Monday 6 January 2014

The Ordinary Vegan - Pringles




The Ordinary Vegan is a weekly section of the blog which looks at ordinary supermarket and high-street products which happen to be vegan-friendly.

Now, when you think of vegan food, Pringles may not be at the top of your list, but these make a great snack to take to a party, when at the cinema or at a bar, which often sell the small snack size tubes. When there isn't much choice of vegan snacks such as in a pub, Pringles can be a quick fix. Not all Pringles flavours are vegan, but the great thing about Pringles is that they label all of their vegan and vegetarian varieties on the side of the tube, so it's really easy to see which varieties are suitable. Pringles are sold in all supermarkets, most newsagents and food shops in the UK for around £1.50-£2.00 for a large tube.

As well as their regular flavours, Pringles often bring out seasonal editions and limited editions for sporting events or Christmas. For example, last month they brought out two Christmas varieties of sweet Pringles, one of which was vegan - Sweet Cinnamon flavour. I was sent a tube of these in my December UK Vegan Food Swap box, however, I found the flavour very strange. It was like sugar and cinnamon on a ready salted crisp?!! Very odd indeed, but fun to try new vegan food out.



Some flavours which are currently labelled as vegan are:

Smokey Bacon
Original
Texas BBQ
Paprika
Sweet Cinnamon


Some vegans choose to boycott Pringles as they used to be owned by P&G, which as a parent company do test on animals, although Pringles themselves are not tested on animals, and the vegan varieties do not contain any animal ingredients. As of May 2012, Pringles are currently owned by Kellogg's. This is a quote from the Kellogg's website:

 "The Kellogg Company does not commission any research involving animal testing."

This is an ethical choice, and you have to consider that most shops and companies you buy from have some products which contain animal ingredients or are tested on animals. I believe that by buying vegan products from everyday non-vegan companies and supermarkets, we are showing these companies that there is a demand for cruelty-free products and this may encourage them to produce more vegan items and examine their other practices to make their other products appeal to vegetarians and vegans.

If you prefer wholesome, home-cooked vegan food, made from scratch, come back tomorrow for a very special Guest Vegan Recipe of the Week from Little Miss Meat-Free.

Big Vegan Love,

VVx

6 comments:

  1. I would never have guessed that some Pringles flavours are vegan, let alone labelled as such on the packaging! I was never a big fan of their crisps pre-vegan anyway, but things like this are always good to know.

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    1. It is always good to know that there are some major brands which have vegan friendly items out there, especially if you are away from home or on the road. VVx

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  2. pringles are montasanto = definitely not!

    but thanks for sharing and great blog too

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    1. Thanks for your comment. I have checked with Kellogg's UK and there are no GMO ingredients or chemicals in Pringles throughout the EU although this is not the case in the USA. Furthermore, Kellogg's in the UK is not owned by Monsanto. VVx

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  3. Hi,

    But why does the signal for vegetarians green and for vegans orange? That doesn´t mean anything?

    Thank you so much

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    1. I really don't know why. But, just look for the orange tick so you know they are vegan friendly. VVx

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