant), Calcium Stearate, Carmine, Cochineal, Capric Acid, Casein, Clarifying Agent, aka fining agent, Diglycerides (can be animal or plant), Disodium inosinate (can be animal or plant), Emulsifiers, aka surfactants, wetting agents, surface acting agents (can be animal or plant) , Flavor Enhancers such as disodium guanylate, MSG (can be animal or plant) , Folic Acid (can be animal or plant) , Gelatin (duh again) , Glycerides, mono-,di-, and tri- (can be animal or plant), Glycerols or Glycerine (can be animal or plant) , Isinglass (except Japanese isinglass which is made from agar), LactoseLactic Acid, (only if it's synthetic lactonitrile is it vegan), Lanolin, Lard (another duh), Lecithin (can be animal or plant) she notes commercially this is mostly made from soybeans, although it can be made from egg yolks , Magnesium Stearate (can be animal or plant), Monoglycerides (can be animal or plant) , Myristic Acid or Tetradecanoic Acid (can be animal or plant), Natural Flavorings (can be animal or plant) , Oleic or Oleinic Acid , Palmitic Acid (can be animal or plant) , Pancreatin , Pepsin, Propolis, Rennet , Royal Jelly, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate (can be animal or plant), Stearic Acid or Octadecanoic Acid , Suet , Tallow (Found in many WAX PAPERS, but not Reynold's), Vitamin A (can be animal or plant) , Vitamin A2 (can be animal or plant), Vitamin D (can be animal or plant) , Whey

MORE reasons to stick with WHOLE foods only

Yeesh, what a list. Definitely a reason to prefer whole foods.

I wonder why these vegan lists never mention looking out for beeswax on fruits. Citrus fruits especially contain them. If you're zesting, you're including them in your diet.