Is Cherry vegan or fasting-friendly?
Why
- natural flavor: natural flavors can be animal or plant
- diglycerides: diglycerides can be animal or plant
- l-cysteine: l-cysteine can be animal-derived
- lecithin: lecithin is usually soy but can be egg
Ingredients
ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), MARGARINE (INTERESTERIFIED SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN, SODIUM BENZOATE [PRESERVATIVE], ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, BETA CAROTENE [COLOR], VITAMIN A PALMITATE ADDED), SUGAR, WATER, CHERRIES, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CONTAINS 2 % OR LESS OF EACH: SALT, CITRIC ACID, VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM PROPIONATE AND POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVES), GELLAN GUM, L-CYSTEINE, COLORED WITH VEGETABLE JUICE, NATURAL FLAVOR.
Guidance from the ingredients as listed, not a religious ruling. Recipes and factory practices change, so check the package yourself. Strict observers also avoid cross-contamination and, for some, fish and honey.