Is CHEESECAKE SAMPLER, ORIGINAL Vegetarian?


Ingredients
GRARAM CRACKERS (UNBLEACHED UNRICHED WHEAT FLOUR, GRAHAM FLOUR, SUGAR, PALM AND PALM KERNEL OIL, MOLASSES, HONEY, SALT, SODIUM BICARBONATE), SOUR CREAM (CULTURED CREAM, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, GUAR GUM, CARRAGEENAN, LOCUST BEAN GUM, POTASSIUM SORBATE), CHOCOLATE COOKIE (SUGAR, ENRICHED FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], VEGETABLE OIL SHORTENING (PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN, AND/OR COTTONSEED OIL), COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CORN FLOUR, SALT, DEXTROSE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, SOY LECITHIN NATURAL FLAVOR), MARGARINE (PALM OIL, WATER, SALT, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR ANNATTO [COLOR], CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA, VITAMIN A PALMITATE ADDED), WATER, CORNSTARCH, BROWN SUGAR, VANILLA, STRAWBERRIES, COCOA POWDER, LEMON JUICE, WHITE CHOCOLATE (SUGAR COCOA BUTTER, WHOLE MILK POWDER, NONFAT DRY MILK, BUTTER OIL, SOY LECITHIN, VANILLA EXTRACT), SEMI-SWEET CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, COCOA BUTTER, SOY LECITHIN VANILLA), WATER, CONCENTRATED ORANGE JUICE, STRAWBERRY FLAVOR ( WATER, SUGAR, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, CITRIC ACID, ALCOHOL, MALIC ACID, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL STRAWBERRY FLAVOR), SWEET COCOA AND VEGETABLE FAT COATING (SUGAR, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, BUTTERMILK, COCOA, MILKFAT, HYDROGENATED PALM OIL, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, SOY LECITHIN, POLYSORBATE 60, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS), HEAVY CREAM (HEAVY CREAM, CARRGEENAN, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES), CINNAMON, RED 40, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, SALT, GLUCOSE, CORN SYRUP, SOY LECITHIN.
What is a Vegetarian diet?
A vegetarian diet eliminates meat, poultry, and fish but typically includes dairy, eggs, and plant-based foods. People adopt it for ethical, environmental, or health reasons. This diet emphasizes fruits, vegetables, legumes, grains, nuts, and seeds as key nutrient sources. Vegetarians often get protein from eggs, tofu, beans, and lentils. It can offer health benefits such as reduced risk of heart disease and improved weight management, though attention should be given to nutrients like iron, zinc, and vitamin B12. With proper planning, a vegetarian diet can be both nutritionally complete and sustainable.


