Who likes some thick, creamy pint of Guinness to fill your kind of empty tummy? One of the most successful beer brands worldwide, Guinness is being brewed in almost 60 countries and can be purchased in over 120. Consequently, the issue on this Irish dry stout that has isinglass, a gelatin from the air bladder of sturgeon and other freshwater fish, has been recently reiterated and brought to public awareness.
Since Guinness seems not to publicize such information, it has remained largely unknown to the greater number of consumers around the globe. For one, isinglass is neither listed as an ingredient on Guinness' website, nor is it seen on the product label.
According to the company's reply to an email inquiry years ago, isinglass, a by product of the fishing industry, that is widely used for refining brewed beers, removing yeast from beverage.
It was also emphasized that as part of its ongoing efforts to improve its brewing processes, the most popular Irish beer brand finds its way to seek for better alternatives to isinglass.
Originated in the brewery of Arthur Guinness at St. James's Gate, Dublin, Guinness beer has recently announced that it has "finally hit upon a new vegan-friendly filtration system". Likewise, it will begin rolling out the fish-less beer late next year.
What else you need to know?
According to The Plate, most vegetarians already knew that such fluffy and chewy marshmallows, as well as those sticky and gummy foods, contain a derivative of animal cartilage, bones, tendons, tissues and organs called gelatin.
Hence, the article also mentioned about some gelatin-filled products are even more tricky: Planters Dry Roasted peanuts contain gelatin, so does Kraft American Cheese, and Kellogg's Frosted Mini-Wheats and Pop-Tarts.
According to the list presented by Mother Nature Network, many bagel and bread products have amino acid known as L-cysteine, used as a softening agent and is derived from either human hair or poultry feathers.
