Vitalite margarine is now vegan!

[Hiking Fox]

'Vitalite' is a non-hydrogenated sunflower margarine in the UK that is found in most supermarkets. It costs about half the price of very similar products from health food shops.

It used to be mistakenly bought by vegans because it clearly-states 'dairy-free' on the tub, yet when I phoned the Vegan Society to ask a few months ago, they advised me that the vitamin D the company were using wasn't vegan, but that so many requests had come in from vegans that they were working on it.

I can now spread the word that Vitalite is vegan, and the new-recipe tubs state 'vegan' on them, and carry the Vegan Society trade mark.

Good hassling, everyone

Now let's work on Soreen malt loaf...

[JP]

nice one!

Now if we could get one of the rapeseed oil based marg to go vegan - much better omega balance.

small stuff can make a difference!

[The Duke]

Yes JP. You are right. I now use rape oil instead of sunflower oil as my "utility oil". Tastes fine too.

[stateofflux]

woohoo, small victories all add up.

[Konstantin]

I didn't realise it was even 'close' to vegan. But great news - another step.

[uberzoldat]

Things not looking so good for vitalite after all folks.....

http://www.vegansociety.com/newsroom/in ... ciety.html

[xbojanx]

[quote="The Duke"] I now use rape oil

[uberzoldat]

Apparently according to Dairy Crest, the ingredients of Vitalite are vegan, but the B2 and Lactic acid it contains may have been animal tested. That's why they're not registered with the vegan society.

[chronyx]

I think snubbing Vitalite purely on that basis would do veganism a lot more haarm than good, providing of course no more testing is taking place.

[seitan]

[quote="uberzoldat"]Apparently according to Dairy Crest, the ingredients of Vitalite are vegan, but the B2 and Lactic acid it contains may have been animal tested. That's why they're not registered with the vegan society.

[seitan]

just looked on tub, it now has vegan society logo.

[alessioisonfire]

just to be safe i wouldn't buy it until all the confusion has gone..
i've heard the m&s sunflower spread is vegan and pretty good, otherwise go for the Pure ones

[barnz2k]

found this stuff in sainsburys and bought it to try it, guessing it would taste terrible but it was cheap. 1.20
Well it is pretty bad.
I just wish Sainsburys dide the sunflower PURE and not just the soy PURE

[downhillingdemon]

I'm loving the Olive 'Pure' bestest - and they stock it in my local Waitrose

[JP]

[quote="downhillingdemon"]I'm loving the Olive 'Pure' bestest