acatherine13 Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 i have heard that 8th continent is not vegan. what is in 8th continent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubby2112 Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 Maybe their water is processed with bone char? Other than that, I have no idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegaNick Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 I found this on a forum, apparently someone e-mailed 8th continent. Thank you for contacting us regarding 8th Continent soymilk. The Vitamin D used in 8th Continent soymilk is Vitamin D3, Cholecalciferol, from wool fat (lanolin). Thus, 8th Continent soymilk is not a vegan product. We appreciate your interest in our product. Sincerely, Susan L. FinkConsumer Services I didn't even know there was Vitamin D in lanolin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam801 Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 bummer to hear. i thought their chocolate soymilk was WAY better than Silk's. generally cheaper too. sort of a stupid thing too, they're excluding probably one of the biggest groups of soymilk drinkers. over one little ingredient that could easily be replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xdarthveganx Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 I would really disagree that the majority of soymilk drinkers are vegan. If that was the case those companies would go bankrupt. But on the other hand yea 8th continent isnt vegan and they suck for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydneyvegan Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 It's an American Brand, so I don't know it, but I agree it Sucks when Soy products contain animal derivatives. Most of the Soy market is directed at people with a Lactose intolerance, so even though we might have a few products that are no good, at least products are a lot more available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelhobson Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 I would really disagree that the majority of soymilk drinkers are vegan. If that was the case those companies would go bankrupt. But on the other hand yea 8th continent isnt vegan and they suck for it. Yeah, I agree. Just spend a few minutes standing by the soymilk cooler at Wal-Mart. If you've never been, they have an entire cooler dedicated to soymilk, including their own organic brand which has been out for a few years. Most of the people buying soymilk are either white folks over 60 or african americans of all ages. You'd likely have to stand there a while to snag a single vegan buying soymilk at wal-mart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 Yeah, I know what you guys mean. I'm sure by far, the majority of soymilk drinkers are non-vegan. Even with the product line I work with (VEGA), since it's a vegan product made by a vegan I figured lots of customers would be vegan. 95% of our customer base is non-vegan. So I'm sure that is true for lots of "vegan" products. There just aren't that many of out there Certain vegan food products, veg magazines and other things are run by non-vegans and don't care much about the vegan market. It's just an alternative product for those concerned about cholestrol, fat, or lactose. I think most people who buy my t-shirts and DVDs are VEGAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam801 Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 to remind you all, i didnt say vegans were THE biggest group of soy milk drinkers... but probably one of the biggest. i mean the majority of vegans probably drink soymilk on a regular basis... hell i go through an easy half gallon of plain and chocolate silk about every week. i don't know how things are where all of you are. but in salt lake, there is a pretty big vegan community. there is also a very small african american population here compared to alot of cities i've been to. the amount of older folks i guess are pretty normal. so basically what i was getting at, if you were to pie chart out the statistics, i'm sure vegans would make up a significant chunk of the soymilk drinking population and it would probably be in 8th continent's best interest to adjust their product to be totally vegan. but on a happier note, i actually looked into it a little more while i was bored at work today. and i guess they did make the changes. 8th Continent Soymilk IS vegan! Its been vegan for a while, but there is still some controversy I am trying to clear it up. For those of you who dont know, 8th Continent Soymilk used to contain Vitamin D3, which is NOT vegan (its either lanolin [wool fat] or fish oil). It is now vegan, with Vitamin D2. People are still telling others not to use it, but it is VEGAN. Spread the news. 8th Continent is one of the cheaper, tastier soymilks and available in most supermarkets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 Sorry to go off topic, but sam that sig is so awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam801 Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 Sorry to go off topic, but sam that sig is so awesome.haha thanks, it's my roflcopter. i love 1337 speach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xveganjoshx Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 8th continent soymilk WAS not vegan. I am pretty sure they reformulated it and it is now vegan. I think they replaced the D3 with D2 or something. I'm going to bed now, but tommorow I can try and find the source where I saw that (I believe one of the vegans on another forum I'm in wrote 8th continent and a rep wrote back with a letter saying they reformulated it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acatherine13 Posted March 19, 2007 Author Share Posted March 19, 2007 thanks everyone, for educating me. today i looked at the soy milk my husband bought, and it also had vitamin D. I loked at our orange juice--also vitamin d. does anyone know how to get correct on which vitamin d is vegan?or which soy milks are vegan for that matter? still learning,amy catherine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odidnetne Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 thanks everyone, for educating me. today i looked at the soy milk my husband bought, and it also had vitamin D. I loked at our orange juice--also vitamin d. does anyone know how to get correct on which vitamin d is vegan?or which soy milks are vegan for that matter? still learning,amy catherine Vitamin D3 is not vegan (and can come from a large number of sources, though I imagine it can be synthetic too, which is acceptable), Vitamin D2 is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam801 Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 On the subject of 8th Continent. They have a new Chocolate Strawberry Banana Smoothie flavor and it's awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xdarthveganx Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 The Vegan vitamin D is called ergociferal (sp?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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