Is DIANNE'S, FINE DESSERTS, CARAMEL, CARAMEL Vegetarian?


Ingredients
CREAM CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, STABILIZERS {CAROB BEAN AND/OR XANTHAN AND/OR GUAR GUMS}], CARAMEL SPREAD (CORN SYRUP, SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK [MILK, SUGAR], WATER, PALM OIL, CREAM, GLYCERIN, PECTIN, SALT, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, CARRAGEENAN, POTASSIUM SORBATE), SUGAR, WATER, GRAHAM CRUMB (UNBLEACHED UNENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR, WHOLE WHEAT/GRAHAM FLOUR, SUGAR, PALM AND PALM KERNEL OIL, MOLASSES, HONEY, SALT, SODIUM BICARBONATE), SOUR CREAM (CULTURED CREAM, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, GUAR GUM, CARRAGEENAN, LOCUST BEAN GUM, POTASSIUM SORBATE [AS PRESERVATIVE]), SEMISWEET CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, COCOA BUTTER, SOY LECITHIN [AS EMULSIFIER], NATURAL VANILLA), SOYBEAN OIL, CORN STARCH, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, WHOLE EGGS (EGGS, CITRIC ACID), PURE VANILLA EXTRACT, BUTTER (PASTEURIZED CREAM [MILK], NATURAL FLAVORINGS [LACTIC ACID, STARTER DISTILLATE, CULTUROMA]), MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, CREAM, LACTIC ACID, MILK, LEMON JUICE (WATER, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, SODIUM BISULFITE AND SODIUM BENZOATE [AS PRESERVATIVES], LEMON OIL), ORANGE JUICE (WATER, ORANGE JUICE CONCENTRATE), NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS (SUGAR, SALT), ENZYMES, XANTHAN GUM, CHEESE CULTURE, POTASSIUM SORBATE [PRESERVATIVE], NATURAL FLAVOR, 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.


